Just came home from church and saw this article: "Trump says Department of Education will investigate use of 16129 Project in schools": https://tinyurl.com/y6qx5xpz
Has the Secretary of Education or those in the White House read the 1619 Project? Just asking.
I know I've read it. Here's the extremely brief version of the purpose of the 1619 Project. The project was spearheaded by Nikole Hannah Jones who is an essayist, NYT reporter and member of the Black Lives Matter Organization. The 1619 Project is a special New York Times magazine issue of over 20 written submissions that provide context about how slavery, since 1619, has impacted the scope and shape of America. The magazine issue has articles and poems that cover the contributions of African Americans to America. The booklet of essays is being added to the DOE Curriculum to provide context when Social Studies is taught, particularly American History. I encourage all to read the 1619 Project for themselves.
Click here or copy and paste the following link into a web browser: https://tinyurl.com/yywarl8d to read the 1619 Project.
Curriculum resources are being developed. Here is just one example: https://pulitzercenter.org/
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