starts right now. nobody heard anything you said. i don t know why you bothered with that. coming up on the weekend, we ve got this, and pierogi is on the set. what s the story? who is pierogi? he is his dog. he came into visit. he was in the control room and he came into visit. he was in my shot first and then he was like, i m the one with the dog. i was like, give him the dog then. she did. all is forgiven. we are in a rush and sometimes you show up and you don t tell your friends you are there, but you run into them walking out of your hotel or something. that is kind of what has happened, right, because you guys are right there. all is forgiven. you guys have a good time. that was a fantastic show and ia look forward to seeing you tomorrow, because i have no idea what s on your show tomorrow. i was just looking at pierogi. pierogi, have a great time. kyle, thank you for having pierogi join us this morning and velshi starts now. good morning, it is saturd
five years ago, the investigative journalist nikole hannah-jones in collaboration with a long list of other journalist and historians published a longform piece in the new york times magazine. it was called the 1619 project. first published in august, 2019, the project marked 400 years since the beginning of slavery in america. the project was designed to make the consequences of slavery and contributions of black americans a larger part of our national discourse. nikole hannah-jones later developed that initiative into an award-winning book also called the 1619 project and if you haven t read it i highly recommend that you do or start with the essay titled, our democracy s founding ideals were false when they were written. black americans have fought to make them true. the premise is not complicated, nor should it be divisive. it is true. the principal everyman was created equal was not remotely