What Nikole Hannah-Jones has said about School segregation in the United States

2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 26, 2026

Nikole Hannah-Jones, American journalist and New York Times Magazine writer who teaches at Howard University, has been quoted on School segregation in the United States 2 times 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

  • Hannah-Jones argued that equality requires personal sacrifice, citing the sacrifices of earlier generations of Black Americans.

    “I believe in the concept of equality, but I can't make a personal sacrifice. We don't get there”

    This American Life: 898: An Argument (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 23:53

  • Hannah-Jones said that despite her doubts, she remains unwavering that the treatment of Black children is immoral and a societal choice.

    “The base of the argument... is that what we are doing to Black children is immoral. And that I am not wavered on”

    This American Life: 898: An Argument (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 58:34

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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