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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Hardcover - 2021

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,Renée Watson

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  • Booklist, 10/15/2021, Page 52
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2021, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2021, Page 123
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2021, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/15/2021, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/11/2021, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 10/22/2021, Page 1
  • Shelf Awareness, 12/21/2021, Page 0

About the author

Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark 1619 Project. In 2017, she received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, known as the Genius Grant, for her work on educational inequality. She has also won a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards, three National Magazine Awards, and the 2018 John Chancellor distinguished journalism award from Columbia University. In 2016, Nikole co-founded the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, a training and mentorship organization geared towards increasing the numbers of investigative reporters of color.

Rene Watson is a New York Times bestselling author. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017) received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her books for young readers include Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and Ways to Make Sunshine, which received the SCBWI Golden Kite Award. She has given readings and lectures at many renown places including the United Nations, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Embassy in Japan and New Zealand. Rene is on the Council of Writers for the National Writing Project and is a member of the Academy of American Poets' Education Advisory Council. Rene grew up in Portland, Oregon, and splits her time between Portland and New York City. To learn more about Rene's work, visit her at www.reneewatson.net

Nikkolas Smith is a Houston, Texas-born Artivist, picture book author, and Hollywood film illustrator. He is the author/illustrator of The Golden Girls of Rio, nominated for an NAACP Image Award, My Hair Is Poofy And That's Okay, and World Cup Women. As a Black illustrator, Nikkolas is focused on creating captivating art that can spark important conversations around social justice in today's world and inspire meaningful change. Many of his viral, globally shared and published sketches are included in his book Sunday Sketch: The Art of Nikkolas. Nikkolas also speaks on his Artivism at conferences, workplaces, and schools around the world, and leads workshops in digital painting, character, and movie poster design. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Learn more here: www.NIKKOLAS.art