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Michele Norris, host of All Things Considered, is cowinner of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for The York Project- Race and the '08 Vote and was chosen in 2009 as Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists. She has written for, among other publications, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. As a correspondent for ABC News from 1993 to 2002, she earned Emmy and Peabody awards for her contribution to the network's 9/11 reporting. She has been a frequent guest commentator on Meet the Press, The Chris Matthews Show, and Charlie Rose. Norris lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and children. www.michele-norris.com
An insightful, elegant rendering of how the history of an American family illuminates the history of our country. -Toni Morrison Exquisite. . . [A] rich account of family history. - Seattle Times Powerful and heartbreaking. . . . [Norris] explores race within her family history while tracing its complex legacy in the United States. - San Francisco Chronicle A riveting, inspiring memoir of an at once singular and representative American family. Norris takes us on a painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. . . . Powerful and tender, The Grace of Silence reveals our human complexity in exemplary fashion. -Henry Louis Gates, Jr., University Professor and Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University, and author of Colored People A deeply personal reflection on what her parents and grandparents did and did not tell her about her history and identity as a black woman. . . . A fresh and candid reflection on this most important conversation. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune Gracefully written and carefully researched, it offers up long-buried family secrets as a testimony to racism's power and reach. -- Los Angeles Times A powerful plea to readers to doggedly pursue their families' story lines. She reminds us that speaking candidly about race in America starts not at the president's teleprompter but at our own dinner tables. -- The Washington Post An open and honest examination of race relations in her family's and the country's past. -- Chicago Tribune Jaw-dropping. Can't put down. . . . Riveting. . . . [Norris] uses her signature calm and steady voice to open up about her complicated relatives. -- Essence A revealing, affectionate and sometimes painful memoir which dispenses with stereotype to get to the heart of what makes a family. --Gwen Ifill, Moderator, Washington Week, PBS With learned candor, [Norris] describes the corrosives
