898: An Argument
Summary
This episode features journalist Nicole Hannah-Jones and her daughter Nadja reflecting on the fallout from Nicole’s 2014 essay advocating for enrolling her child in a segregated public school. While Nicole intended to use her privilege to improve the school for all students, Nadja struggled with the lack of academic rigor and felt her mother’s moral argument ignored her personal desire for a better education. The story culminates in Nadja choosing a high-achieving, majority-white high school for herself, leading to a tense but honest dialogue where mother and daughter confront the complex t…
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