Sunny Hostin, a co-host of “The View,” shared insights on Monday regarding the racial challenges faced by her children while attending mostly White private schools. The discussion arose during a conversation about 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones, who recently expressed regret about sending her daughter to predominantly Black, high-poverty public schools in Brooklyn. Hannah-Jones intended this decision to address educational inequality.

Hostin resonated with Hannah-Jones’ predicament but highlighted additional challenges Black children might encounter in mainly White private schools. She revealed that her own children experienced racism and bullying in these environments, though they thrived academically. Hostin remarked, “There was psychological trauma, there was racism that they experienced.” One instance she cited involved her daughter, who faced peers attempting to stick pencils in her afro and was subjected to derogatory comments on her appearance.

Despite these personal experiences, Hostin acknowledged that her children succeeded academically, unlike the struggles Hannah-Jones’ daughter faced. She emphasized the broader systemic issue, noting that schools in predominantly non-White districts receive $23 billion less annually than those in White areas. This funding disparity arises from how public schools rely on property taxes, underlining the need to address this national problem.

In response to queries regarding her educational choices, Hannah-Jones stressed the importance of focusing on families without the means to pursue better schooling options for their children. “I hope people concerned about the choice my husband and I made for our daughter will have equal or more outrage for the thousands of Black children whose parents don’t have the resources to send them to better schools,” she commented.