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Marcellus Williams & Travis Mullis: The Death Penalty in Black and White
On Tuesday, within an hour of one another , two men were put to death by the states of Missouri and Texas. One was a black man that was...
Danyahel Norris
Sep 26, 20246 min read
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Reflections on the SCOTUS Killing Race-Based Affirmative Action in College Adminssions
After lots of speculation, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions....
Danyahel Norris
Jul 5, 20235 min read
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Tyre Nichols, A Tiring Reminder of the Need to Reform the Culture of Policing in America
On January 7th, Tyre Nichols was pulled over by Memphis police, pulled from his vehicle, beaten, tased, chased, beaten again, and three...
Danyahel Norris
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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Reflections of a 5,000+ Mile and 18 State Road Trip
Two and a half weeks ago, the kids and I completed a 16-day road trip that spanned more than 5,000 miles and took us through 18 states....
Danyahel Norris
Aug 5, 202213 min read
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Reflections on "The End of Anger: A New Generation's Take on Race and Rage" by Ellis Cose
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Ellis Cose's book The End of Anger: A New Generation's...
Danyahel Norris
Dec 18, 20214 min read
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Reflections on "The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origin of the Model Mi" by Ellen D. Wu
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Ellen D. Wu's book The Color of Success: Asian...
Danyahel Norris
Nov 19, 20213 min read
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The Infrastructure Bill: A Quiet Victory That Speaks Volumes on Our Current Political Climate
Yesterday President Biden signed the long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. The bill was a big win for the...
Danyahel Norris
Nov 17, 20214 min read
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Reflections on "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Ibram X. Kendi's book How to be an Antiracist. In this...
Danyahel Norris
Oct 29, 20213 min read
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We Should Be Teaching Motivations Instead of Morals in History Classes
There's no secret that I'm not a fan of the recent wave of anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT) laws sweeping the country. This includes the...
Danyahel Norris
Oct 19, 20215 min read
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Texas Redistricting is Here and It's Going As Bad As We Imagined
If you haven't heard, we are in the midst of the redistricting process in Texas. It's the first in about five decades that Texas is able...
Danyahel Norris
Oct 3, 20210 min read
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My Letters to the Texas Redistricting Committees
In the midst of writing a piece on redistricting and thought that it would also share the letters I wrote the redistrict committees in...
Danyahel Norris
Oct 2, 20210 min read
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Reflections on "Allies and Advocates: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Culture" by Amber Cabral
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Amber Cabral's book Allies and Advocates: Creating an...
Danyahel Norris
Sep 25, 20210 min read
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Reflections on "Unbias: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work" by Stacey A. Gordon
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Stacey A. Gordon's book Unbias: Addressing Unconscious...
Danyahel Norris
Aug 28, 20213 min read
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Reflections on "The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias" by Dolly Chugh
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Dolly Chugh's book How Good People Fight Bias: The...
Danyahel Norris
Jul 31, 20214 min read
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Reflections on "Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit" by Mary-Frances Winters
In this month's edition of the Diversity Be Like Book Club, we will be discussing Mary-Frances Winters book Black Fatigue: How Racism...
Danyahel Norris
Jun 25, 20212 min read
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Juneteenth: A New Holiday, a Symbol of Systemic Change, and a History Lesson
A pic of my family on June 20, 2020 in front of the Juneteenth historical marker on Galveston Island, where it is believed that General...
Danyahel Norris
Jun 19, 20214 min read
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Remembering Black Wall Street on the 100th Anniversary of Its Destruction
Yesterday was Memorial Day, a day of mourning for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our nation. It also marked the 100th...
Danyahel Norris
May 31, 20214 min read
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Reflections on "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson
Recently, I read Isabel Wilkerson's book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent. In the book, she makes the case that similar to India's...
Danyahel Norris
May 29, 20213 min read
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American Exceptionalism is "Revisionist History," Not the 1619 Project
Tuesday, a Tennessee lawmaker made the claim that the three-fifths compromise was included in the US Constitution to end slavery. For...
Danyahel Norris
May 5, 20214 min read
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Senator Tim Scott and the Discussion of Black Progress
Yesterday, President Biden addressed Congress for the first time since he took office and laid out his ambitious nearly $6 trillion plan....
Danyahel Norris
Apr 29, 20216 min read
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