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#NikoleHannahJones responds to the #controversy over her new essay
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@metalrabbit13.bsky.socialVia @PBSNewsHour
#NikoleHannahJones responds to the #controversy over her new essay
youtu.be/Zr3ny2ok8Vs?... via @YouTube
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialIf personal success gives Black people greater access, income, and opportunity—but does not give us the power to change the rules, control institutions, or escape anti-Blackness—why do we keep confusing individual achievement with collective power?
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialWere American schools ever designed for Black children to truly flourish—or have Black children been expected to prove they can succeed within educational systems never built around their humanity, brilliance, and needs?
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialWhat happens when Whiteness itself can confer credibility, authority, and institutional power—even when the people granted that power demonstrate less competence than the Black people expected to compensate for their inadequacy?
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialWhat if Black children do not need assimilation into White spaces to succeed—but rigorous curriculum, high expectations, adequate resources, and adults who genuinely believe in their intellectual capacity?
@lesliegraystreeter.bsky.socialI talked to Black parents in Maryland about the #nikolehannahjones piece in the @nytimes.com about where she sent her child to school, and how they made their own decisions. Very moving conversation. We need to have more of them. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialIf money can buy access, comfort, and opportunity—but cannot determine the rules of a system structured by White supremacy—when do Black wealth and status become mistaken for actual power?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixce...
#NikoleHannahJones #WhiteSupremacy #BlackWealth #AntiBlackness #KingsCourt
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialWhat happens when we are conditioned to see predominantly Black schools as inherently “bad”—while failing to interrogate the White mediocrity, institutional inadequacy, and systemic failures that may actually be producing the educational harm?
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialHow often are Black women and girls expected to become the “emotional mammies” of schools and workplaces—doing the thinking, fixing, caretaking, and problem-solving for people whose authority exceeds their competence?
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialIf historical and contemporary evidence shows persistent White preference, White advantage, and presumptions of White innocence, what evidence could possibly justify believing America already operates as a race-neutral, colorblind meritocracy?
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialHow much does it matter who is teaching Black children—and whether those teachers are prepared to recognize their brilliance rather than misinterpret their behavior?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixce...
#NikoleHannahJones #BlackEducation #BlackTeachers #TeacherDiversity #AntiBlackness
@kttk234567.bsky.socialThe Failing School Where Nikole Hannah-Jones Sent Her Daughter Used The 1619 Project 😆😆😆
thefederalist.com/2026/09/23/t... #1619Project #NikoleHannahJones #EducationReform #SchoolSystem #EquityInEducation #CulturalHistory #CriticalRaceTheory #SocialJustice #ParentingChoices #EducationalInequality
@dantedkingofficial.bsky.socialHow much of what we call a “bad school” is really about the school—and how much is about parental involvement?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixce...
#BlackEducation #ParentalInvolvement #AntiBlackness #NikoleHannahJones #KingsCourt
@drjasonjohnson.bsky.socialIt's very easy to judge *other* people's parenting decisions - But maybe that's not the issue we should focus on #NikoleHannahJones #JaxonDart #Shaq #FBI
youtu.be/wevYtqWm6Ek?...
@shinemycrown.com‘I Do Wish Most of Us Understood Our Obligation to Each Other’: Nikole Hannah-Jones Responds to Backlash Over Daughter’s Schooling: Nikole Hannah-Jones is reflecting on the intense reaction to her recent… #NikoleHannahJones #EducationMatters #ParentalInvolvement #SchoolingDebate #CommunityObligation
@drjasonjohnson.bsky.social@shinemycrown.com‘It’s Unfair’: Dr. Amber Thornton Reacts To Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Essay, Saying Black Parents Are Always Forced to Make Compromises: Dr. Amber Thornton, a psychologist who focuses on parents, says Nikole Hannah-Jones’… #BlackParents #EducationEquity #Parenting #NikoleHannahJones #DrAmberThornton
@blackinfonet.bsky.social#NikoleHannahJones’ decision to send her daughter to predominantly Black, high-poverty public schools has sparked a debate about the choices Black parents face when academic opportunity and cultural connection do not always come together.
@cateconnevslayla.bsky.socialThis remarkable essay is well worth a read. #NikoleHannahJones
@michekyakeymi.bsky.socialSUNNY HOSTIN GETS PERSONAL ABOUT WHAT HER CHILDREN EXPERIENCED AT PRIVATE SCHOOL
A conversation on The View about where parents choose to educate their children took a deeply personal turn when Sunny Hostin opened up about her own family.
