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Michele Norris

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Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus. She’s Still on Probation.

Colvin, 82, is headed to court in Montgomery, Ala., to petition for her record to be cleared.

by Michele Norris via Washington Post on October 26, 2021
Students Need To Learn About The Haters and The Helpers of Our History

We do our children no favors if we only feed them a steady diet of fairy tales that sidestep life’s complexities.

by Michele Norris via Washington Post on July 23, 2021
Germany Faced its Horrible Past. Can We Do the Same?

For too long, we've ignored our real history. We must face where truth can take us.

by Michele Norris via Washington Post on June 3, 2021
George and Martha Washington Enslaved 300 People. Let’s Start With Their Names

The man who supposedly never told a lie figured out how to stretch the truth when it came to human bondage.

by Michele Norris via Washington Post on June 26, 2020
Why Did It Take So Long to Set Aunt Jemima Free?

PepsiCo’s move to end the racist brand comes shamefully late.

by Michele Norris via Washington Post on June 17, 2020
So You Want to Talk about Lynching? Understand This First.

If you are unwilling to do this work — and it is work — then leave that word alone.

by Michele Norris via Washington Post on October 23, 2019

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