Najya Hannah-Jones Parents Her Mother in Revealing Interview

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Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks during 2026 National Association Of Black Journalists Convention & Career Fair in Atlanta, Ga., August 13, 2026.

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In a typical parent-child relationship, it is the parent who is responsible for dispelling the child’s fantastical notions about how the world works and what the likely consequences of an ill-considered decision will be.

This dynamic is inverted in the case of Nikole Hannah-Jones and her daughter, Najya.

Brittany Bernstein

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Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.

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