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Dec 16 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Big announcement yesterday, today I indulge my inner petty. To all those "NHJ hasn't written an article for the NYT in 2 years" trolls: You're right! I just helped create two #1 bestselling books and a 6-part docuseries for the NYT. What have YOU done? nytco.com/press/1619-hul…
As I said before, imagine thinking you know more about what I'm working on then the people who pay my salary. The NYT is not just a newspaper, it's a media company. Folks can search my byline but not find major press releases about what I'm working on for my employer. Ok.
And, by the way, I cannot wait for you to see what we've been working on when it premieres on @hulu Jan. 26. #1619hulu #1619Project

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Nov 27
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Nov 16
In these trying times, this is not something I say lightly: But yesterday felt like a triumph.
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Nov 8
Recently, I talked with Brazilian journalist @TiagoRogero about #projetoQuerino, a groundbreaking podcast inspired by the #1619Project. They have English transcript of the first episode and it is absolutely fascinating.
Some fascinating tidbits from episode 1 of #projetoQuerino :At one point, there were more enslaved people in  Brazil,  just over a million people, than the  entire population of Portugal.
Reminds me of the little contemplated fact that during the period of slavery, millions more African people crossed the Atlantic than Europeans.
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Oct 25
As many states and school boards seek to ban and limit difficult discussions of our nation's past, it is critical that we as a free society find ways to read together, think together, and build together. That is why I am proud to announce the #1619Project National Read Along.
Join communities across the nation as we collectively read and discuss six chapters from the #1619Project book. You can join us at 1619books.com.
And because we at @OneWorldLit and @nytimes believe it is so important to democratize knowledge and information, we will be giving out FREE PDF's of the six chapters that are part of the #1619ProjectReadAlong: DEMOCRACY, CAPITALISM, RACE, MUSIC, SELF-DEFENSE, MUSIC, JUSTICE.
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