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This episode of This American Life revisits Nikole Hannah-Jones’ influential 2014 decision to enroll her daughter Najya in a segregated, under-resourced New York City public school as a moral stand against systemic inequality, only to confront the emotional and educational toll it took
This episode of This American Life revisits Nikole Hannah-Jones’ influential 2014 decision to enroll her daughter Najya in a segregated, under-resourced New York City public school as a moral stand against systemic inequality, only to confront the emotional and educational toll it took
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Nikole Hannah-Jones
narrative on This American Life
Mentions
Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Nikole Hannah-JonesNajya Hannah-JonesChana Joffe-WaltFaraji
Books
The 1619 Projectby Nikole Hannah-Jones
Companies
New York Times Magazine
Topics
Civil Rights HistoryInequalityLong Form JournalismParentingRacial JusticeTrue CrimeUs Politics
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