Michele Norris looks at her own life and her parents’ lives as a means to understanding how their experiences colored her own growing up and view of the world. Their groundbreaking move to south Minneapolis is just one thing that will make this interesting to local readers. For anyone who wants to look at their own history through a different lens, Michele gives us tools to emulate. I read this in one day, yesterday, the day we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King. I’m glad this was on my Christmas list and proved to be as wonderful as I thought it would be.

posted Jan 18, 2011 at 9:10AM

One Minneapolis, One Read - Fall 2011- The City of Minneapolis is participating in a city-wide reading initiative called, One Minneapolis, One Read. This idea was inspired by a group of residents in south Minneapolis called Building Bridges. The book that people will be reading is called “The Grace of Silence” by Minneapolis native and National Public Radio host Michele Norris. This memoir describes the experience of the Norris’ as the first Black family on their block in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. Norris also details her discovery of race-based family secrets… · An NPR story about the book can be listened to here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129933195 · An excerpt from the book can be previewed here: http://erb.kingdomnow.org/excerpt-the-grace-of-silence-by-michele-norris-vol-4-3-5/ City-wide events will be taking place through the fall to discuss the book. More information can be found here: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/oneminneapolisoneread.asp Such readings could strengthen our communities and promote solidarity throughout Minneapolis. Please feel free to share this information with your partners and colleagues

posted Aug 3, 2011 at 8:44AM

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