Jo-Anna K. Burnett

Reporter. Marathoner. Jeeper. Hiker. 26-year vegan. NOLA gal in Slate #SlowBurn4 for interviewing ex-KKK leader David Duke when I was 12. •

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@nadreanjoku Thank you so much, Nadrea! ❤️ There's a reason there's songs written about us — Rolling Stones (Brown Sugar), Truck Stop (Louisiana Ladies – ahem, cough-cough) and Louisiana La Roux (New Orleans Ladies). We're decedents of fearless women!

[the seeds Willa sowed @nadreanjoku]

As a girl from New Orleans I’ve been consumed by the latest season of Slow Burn!! And then Jo-Anna’s story took it to another level!

NOLA girls are just gutsy, period.

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

Completely unsurprised to discover that this 12-year old was my friend @Jo_AnnaK, nor that she did such a good job of it.

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

.@wmurzin11 The Ku Klux Klan and the NAACP, for example, just do not equate. David Duke, the former Klansman, gave this comparison in an interview I had with him when I was 12 years old. Slate Magazine recently did a piece about that 1989 interview: https://t.co/CNw7nkoQ1o.

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

David Duke said, the Klan was a white heritage group, "the same way that black groups ... defend black heritage," https://t.co/V0GpuYuN5R

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

Spare a moment, check out Slate Magazine's feature of me for #SlowBurn4 about the interview I had with David Duke when I was 12 years old. It's a quick article read and podcast listen: https://t.co/CNw7nkoQ1o.

https://t.co/5OitALeQ5F

[Slate @Slate]

In 1989, a Black 12-year-old girl in New Orleans found the David Duke phenomenon, and Duke himself, hard to comprehend. So she called Duke on the phone to ask him some questions.

Listen to #SlowBurn4: https://t.co/1CHocnTj21

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

I interviewed David Duke when I was 12 yrs. old. Hear what the once KKK head told me about race, the US: https://t.co/eZTpBVtOZJ… #MikePence

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@TweettheSouth @tegbridges Thank you for writing and posting this, @TweettheSouth! Means a lot to me!

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@CunananKandice Thank you for sharing part of my life story, @CunananKandice! Truly appreciate it!

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@arden4est This is a huge compliment, @arden4est! Thank you!

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@IanDunt Thank you for the kind words, Ian!

[madeline ducharme🚲 @MaddyDucharme]

excellent thread that discusses our most recent episode of #SlowBurn4 ⬇️

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@sari_notsorry Thank you, again, @sari_notsorry! There's more to come!

[Joel D. Anderson 🆓 @byjoelanderson]

My favorite thing about this episode is how a 12-year-old black schoolgirl was much more agile and quick in her interview of David Duke than grown-ass professional TV host Tom Snyder.

[Vincent Bezares @BezaresVincent]

I don't know if this speaks to the smarts of the 12-year-old or the stupidity of David Duke. Either way, it's worth a listen.

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@LouMcCudden https://t.co/5OitALeQ5F

[Slate @Slate]

In 1989, a Black 12-year-old girl in New Orleans found the David Duke phenomenon, and Duke himself, hard to comprehend. So she called Duke on the phone to ask him some questions.

Listen to #SlowBurn4: https://t.co/1CHocnTj21

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@LouMcCudden You know, this is the person I interviewed when I was 12. The one you listened to on the office.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

Lies are lies. Racism is racism.
It is essential for reporters to call these truths what they are in order to inform the public what is really going on.

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

Chuffed and honored to be featured in Slate Magazine's "Slow Burn" 4 podcast for the David Duke interview I had with the former Ku Klux Klansman when I was 12 years old:

https://t.co/CNw7nkoQ1o

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

I interviewed David Duke when I was 12 yrs. old. Hear what the once KKK head told me about race, the US: https://t.co/eZTpBVtOZJ… #MikePence

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

@LouMcCudden You know, this is the person I interviewed when I was 12. The one you listened to on the office.

[Jo-Anna K. Burnett @Jo_AnnaK]

Turned around to photo this sista on her cruiser. Yes, we ride. We also rock crawl and mud in our @Jeep Rubies.