WATCH | She wrote about the Black experience in America and became the target of massive right-wing backlash | Ali Velshi

It’s been 5 years since @NHannahJones published the #1619Project. She says, “I see the thousands of Americans… who are saying ‘I understand my country better,’ & are starting to really critique so much of the inequality that we accept.” #Velshi https://t.co/UCOJculP2Y

— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) June 1, 2024

Thank you @AliVelshi for having me on to discuss five years of the #1619Project. Thank you to everyone who has supported, defended, spread the word despite the backlash from some of the most powerful people in the world. You have refused to cave to state-mandated ignorance and I… https://t.co/a5hDQ00Xoo

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 2, 2024