What Najya has said about Selective admissions in New York City schools

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 26, 2026

Najya, Nikole Hannah-Jones's 16-year-old daughter, a high school sophomore, has been quoted on Selective admissions in New York City schools 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 said she concluded that getting a good education meant attending a majority white school, based on what top schools looked like.

    “If you look at the top schools, they're majority white. And it's like, if you want to go into a good school, you're going to have to go to a majority white school”

    This American Life: 898: An Argument (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 36:13

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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