What Najya has said about School choice

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 26, 2026

Najya, Nikole Hannah-Jones's 16-year-old daughter, a high school sophomore, has been quoted on School choice once in 1 episode of This American Life, most recently on September 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Najya argued that her mother's choice produced no benefit and challenged her to name one.

    “There's no benefit that came out of you putting me in those schools. There's no benefit at all. Could you tell me a benefit?”

    This American Life: 898: An Argument (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 47:55

Episodes

  • 898: An Argument

    This American Life · Sep 26, 2026 · 1 h 3 min

    Nikole Hannah-Jones revisits her famous essay on choosing a segregated public school for her daughter Najya, who argues with her about that choice a decade later.

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