Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and investigative journalist for "The New York Times Magazine," reporting on civil rights and racial injustice. She is the creator and director of The 1619 Project, an initiative of The New York Times now in collaboration with Oprah Winfrey to reframe American history in light of slavery and the immeasurable contributions of Black Americans. In this episode of "The Civil Discourse," Hannah-Jones and Host Paula Marantz Cohen discuss related topics including school segregation, reparations, and shifting perceptions and trends in journalism.

Recorded August 5, 2020 through virtual conferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic (Philadelphia, PA, USA). This episode is a production of Marketing & Media, Pennoni Honors College, Drexel University.

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