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Husband of 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones claims she belongs next to MLK as civil-rights icon — then bizarrely appears to contradict her

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Oliveira, A., & Vago, S. (2026, September 21). Husband of 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones claims she belongs next to MLK as civil-rights icon — then bizarrely appears to contradict her. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/husband-of-1619-projects-nikole-hannah-jones-claims-she-belongs-next-to-mlk-as-civil-rights-icon/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-21 · by Alex Oliveira, Steven Vago

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Faraji Hannah-Jones, husband of New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, defended his family's decision to enroll their daughter in struggling Brooklyn public schools as an act of civil rights activism, comparing Nikole to Martin Luther King Jr. This came after Nikole acknowledged regret over the choice that left their daughter unprepared academically for high school. Despite Nikole’s admission of failure in her essay, Faraji maintains they made a necessary sacrifice and criticizes institutions for failing to integrate schools effectively. Their home is valued at more than $1.5 million in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
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Faraji Hannah-Jones, the husband of Nikole Hannah-Jones, a prominent writer for The New York Times known for her work on the 1619 Project, defended their decision to enroll their daughter in struggling public schools despite his wife's acknowledgment that the choice negatively impacted their child’s education. In an interview with the New York Post outside their $1.5 million home in Brooklyn, Faraji compared Nikole to civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., stating her actions were akin to necessary risks for progress. He argued that enrolling their daughter was a "sacrifice" aimed at fighting racism and improving the school system. However, this stance contradicts his wife’s earlier admission in an essay published by The Times Magazine where she expressed regret over her child being disadvantaged by attending underperforming schools.

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1619 Project Brooklyn New York Times The Post Times Magazine

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Nikole PERSON · 5× Faraji PERSON · 4× Martin Luther King PERSON · 3× American NORP · 2× Brooklyn GPE · 2× 1619 Project ORG · 1× Faraji Hannah-Jones PERSON · 1× New York Times GPE · 1× Nikole Hannah-Jones PERSON · 1× Times Magazine ORG · 1×

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The hubby of controversial New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones on Monday compared her to civil-rights icon Martin Luther King while defending enrolling their daughter in flailing public schools as a racism-fighting “sacrifice” — even after his wife admitted the kid “got cheated” by the choice.
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🔮 The mom said she and her husband came to their decision after deciding their “connections” and “status” could uplift struggling schools.
2026-09-21 · New York Post
Husband of 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones claims she belongs next to MLK as civil-rights icon — then bizarrely appears to contradict her · assertive framing

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The hubby of controversial New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones on Monday compared her to civil-rights icon Martin Luther King while defending enrolling their daughter in flailing public schools as a racism-fighting “sacrifice” — even after his wife admitted the kid “got cheated” by the choice. asserted
kid → compare → choice
Faraji Hannah-Jones, 50, balked at criticisms that he and his 1619 Project creator wife were parental “failures” — despite the fact that their daughter was badly behind her peers entering high school and his wife admitted regretting the move in an extensive Times Magazine essay Sunday. asserted
wife → balk → essay
“When history looks back on this, she’s going to be one of our civil-rights leaders,’’ Faraji told The Post, referring to his 50-year-old spouse, outside the family’s more than $1.5 million home in trendy Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. asserted
Faraji → look → Stuy
“She’s going to be one of the very individuals who stood up” the husband said. asserted
husband → go → individuals
“You have to be in it and it requires risk. asserted
it → have → risk
Martin Luther King, James Baldwin, Ruby Bridges, it all required them to be in it and as a result, things happen. asserted
things → require → result
So when you look at the perspective of that, there were no mistakes made. asserted
you → look → that
It’s necessary work. asserted
It → ’ → ?
“It’s never at the present, the most populous time,’’ he said of great leaders being recognized. asserted
he → ’ → leaders
“No one said, ‘You know, Muhammad Ali, he’s a great man now.’ asserted
he → say → ?
The woke couple enrolled their young daughter in floundering Brooklyn elementary and middle schools despite being able to send her to the city’s best — a move that left their now 16-year-old child struggling to read, write and do basic math by the time she reached high school. asserted
she → enrol → school
The questionable decision was not lost on the girl, who was“boiling” mad that her parents chose to “sacrifice’’ her education in that way, Nikole admitted in her essay. asserted
Nikole → lose → essay
The mom said she and her husband came to their decision after deciding their “connections” and “status” could uplift struggling schools. uncertain
connections → say → schools
Nikole is the mind behind the Times’ controversial rewriting of American history, the 1619 Project, which says slavery is the most important part of US history. asserted
slavery → say → history
But Faraji said Monday that the blame isn’t on him and Nikole for their daughter’s struggles, saying “irresponsibility is not on the parents, the irresponsibility is on the institutions that never integrated their schools to begin with.” asserted
that → say → schools
“I think those are individuals that really don’t understand racism in its complexity,” he said of critics. asserted
he → think → critics
“Nikole covered schools for two decades. asserted
Nikole → cover → decades
We knew exactly what we were getting into when we did this. asserted
we → know → this
We knew exactly.” asserted
We → know → ?
Faraji also said he and his wife didn’t regret the decision, despite Nikole admitting in her piece, “I feel that I failed both my values and my child” in her essay. asserted
I → say → essay
“We don’t regret the choice. asserted
We → regret → choice
I think as she gets older, I think she will appreciate it,” he said of their daughter. asserted
she → think → daughter
“We knew that my daughter would be fine because she has parents who know how to advocate and intervene on her behalf.” asserted
who → know → behalf
“In terms of us being bad parents, get the f–k out of here. asserted
us → get → k
I raised an extraordinary daughter who is going to extraordinary things,” he added. asserted
he → raise → things
And he characterized his wife — who he’s been with since they were both 23 — as the hero of the story. asserted
they → characterize → story
“I think she’s one of the greatest writers of our time,” Faraji said. asserted
Faraji → think → time
“She’s a very important piece to our American story.” asserted
She → ’ → story
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