1619 Project Tag

Legal Insurrection Foundation Files Opposition to Education Dept. Proposal To Inject 1619 Project and Kendiism Into Schools

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2021 21 Comments

"incorporates the historically inaccurate and ideologically-driven 1619 Project and the discriminatory and misleadingly titled Critical Race Theory concept of “anti-racism” which actually is neo-racist as commonly used."...

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Psaki: Teaching Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project is ‘Responsible’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 14, 2021 17 Comments

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki supports critical race theory, even calling it responsible for schools to teach it with the 1619 Project.

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Betsy DeVos: ‘Let’s be Really Clear. The 1619 Project is Not History’

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 12, 2021 20 Comments

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the author of the 1619 Project, wants it taught in schools. She recently claimed it was a free speech issue. Former education secretary Betsy DeVos was asked about this in an interview this week and spoke frankly.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Claims A First Amendment Right To Teach 1619 Project in Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2021 62 Comments

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has sent a letter to the Department of Education, objecting to the implementation of the 1619 Project in American schools. The project's author, Nikole Hannah-Jones recently appeared on CNN to object, and laughably framed this as a free speech issue. Hannah-Jones herself has admitted that the 1619 Project is really all about controlling the narrative.

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1619 Project Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Joining Faculty at U. North Carolina

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 27, 2021 7 Comments

"will be the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism at the University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media starting in July"...

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Biden Education Dept. Seeks to Prioritize Critical Race Theory and 1619 Project Grant Applications

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on April 19, 2021 32 Comments

Proposed new rule prioritizes applications from school districts to implement critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and 'anti-racism' into civics curriculum....

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U. Oregon Paid 1619 Project Author Nikole Hannah-Jones $25K to Lecture on Systemic Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 08, 2021 3 Comments

"event was co-sponsored by the university’s Office of the President, Office of the Provost, and Division of Equity and Inclusion, among other groups"...

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VIDEO: Rescuing History and Education From The 1619 Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2021 1 Comment

On March 21, 2021, the Legal Insurrection Foundation held a Virtual Event: Rescuing History and Education From The 1619 Project. The event was a follow-up to our prior events on how Critical Race Training was harming Higher Ed and K-12.

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Virtual Event: Rescuing History and Education from The 1619 Project (Sun, March 21 @ 8 PM ET)

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 13, 2021 0 Comments

We're excited about our next virtual event: Rescuing History and Education from The 1619 Project. Pre-registration for this event is required.

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Republicans Filing State Bills to Cut Funding to Schools Teaching the 1619 Project

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2021 21 Comments

Schools across the country have embraced the 1619 Project, a far-left retelling of American history born in the New York Times' pages. Some Republicans in various states are crafting legislation to cut funding to schools with it in the curriculum.

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NY Times Columnist Exposes The Deep Deception Of The NY Times’ 1619 Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 11, 2020 23 Comments

NY Times columnist Bret Stephens, regularly reviled by liberal NY Times readers much as was the resigned Bari Weiss, has written a masterpiece takedown of the NY Times' 1619 Project.

The 1619 Project is the Times' attempt to manipulate and recast history to mark the start of the United States as 1619, when the first chattel slave ship arrived. In the Times' rendering, everything of importance emanates from that event and from slavery.

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Historic Failures Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 10, 2020 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Scholars Call on Pulitzer Board to Revoke Prize Given to 1619 Project Author Nikole Hannah-Jones

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 08, 2020 31 Comments

Nikole Hannah-Jones has admitted that her '1619 Project' was more about controlling the narrative than presenting an accurate portrayal of history. She and the New York Times have also already scrubbed central aspects of the project, angering progressives. Now, a group of scholars is calling on the Pulitzer board to revoke a prize awarded to Jones last spring.

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NY Times and Nikole Hannah-Jones Quietly Dropping Central Claims of 1619 Project

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2020 32 Comments

Back in July, the 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones admitted that it was really more about controlling the narrative than an honest representation of history. Now we are learning that Hannah-Jones and the New York Times are scrubbing some of the central claims of the project. What a surprise.

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1619 Project Creator Admits “It Is Not A History” But a Fight “to Control the National Narrative”

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 28, 2020 51 Comments

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) thrust the New York Times' 1619 Project back into the spotlight when he threatened to defund schools that use it in the curriculum. The discussion led creator Hannah Jones to admit the 1619 Project is not history, but a "work of journalism."

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NY Times Blames ‘Nice White Parents’ for Public Education ‘Failing Black and Brown Kids’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 24, 2020 70 Comments

First, there was the 1619 Project. Now The New York Times has a limited series called "Nice White Parents" because they're the people who get in the way of "building a better school system." Not just parents. The NYT had to single out white parents.

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Virginia Mandates “Slavery Lessons” . . . For Kindergarteners

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 21, 2020 56 Comments

Here at LI, we have long covered the Marxist takeover of college education and its devolution into the crazed, self-righteous cancel culture cult that has taken over the leftstream media, Hollywood, and major corporations.  Campus culture has become American culture in many disturbing and alarming ways, and as Andrew Breitbart famously noted "politics is downstream from culture."

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Oprah, Lionsgate Pick Up Disgraced NYT ‘1619 Project’ for Film, TV

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 09, 2020 25 Comments

The "1619 Project" from The New York Times received criticism due to inaccuracies. A fact-checker on the series even knocked on the paper after it ignored her expertise. Facts don't matter to Hollywood because Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate picked up the series to make it into a series of television shows and films.

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