The Power of Words featuring Michele Norris

136 East 3rd Street,Davenport IA 52801

11 March, 2021

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Michele Norris keynotes a discussion of the grace of silence and the power of words. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.Appetizers, desserts, coffee, and cash bar available 6:00 p.m.Keynote Address with Michele Norris, Peabody Award-winning journalist, founder of The Race Card Project and Executive Director of The Bridge, The Aspen Institute’s new program on race, identity, connectivity and inclusion. For more than a decade Norris served as a host of NPR's All Things Considered, where she interviewed world leaders, American presidents, Nobel laureates, leading thinkers, and groundbreaking artists. She has also produced in-depth profiles, interviews, and series for NPR News programs, as well as special reports for National Geographic, Time Magazine, ABC News, and Lifetime Television. Norris created The Race Card Project, an initiative to foster a wider conversation about race in America, after the publication of her family memoir, The Grace of Silence.7:00 p.m.Question and answer with Michele Norris, moderated by Dr. LaDrina Wilson This intelligent conversation made possible by Event SponsorsMerrill, a Bank of America companyKen CrokenSusan Sharar and Leo Schubert Table SponsorsIH Mississippi Valley Credit UnionKathleen Collins at the DragonflyMercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterThe Planning CenterRafferty Funeral HomeRivermont CollegiateTrinity Episcopal Cathedral, Davenport  Stage SponsorWITHIN by Conceptual Designs Door Prize SponsorsLagomarcino'sLisa Powell Williams