The Hollywood Reporter

Nikole Hannah-Jones on Bringing ‘The 1619 Project’ to the Screen to “Be Honest About What This Country Was Built Upon”

The New York Times Magazine essay series turned podcast and book has gotten the docuseries treatment, premiering in Los Angeles with support from executive producer Oprah Winfrey. By Evan Nicole Brown ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Nikole Hannah-Jones on Bringing ‘The 1619 Project’ to Television: “We Have To Tell the Story That Needs To Be Told”

The Pulitzer Prize winner — now an Emmy nominee — details how she learned more about herself as a storyteller and recalls the advice Oprah Winfrey gave her as an executive producer on the Hulu doc ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses why 'The 1619 Project' is so controversial

Nikole Hannah-Jones is using her platform to inform at a time when states are actively fighting to remove the retelling of history. The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, who is ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The 1619 Project’ Review: Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Groundbreaking Initiative Gets a Frustrating Hulu Adaptation

The New York Times series has been turned into a six-part Hulu doc featuring Oprah Winfrey among its producers. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic For those who missed out, the premise of the ...
Variety

‘The 1619 Project’ Is a Broad, Admirable Reframing of Our History From Nikole Hannah-Jones: TV Review

Part of Hannah-Jones’ appeal is that she’s no purist. (Indeed, though she’s obviously far greener an on-camera presence, her approach as a broadcaster resembles that of another “The 1619 Project” ...