Sitting Down with Laura Meckler

The Black Girl in CLE

This one was personal. The new book Dream Town, Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity is taking Cleveland by storm. As a Shaker alumna, former teacher and parent, Shana spoke with Laura Meckler, the author of Dream Town to unpack the history, successes and personal experiences while trying to live life by the ‘Shaker way.’

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About our guest: Laura Meckler is a national education writer for the Washington Post, where she covers the news, politics and people shaping American schools. She previously reported on the White House, presidential politics, immigration, and health care for the Wall Street Journal, as well as on health and social policy for the Associated Press. Her honors include a Nieman Fellowship and a Livingston Award for National Reporting for her coverage of organ transplantation, and she was part of a team that won the George Polk Award for Justice Reporting for a series on the life of George Floyd. She is the author of DREAM TOWN: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity, about her hometown. She now lives in Washington,D.C., with her husband and two sons.

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