the bridge

Michele Norris talks about higher education’s role in promoting difficult conversations and in making sense of the role of news in society.

With a rare, intimate perspective on King’s leadership, Clarence Jones offers insights on the ways the myth and mystique of his legacy overshadow key aspects of his life and personality.

How do we recognize and dismantle health-damaging racism in its many forms?

17 D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan area (DMV) high school students participated in a two-day seminar on race and equity.

The Bridge brings wise women – and a few good men – of different generations together into revelatory conversation about what matters most.

What are challenges and opportunities faced by gatekeepers within institutions who don’t fit a homogenous mold in terms of race, class, or gender?

A 90-minute discussion from a variety of thinkers and experts explores how we must rethink our systematically racist policing policies.

A conversation with “Americanah” author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, interviewed by Michele Norris.

Will white Americans learn to let go of their implicit primacy, and will Americans of color learn to elevate the submerged American creed and embrace it? This is the challenge of our moment: to define “all-American” in terms that both embrace and transcend race.

Ever wonder what America’s hidden conversation about race sounds like? Michele Norris has attempted to tap into that private discourse through The Race Card Project where thousands of people from all over the world have submitted Six Word essays on Race and Cultural identity.