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How Can You Forget the Origin Story of the United States?
In 20 19, nicol hannah jones conceived and cerated the 16 19 project. A collection of essays by scholars from different disciplines re frames the origin story of the united states. Nicol began her career as an investigative journalist at the news and observer in raleigh, north carolina. For years, she covered everything from education to housing, eventually becoming a prominent reporter at the new york times. She also became one of the most influential voices on twitter. Her Twitter handle ida bay wells is a play on a name, the name of a journalist from the early twentieth century. There's no bigger influence on me than ida b wells.