Just in time for Thanksgiving week, Nikole Hannah-Jones joins the podcast to discuss revisionist history, which often omits the ways slavery provided a foundation for the U.S. to thrive. She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the 1619 Project. In the time since its debut, “The 1619 Project” has been widely celebrated for its candor and creativity, and some schools around the country have even introduced it into their curricula.

Predictably, the project has had vocal, vitriolic detractors — most of whom are white and one of whom is an outgoing president — revolt against its honest depictions of America’s founding, which deviate from the rosy images they have seen for years.

In short: They big mad!

But ― to borrow a trite phrase ― “facts don’t care about your feelings.” Hannah-Jones is as powerful a truth-teller as you will find today. Listen and learn.

Later in the episode, Ja'han and Shaquille dissect the 2021 GRAMMY award nominees, and discuss Hasan Minhaj's viral video, as well as the powerful 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' reunion special, and why Netflix is pulling 'Chapelle's Show' from its catalog.

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