1619 Project: Born on the Water Lesbian Studies contextualizing the systems of race

contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today

brilliant love letter to feminism

" and "Mississippi Goddam" have confirmed her as an enduring force in popular music

One of the most brilliant

using it as an apt metaphor for the best and worst of humanity--our innovation and ingenuity

1619 Project: Born on the Water Lesbian Studies contextualizing the systems of raceThe 1619 Project's lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah Jones and Newbery honor winning author Rene Watson. A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago,