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Lisa VonTress- Guilt. I loved My Annie So

Guilt. I loved my Annie so.

As a child growing up in the DC suburbs, I had no idea about what was going on. I had Annie, who was with my family 6 years before I was born until I was 13 when my father moved us. I came back to her later as she worked part-time for my aunt in Reston, VA. My mother died when I was nine

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Rebekah Porter- Me, white child on Black bus.

Me, White Child on Black Bus.

I was an 8 year old white child in the Fall of 1972. In August of that year was the first time I set foot in Alabama, in a small town, home to a white writer who had had cross burned in his front yard.

I didn’t know that famous author’s name until a couple years ago. I didn’t know he lived 3 blocks

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Michele Norris, Keynote address at Diversity Symposium

NPR host Michele Norris reveals family secrets
Female journalist gives keynote address at Diversity Symposium

By Allison Sylte | RMSMC
Updated: 09/21/11 8:22pm

Despite naming her book “The Grace of Silence,” Michele Norris wanted to start a conversation. More specifically, a conversation about race, a topic she says Americans don’t discuss nearly enough.
“Why do we choose not to talk about the difficult chapters in America, particularly when they pertain …

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Colorado State- Michele Norris, Forum focuses on race diversity

Forum focuses on race diversity
Speaker highlights how to communicate with families about history

Written by
Bobby Magill

When starting a conversation with family members about race and family history, be sure to do it over food.

That’s how you ease reluctant family members into a difficult conversation that could make you realize how little you might know those who raised you, a central theme to NPR host Michele Norris’ …

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Plum TV- 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival- The Race Card

We caught up with co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered and author of The Grace of Silence, Michele Norris, at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. She describes her ongoing project of collecting postcards from around the world on which people have written their thoughts, feelings and observations around race in one sentence using six words. Michele emphasizes the importance of this question since we live in a multi-ethnic …

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Book Clubs

Bookclubs across America are reading The Grace of Silence.  Click here to view the reading guide, or contact us to request your Grace of Silence Book Club packet.…

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Resources

You can do more than just read The Grace of Silence.  You can use it as a teaching tool in the classroom. Click HERE to learn more about The Grace of Silence Teacher’s Guide, interactive classroom exercises & resource materials.…

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Common Reads

The Grace of Silence is a great conversation starter. That is one reason the book has been adopted for Common Reads by schools, churches, reading circles and the One City – One Read program in Minneapolis.  If your group or book club is interested in a common read experience, Michele would love to hear from you.…

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The Race Card

Michele Norris started The Race Card Project in 2010 to foster a wider conversation about race among her readers. It has since grown into a rich and powerful archive. Thousands of people from all over the US and the world have submitted their candid thoughts on race in six-word essays. Read a selection and submit your own Race Card HERE……

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10 Books You Should Be Reading: The Grace of Silence

Ten Books You Should Be Reading

The summer is flying by and with temperatures around the country so high, a lot of people are staying in under the A/C looking for something to read. How do I know? Because my Twitter timeline is full of people asking what I recommend. So here are my top 10 reads so far this year.

10. Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin

Look …

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