CNN+ host Chris Wallace asked 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones to respond to White parents who may feel she makes their children “feel bad” by “telling my kids that we’re all racist.”
Much of the interview centered around Hannah-Jones’ essay and book on the 1619 Project, which has its fair share of critics and admirers. Wallace asked Hannah-Jones to respond to a particular criticism from some parents, that “you’re tellin’ my kids that we’re all racist, and you’re making them feel bad about their country.”
Ms. Hannah-Jones emphatically rejected that critique: