How We Can Overcome the Suburban Racial Divide

Benjamin Herold spent several years following five families and public school systems on the frontlines of suburban change for his new book “Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs.” His book follows the experiences of the Robinsons, a Black couple who thought they were buying into the "suburban lifestyle dream" but soon found themselves fighting the discipline policies of the public schools; the Beckers, a conservative white couple who move into an exclusive exurb north of Dallas hoping to escape the changes sweeping the country; and Lauren Adesina, a multiracial mom who joins a group of progressive parents seeking to shake up the public schools after her young son is called a racial slur. Join the author as he shares these stories and examines the often-invisible forces that create the predicaments each family finds itself in. Anyone interested in purchasing the book can find it here:

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