Todd Michney

Urban historian and author, #SurrogateSuburbs: Black Upward Mobility and Neighborhood Change in #Cleveland, 1900-1980 (UNC Press 2017); professor @GeorgiaTech

[Todd Michney @ToddMichney]

This month marks five years since my book #SurrogateSuburbs was published by @UNC_Press! You can order a 40% discounted copy using the code 01DAH40:
https://t.co/OggCPA93fy
#BlackHistory #CLE #BlackMiddleClass

[WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw]

Chicago’s sordid history of being one of the most segregated cities in the United States is detailed in a new four-part documentary series, “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.”

https://t.co/LtKQB38v0y

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@ncecire @jacremes @NickJuravich Besides @NickJuravich's excellent suggestions, there's Haydu, _Citizen Employers_; Selvin, _A Terrible Anger_; and Wellman, _The Union Makes Us Strong_. Johnson, _The Second Gold Rush_ could also be good if you include the East Bay/Oakland

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Join us @TechHSOC tomorrow (4/16) at 11am to hear @mguariglia talk on "Race, Technology, and the Origins of Modern Policing," virtually or in person: https://t.co/q33unJKSjn

[Common Edge @CommEdgeCollab]

Great piece by @RobertaGratz on the making of #PonchartrainPark in #NewOrleans. #Redlining #BlackMiddleClass #GIBill #Edith&EdgarStern #TerenceBlanchard #GwenThompkins @WendellPierce https://t.co/mnA9c2NPhm

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Join us @TechHSOC today (2/12) at 4pm to hear Prof. @TyinaSteptoe talk on "The Sound of Migration: Black Music and Western Movement," virtually or in person: https://t.co/cjpAnpQzKI

[The Black Wall Street Times @TheBWSTimes]

Luckerson told The Black Wall St. Times the damage urban renewal perpetrated against Greenwood is “a tale almost as old as mob violence, and one that deserves the same level of scrutiny as what happened in 1921.”
https://t.co/HGtEgeG4yQ

[Mapping Inequality @HOLCRedlining]

Mapping Inequality has a cache of new maps and we are hiring people to write essays on those cities! Historians, planners, housing advocates -- if you are interested in writing on one of these cities, please let us know: https://t.co/JCT4BEHOd0

[Todd Michney @ToddMichney]

@AGuerreroMosque Hi -- just emailed you an invitation to apply for a position we're seeking to fill at Georgia Tech, but here's a link to the H-Net Job Guide listing in case you haven't seen it already: https://t.co/jI2QNwteuy Best wishes, Todd

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@MapM8ker @WalterDGreason @3underscores @lwinling @HOLCRedlining Thanks so very much, I find this upgrade amazing and am thrilled people are finding useful 🤩

[Todd Michney @ToddMichney]

The upgraded version of "Mapping Inequality," the award-winning, foremost digital resource on New Deal #redlining, just dropped today: https://t.co/oXpDIKYrCs
Kudos and many thanks to @3underscores & @lwinling for the opportunity to contribute to this incredible project

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@miriamkp Thanks so much!

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The upgrade incorporates additional functionality, including interpretive essays on the history of exclusionary real estate in dozens of cities (mine on Cleveland pictured here): https://t.co/pEkD2sdXyF

[Global Black Studies at Duke @DukeAAAS]

Movie Theaters, the Urban North, and Policing the Color Line https://t.co/0WYqoMsi1c via @BlkPerspectives

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Black entrepreneur Charles E. Davis built around 500 homes to meet the needs of Pittsburgh’s Black middle class! During a time of rampant discrimination, Charles’ developments quickly turned into thriving Black communities. His work is still felt today! https://t.co/v0KsVZVXNa

[The Black Wall Street Times @TheBWSTimes]

Mother Randle's special day comes as the world waits for Oklahoma Supreme Court's next move.

The Court has no set schedule to respond. Supporters of the 109-year-old Tulsa Race Massacre survivors can only hope it rules as soon as possible. https://t.co/pg2ZFhrOHV

[clevelanddotcom @clevelanddotcom]

Located on Cleveland’s southeast side, many of the streets in what some have called “the suburbs in the city” are lined with bungalows, many owned by life-long residents. Read the final installment of our series exploring Cleveland's neighborhoods: https://t.co/3JFnEgLguI

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.@3underscores previewing the new @HOLCRedlining interface on a #UHA2023 panel about mapping & #reparations w/ Njaimeh Nije, Rev. Dale B. Snyder, @lwinling, Brent Cebul & @TomSugrue

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TUESDAY (10/17): @VLuck at @GeorgiaTech on his book about Tulsa's Greenwood aka #BlackWallStreet before and after the 1921 Race Massacre; on panel with me & @EloraRaymond, sponsored by @GATechScheller's DEI book club, @netimpact chapter, @GT_ACSB. Signup: https://t.co/1U07Tlq2Qv

[The Black Wall Street Times @TheBWSTimes]

💣🔥Tulsa Race Massacre reparations: State studies proposals
“I would be open to it,” Republican Chair of the committee Rep. Kevin West said when asked if he would begin conversations in the legislature on the reparations proposals.
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
https://t.co/sD77VFMpQ1

[Mapping Inequality @HOLCRedlining]

Dear friends -- the @UR_DSL team is preparing the new @HOLCRedlining site for launch this fall, but there is still time to write an introductory essay on cities. We have Queens and the Bronx still available, Indianapolis, and several smaller cities! https://t.co/VhkWAA4XNL