Elle reports that Oprah Winfrey is working with The New York Times and Lionsgate to bring The 1619 Project to life. <br />The 1619 Project was developed by the Times in 2019. It is a series of feature films and TV shows that look at the history of slavery in America. <br />Producer Nikole Hannah-Jones will work with Winfrey to lead the project. She produced the original series for the Times and won a 2020 Pulitzer Prize for her work.<br />Winfrey said that she loved 'The 1619 Project' from the moment she read about it.<br />Oprah adds, " (I)...immersed myself in Nikole Hannah-Jones's transformative work, I was moved, deepened and strengthened by her empowering historical analysis."<br />Hannah-Jones says that she's excited to widen the reach of the project and introduce the stories of Black resistance and resilience to more people.
