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is inextricable from american history, and quote. the 16 19 project turns to the past to explain the president, and successfully, so a grueling examination of the man considered to be the father of modern gynecology. and the black woman on who he experimented on. that's just one example of nikole hannah-jones visceral writing that will sweep you four days, months. maybe your life. the book also highlights cultured legacy through creative writing, each chapter includes a work of short fiction or palm created by a different black writer, recruiting langston hughes famous and tragic, palm american heartbreak, and epigraph, quote, i am the american heartbreak, the rock on which freedom stopped its tow, the great mistake, that jamestown made, long ago. since this inception, 16 19 project has faced sharp criticism, and a relentless firestorm of calls for its ban of school libraries, gates that, it's even from the trump white house. a google search of its title populist thousands of results condemning it. why? the 16 19 project, it
am to noon eastern. again, we start at ten a.m. instead of 8 am. which means a little more sleep for all of us. that same weekend, february 18th, and the following weekend, i'm going back to ukraine. i will be live on the ground in ukraine, as we prepare to mark one full year since the russian invasion began. plus, don't forget, if you missed anything from any of our shows, though she is always available as a podcast, you can catch us anytime, to describe and wasn't for free, wherever you get your podcasts. of course, you can find me on social media, including some of the newer programs, platforms, post news, and mast on. here's a list of all of the places you can finally. after the break, nikole hannah-jones, the creator of the 16 19 project, she will join the special edition of the velshi banned book club. on the land, marbach bend rana adaptation was made into a documentary. na adaptation was made into a documentary.
and the author with him we started it all. the 16 19 project, a new origin story by the pulitzer prize winner and honorary banned book club, member nikole hannah-jones. the initiative, name for the year the first enslaved african people arrived on the shores of virginia, it began as an editorial franchise for the new york times. it is since grown to include the best-selling book, children's picture, both school curriculum, a podcast, and now a documentary series on hulu, narrated by nikole hannah-jones herself. >> in 16 19, enslaved africans were brought across the water, the first to arrive over 400 years ago. and although they tried to break our ancestors, to erase our identities, we forged a new culture of our own, giving forth yourselves. >> that body of work asked us to re-examine and re-frame what we know to be true of u.s. history, and consider that quote the experience of slavery
this isn't something that's going away, it's actually getting worse. curriculum in book banning aren't just yelled into a microphone into a school, moving there in political speeches. who are vying for the white house. in the past year the stakes have risen, it's the next generation that's gonna pay the price for this. they're gonna be left without a safe way to understand themselves in the world around them, and they won't have melinda from the book speak to lead them through the searing pain of sexual assault, or daunte from aristotle and daunte, to discover the secrets of the universe, to join them with an all encompassing first love. or nikole hannah-jones, work the 16 19 project, to explore african american history, american history, and the legacy of straw slavery in this country. one year ago our thesis was that censorship is never okay, and that remains true. but today, after speaking with so many authors, and reading so many of these targeted books, the velshi banned book club has become a form of resistance. so to celebrate and honor one year of reading in resistance, we are taking it back to the beginning, back to the book,
you know all the words to do with nikole hannah-jones, a pulitzer prize warning winner for new york city, she's created of the times initiative, the the 1619 project, but most importantly, today she's the award winning author of the book the 1619 project, and the inspiration for the viewer velshi banned book club. nicole was our inaugural gassed one year ago today, welcome, back thank you for kicking this off for us. thank you for being the reason that want to do this, since, then we have read so much together, and learn so much together. >> yeah, thank you so much for starting this banned book club, especially in these times. it's so necessary to be talking about these efforts to restrict knowledge, into defy them. >> one of the things when we have authors on is their books, or when they experience some sort of, ban limitation, or
camera, i've gotten much better at it. i realize that so many people who were attacking, it was for me to respond to serve their interests, but it wasn't serving mine. so, yes the last four years are definitely stronger, because as i understand, is that you don't see these types of efforts against this, barbara any other books that have been banned if they're not having impact. if they don't matter to millions of people. they're not banning books and no one cares about. so yes, i'm definitely stronger, and again, i just so prescience away that you have shined the light on this for the last year. >> well we appreciate the fact that you've shown us the thing to show to our viewers. nikole hannah-jones is the award winning author of the 1619 project, there is a lot more where that came. from i'm gonna continue this conversation with nikole hannah-jones after our show, ends in a few days will be able to stream the extended cut of this discussion, exclusively on peacock. for, now that doesn't, fermi thank you for, watching all see right early tomorrow morning, i'll be joined by the singular kimberly crenshaw, the -- hutu and the term intersectionality, and gave us the language to describe the
all made possible by you. for today's meeting, we are taking you back to the very beginning. now joined by nikole hannah-jones, the author of the landmark 16 19 project, the inaugural gassed. you don't want to miss the meeting. plus, putin's warping history. the justification for the invasion on ukraine. we will speak with a man who knows ukraine more than most. a former united states ambassador to ukraine, bill taylor. but from the broken, economic good news, a very strong u.s. jobs report. what does it mean in respect to the recession that many economists predict will happen this year? velshi is back in a moment. ppen this year? velshi is back in a moment
encapsulates exactly why books like those we have featured on the velshi banned book club, like deer martin, and beloved, are banned each and every day. it is the convergence of a celebration of black america, and a deeply misrepresented fear of so-called critical race theory. it represents change that is not just coming, change that is already here, in which we live. right after the break i'm gonna be joined by the author and creator of the 16 19 project, the inspiration for the velshi banned book club, nikole hannah-jones, stay close, you really don't want to miss a special one year anniversary of the velshi banned book club. lshi banned book club. and at chevron, we're working to help reduce the carbon intensity of the fuels that keep things moving. today, we're producing renewable diesel that can be used in existing diesel tanks. and we're committed to increasing our renewable fuels production. because as we work toward a lower carbon future, it's only human to keep moving forward.
into stronger to the ukrainians, and the russians are running out, and they don't have places to go, to replenish their weapons. >> bill, always good to talk to, you thank you for being with, us bill taylor, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, at the u.s. institute for peace. coming up, it has been one year since we started the velshi banned book club, one year of literary analysis, conversations with authors, he read from book club members like diane edson who wrote and to tell us, she started her own version of the velshi banned book club at her local church. she wrote, quote, i love the defiant nature of your banned book club, i decided to emulate it. as a result of your club, i started ours. i have said it so many times. one year later, it feels a little different, and worth repeating, we cannot do this without you, our members. please write to us, at my story at velshi.com. we want to know which doors you want to read, and the authors for what you want to hear, today's meeting is coming, up we went back to the beginning and invited nikole hannah-jones,
was going to say, what is being challenged though, is people like ron desantis are not trying to claim slavery didn't happen, obviously, what they're trying to do is minimize the legacy of slavery, the impact that a nation founded on slavery has had on the lives of black people today. that's where all of this contention really resides. but you have black people, you have a country where black people are at the bottom of every indicator of well-being. where does that come from? we need to be able to use the past to help us understand our country today. >> nikole hanna-jones, we appreciate your perspective. thank you for your time. well, first, it was the swifties, now it's bee hive's time to try their luck with ticketmaster. i am so not cool trying to read this. i know beyonce. i'm a huge fan. an intense senate hearing, will it make a difference?