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1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Rittenhouse verdict
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1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Rittenhouse verdict

When Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all counts, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who created the "1619 Project" tweeted: "In this country, you can even kill white people and get away with it if those white people are fighting for Black lives. This is the legacy of 1619."

Is the Kenosha shooting a turning point for the US on race?
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Is the Kenosha shooting a turning point for the US on race?

Just twelve weeks after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the city of Kenosha in the state of Wisconsin is aflame after protesters took to the streets to demand justice for Jacob Blake, a Black man shot in the back this week by a white police officer. How are current protests playing out — and how has public and political sentiment shifted since demonstrations against police brutality erupted in late May?






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