An Expanded '1619 Project,' BLM History for Young Readers, CRT in Schools, An Hour of Holiday Listening
The 1619 Project from The New York Times was first published in 2019, four hundred years after the first slave ship landed on the shores of the United States. The project aims to create a new framework for how to understand the legacy and present consequences of slavery in the U.S, and was received with high praise or sharp criticism, depending on who you ask. Now, a new book, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, expands upon the original published version with new essays and reporting. Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones and New York Times Magazine editor in chief Jake Silverstein are with us to discuss the project.
[ORIGINAL BROADCAST September 21st, 2021] Veronica Chambers, New York Times editor and author of a new book, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, joins us to discuss her book designed for younger readers to understand the history of the movement.
[ORIGINAL BROADCAST September 21st, 2021] Jessica Mallare-Best, director of educational equity at the Center for Equity and Inclusion in Portland, Oregon, and former Portland Public School High School teacher, joins us to discuss Critical Race Theory, what it is, and teaching it to high school students.
Vocalist Kat Edmonson has proved herself to be a skillful interpreter of the Great American Songbook, as well as a writer of timeless and old-fashioned originals. But, surprisingly, she has never released a holiday album, until now. Holiday Swingin! (A Kat Edmonson Christmas Vol 1) is her first collection of songs for the season. Edmonson joins us for a Listening Party.
WNYC's John Schaefer brings us the sounds of Christmas from around the world, from regional adaptations of Western jingles and carols, to the sounds that suggest "Christmas" to global audiences the way warm strings and crooners do for American audiences.
Lets go into the WNYC archives to hear what the holidays sounded like in New York City back in the day! We take a listen to clips of old broadcasts from interviews with Santa Claus, the sounds of carols and strolling down 5th avenue, and of course…kids saying what they wanted for Christmas.
