This spread to other Shaker Heights neighborhoods, and eventually to the city itself, which chose to be a place that was embracing diversity and promoting integration. Why Shaker Heights? The book is a story about, as you put it, “the promise and problems of Shaker Heights,” about its efforts to advance racial equity in the past and present. For a long time, Shaker Heights had this glow, like it felt really good about itself. When you walked into Shaker Heights High School you’d look at the hallways, and it would be incredibly diverse.

Source: Washington Post October 11, 2023 10:26 UTC