Critical Race Theory Does Not Present The U.S. As 'Evil', 1619 Project Creator Denies GOP View On 5/3/21 at 12:26 PM EDT The New York Times initiative which examines the consequences of slavery and racism on American history. The Education Department published a proposal on April 19 for federal grant guidelines that would encourage more "culturally responsive teaching and learning" at K-12 schools, Fox News reported. The 1619 Project, released in 2019 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of enslaved Africans in colonial Virginia, was given as a positive example in the Education Department proposal. Also cited was the book How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.