WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1

Lecture: Eavesdropping on America's Conversation on Race
Michele Norris
7 p.m.
Carnegie Music Hall
Tickets $10-$25; tickets to go on sale August 21 at noon.
Michele Norris is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades of experience. In September, 2010, Norris released her first book, The Grace of Silence: A Memoir, which focuses on how America talks about race in the wake of Barack Obama's presidential election, and explores her own family's racial legacy. She is currently a host and special correspondent for NPR. Previously, Norris served as co-host of NPR's newsmagazine All Things Considered, public radio's longest-running national program. Her research, writing, and programs about race and racism are world-renowned.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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