Impact of The 1619 Project; Examining enslavement across the Americas through the Afro Brazilian diaspora

On today’s Closer Look, experts and a student from Georgia State University are researching the scope of enslavement from across the Americas. They’ve centered their studies in Salvador, Brazil, where they’re examining the history and culture amongst Afro Brazilians. We’ll ask our guests about their research and comparisons and noteworthy differences with the diaspora in the United States.

Elizabeth J. West, Professor & Amos Distinguished Chair in English Letters, Georgia State University Academic Director, Center for Studies on Africa & Its Diaspora

Professor Lakeyta Monique Bonnette-Bailey, PhD, Co-Director of the Center for the Advancement of Students and Alumni, Department of Africana Studies

Georgia state graduate student Safiya Miller

Then, Host Rose Scott has a sit-down conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter behind the groundbreaking 1619 Project for The New York Times Magazine. Speaking from the Fulton County Central Library in Downtown Atlanta, Hannah-Jones discusses the significance of the 1619 Project and the impact it had on her life.