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Michele Norris

Senior Contributing Editor for MS NOW

Michele Norris is a senior contributing editor for MS NOW and the author of “Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race & Identity.” 

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Every eulogy of Jesse Jackson should mention his rare gift

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Minnesota is demonstrating a new brand of resistance

People surround a memorial of flowers.

ICE wants to make Minneapolis cower in fear. The opposite is happening.

Ketanji Brown Jackson smiles while seated on a blue chair

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s necklace did the talking for her on Monday

Kamala Harris.

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Two girls hug at a vigil on Aug. 27, 2025 for the victims of a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis

After the Annunciation school shooting, the gun lobby is counting on our doing nothing

Wes Moore speaking

Wes Moore’s response to Trump’s National Guard deployment is textbook perfect

ICE Raid At Southern California Farm Sparks Protests

I’m proud to wave the American flag — and other liberals should feel the same

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaking

What the Trump administration woefully misunderstands about America’s workforce

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