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Desnee Flakes- A Family First

I have such pride in my roots. My father was a successful businessman, who resigned his military commission in protest of the war in VietNam. As did his older brother (both Majors)the first black man from Kentucky to graduate from West Point. He was also a world class miler. My great aunt is a recipient of “The Sagamore of the Wabash” Indiana’s highest honor bestowed on a citizen of the

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Eugene Smith, My Grandfather “Daddy”

On Valentine’s Day, I learned that my grandfather was really sick.  My mom called me to go check on him because he had recently fallen in the house on a couple of occasions.  I was concerned but thought nothing of it, because in my mind, Daddy, as I referred to him, was a soldier, and nothing could bring him down.

At the age of 17, in 1946, Daddy had tried

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Morning Joe- msnbc

September 22, 2010- 7:40AM
Michele discusses the latest headlines and The Grace of Silence with the hosts of Morning Joe.

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Mark Ferrey, Your Stories

My father died a year ago.  He was a veteran of WWII, but never really talked about what happened on the front lines in Germany. He went through some really bad stuff, perhaps like your dad.  A couple of years ago – 60 years after that war – I sat down with him, asking him to write down memories of what he had been through.  After several minutes of me
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Betty Ash, Painful Memories

Thank you for writing this book. I, too, have tried to shield my children and grandchildren from many of the painful memories that I have carried inside for years. I know it is because I thought it would be hurtful for them if I shared my memory of those experiences. I know now that they do need to know because by learning these things, they will be better able understand

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John Jesberger, Gypsy

My grandmother just turned 98.  I’ve put together some of what she’s told me from our recent conversations.

Her dark complexion made her strikingly beautiful, but it bothered her.  She was young—seventeen, wrapped in a wool coat on the deck of the ocean liner Isle de France.  She’d been seasick for three days, unable to keep anything down.  She found the smell of food from the ship’s kitchen unbearable, and

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Shane Wills, Your Stories

I really find your presence on the radio as an on going friendship. Thanks for doing what you do again in this book. I am adopted and have known since I was old enough to understand what that meant. In the last three years I have been introduced to my biological parents and family. I am of mixed race. My adopted parents are not in the minority. A lot of

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‘Today Show’ Michele Norris kicks off her Nationwide Book Tour

September 21, 2010- 8:30 AM

Michele Norris discusses her memoir, The Grace of Silence with Meredith Vieira.

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‘The Leonard Lopate Show’-Michele Norris on The Grace of Silence

September 21, 2010- 12PM

Michelle Norris, cohost of NPR’s All Things Considered, discusses “the hidden conversation” on race that’s unfolding in America. In her new book The Grace of Silence, she unearthed and confronted painful family secrets and came to terms with her own identity and the history of race in her family.

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Antony Pate, Your Stories

I was in the kitchen this morning, carefully avoiding stepping on my lounging cat, while mindlessly making coffee for my wife and myself. In the background, I heard Steve Inskeep introduce his interview with Michele Norris, about her book, The Grace of Silence. When Inskeep noted that Michele’s father “walked with a touch of syncopation,” my attention intensified, since it easily could have applied to my father. As she described

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