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Come check out @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social's fantastic AMA today on @askhistorians.bsky.social for Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New Deal!
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September 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Come check out @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social's fantastic AMA today on @askhistorians.bsky.social for Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New Deal!
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"During the early twentieth century, developers sold residential segregation to affluent white parents as one piece of a larger, child-centered environment that included new schools, playgrounds, better sanitation, and quieter streets."
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The Author’s Corner with Karen Benjamin
Karen Benjamin is Associate Professor of History at Elmhurst University. This interview is based on her new book, Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New D…
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September 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"During the early twentieth century, developers sold residential segregation to affluent white parents as one piece of a larger, child-centered environment that included new schools, playgrounds, better sanitation, and quieter streets."
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So grateful to you, Carmen! I can't wait to read your next book...
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Had a wonderful day on Monday with Dr. | Carmen Cauthen
Had a wonderful day on Monday with Dr. Karen Benjamin, author of Good Parents, Better Homes & Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before The New Deal.
You know that it's the systems that matter, not h...
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August 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
So grateful to you, Carmen! I can't wait to read your next book...
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If you’re in the Triad area on Tuesday, this will be an interesting book talk with @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social and MUSEws.
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How the 'Camel City' Got Sold on a Segregated Future || MUSE Winston-Salem
MUSE Winston-Salem, Faith in the City, and Bookmarks invite you to an author talk and discussion with Dr. Karen Benjamin, author of the brand new book, Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: S...
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August 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you’re in the Triad area on Tuesday, this will be an interesting book talk with @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social and MUSEws.
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@kallienebenjamin.bsky.social joins WUNC's Due South to talk about her new book GOOD PARENTS, BETTER HOMES, AND GREAT SCHOOLS 📻
Listen here👇
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Listen here👇
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A new book explores the history of school and residential segregation
Plus, co-creators of the Ear Hustle podcast speak with Due South ahead of their live taping in Durham on Aug. 6.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@kallienebenjamin.bsky.social joins WUNC's Due South to talk about her new book GOOD PARENTS, BETTER HOMES, AND GREAT SCHOOLS 📻
Listen here👇
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Listen here👇
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@kallienebenjamin.bsky.social's Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools--which tells the story of how early 20th cent. suburbanization preyed on parents' insecurities--is fabulous
I'm adding parts of it to my session on Tiebout sorting in my Politics of Ed class
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I'm adding parts of it to my session on Tiebout sorting in my Politics of Ed class
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Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools | Karen Benjamin | University of North Carolina Press
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools examines how white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically r...
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July 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@kallienebenjamin.bsky.social's Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools--which tells the story of how early 20th cent. suburbanization preyed on parents' insecurities--is fabulous
I'm adding parts of it to my session on Tiebout sorting in my Politics of Ed class
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
I'm adding parts of it to my session on Tiebout sorting in my Politics of Ed class
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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Have you checked out today's new release? GOOD PARENTS, BETTER HOMES, & GREAT SCHOOLS by @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social adds a new dimension to the history of residential segregation but also helps explain why that legacy has been so difficult to undo 👇
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New This Week: July 15th - UNC Press Blog
How did white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically replaced block-level segregation with segregation at the neighborhood level in New South cities...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Have you checked out today's new release? GOOD PARENTS, BETTER HOMES, & GREAT SCHOOLS by @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social adds a new dimension to the history of residential segregation but also helps explain why that legacy has been so difficult to undo 👇
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Books!!! I'm so grateful to Matt Lassiter, Richard Rothstein, @eherbin.bsky.social, @judithkafka.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social, @tracylsteffes.bsky.social & @trounstine.bsky.social for their thoughtful and generous words of support...
🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social, @sonyabonczek.bsky.social 💐
🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social, @sonyabonczek.bsky.social 💐
June 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Books!!! I'm so grateful to Matt Lassiter, Richard Rothstein, @eherbin.bsky.social, @judithkafka.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social, @tracylsteffes.bsky.social & @trounstine.bsky.social for their thoughtful and generous words of support...
🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social, @sonyabonczek.bsky.social 💐
🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social, @sonyabonczek.bsky.social 💐
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It's here! @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's here! @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social
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Looks good.
After fifteen years in the making, my book is finally coming out July 2025. 🤸🤸♂️🤸♀️ It is available for pre-order on the UNC Press site:
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools | Karen Benjamin | University of North Carolina Press
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools examines how white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically r...
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May 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Looks good.
