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1619 Project founder says she ‘failed’ daughter by choosing public schools 

Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the 1619 Project, which argues that America was founded on racism and white privilege, is now admitting she “failed” her daughter by sending her to a low-income, academically poor school, In a New York Times piece published Sunday, Hannah-Jones describes her 16-year-old daughter, Najya Hannah-Jones, flouncing into the passenger seat next […]

September 21, 2026

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