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Really looking forward to reading this book!
After fifteen years in the making, my book is finally coming out July 2025. 🤸🤸♂️🤸♀️ It is available for pre-order on the UNC Press site:
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools | Karen Benjamin | University of North Carolina Press
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools examines how white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically r...
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May 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Really looking forward to reading this book!
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@kallienebenjamin.bsky.social's Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools (out in July) shows how segregation was built into our systems by white middle-class parenting ideals. So many school/housing decisions today feel personal but they’re shaped by a long history of policy-driven segregation.
April 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
@kallienebenjamin.bsky.social's Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools (out in July) shows how segregation was built into our systems by white middle-class parenting ideals. So many school/housing decisions today feel personal but they’re shaped by a long history of policy-driven segregation.
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I'm very excited for folks to read @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social release this summer.
It is a tremendous addition to this body of knowledge and written in an accessible style that should help folks see the parallels to the present-day.
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It is a tremendous addition to this body of knowledge and written in an accessible style that should help folks see the parallels to the present-day.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools | Karen Benjamin | University of North Carolina Press
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools examines how white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically r...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I'm very excited for folks to read @kallienebenjamin.bsky.social release this summer.
It is a tremendous addition to this body of knowledge and written in an accessible style that should help folks see the parallels to the present-day.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
It is a tremendous addition to this body of knowledge and written in an accessible style that should help folks see the parallels to the present-day.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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Dr. Jane Goodall Medal 🏅 of Honor Recipient 🦍💙🌎🕊️☮️
January 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Dr. Jane Goodall Medal 🏅 of Honor Recipient 🦍💙🌎🕊️☮️
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Born a year after Edwin Hubble discovered that our Milky Way galaxy was just one of countless other galaxies that populate the universe.
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
December 30, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Born a year after Edwin Hubble discovered that our Milky Way galaxy was just one of countless other galaxies that populate the universe.
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make 'em like that anymore.
RIP Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024).
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Earthrise.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
December 24, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Earthrise.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
December 20, 2024 at 12:11 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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After fifteen years in the making, my book is finally coming out July 2025. 🤸🤸♂️🤸♀️ It is available for pre-order on the UNC Press site:
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools | Karen Benjamin | University of North Carolina Press
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools examines how white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically r...
www.uncpress.org
December 18, 2024 at 11:27 AM
After fifteen years in the making, my book is finally coming out July 2025. 🤸🤸♂️🤸♀️ It is available for pre-order on the UNC Press site:
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social
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43 years ago - Bad Brains, November 1981
Pictured from left: Dr. Know (Gary Miller), H.R. (Paul Hudson), Earl Hudson (front) and Darryl Jenifer.
Photo by Glen E Friedman
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #history #punkrockhistory
Pictured from left: Dr. Know (Gary Miller), H.R. (Paul Hudson), Earl Hudson (front) and Darryl Jenifer.
Photo by Glen E Friedman
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #history #punkrockhistory
November 1, 2024 at 3:56 AM
43 years ago - Bad Brains, November 1981
Pictured from left: Dr. Know (Gary Miller), H.R. (Paul Hudson), Earl Hudson (front) and Darryl Jenifer.
Photo by Glen E Friedman
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #history #punkrockhistory
Pictured from left: Dr. Know (Gary Miller), H.R. (Paul Hudson), Earl Hudson (front) and Darryl Jenifer.
Photo by Glen E Friedman
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #history #punkrockhistory
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Colliding galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 (MIRI image).
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December 13, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Colliding galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 (MIRI image).
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A black flying fox got caught on an antenna just near palm trees he was probably feeding in. We were fortunate & thankful to have a cherry-picker operator to help with the rescue! The young fella is now happily recovering, with the help of some fresh juicy mango 🥭 🦇
October 23, 2023 at 9:31 AM
A black flying fox got caught on an antenna just near palm trees he was probably feeding in. We were fortunate & thankful to have a cherry-picker operator to help with the rescue! The young fella is now happily recovering, with the help of some fresh juicy mango 🥭 🦇
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It wouldn't be the holiday season without the Pee Wee Christmas Special featuring the one and only Grace Jones.
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Grace Jones - Pee Wee's Christmas Special
Grace performs the Little Drummer Boy on Pee Wee's Christmas special.
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December 8, 2023 at 1:59 AM
It wouldn't be the holiday season without the Pee Wee Christmas Special featuring the one and only Grace Jones.
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