Michele Norris Interview: The Obamas - Leadership and Legacy | In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Michele Norris shares how Barack Obama’s leadership shaped his legacy and how Michelle Obama inspired young people to value democracy. She also explores America’s racial shifts during their time and the rise of Donald Trump.

00:01:00 Meeting Barack Obama: a bold thinker in politics
00:02:33 Michelle Obama’s campaign trail: empowering Black women
00:05:46 Michelle’s empathy: lifting up the unheard
00:08:51 A White House for all: youth at the center of Michelle Obama’s legacy
00:13:36 Criticism and grace: Michelle Obama 
00:16:36 Breaking the silence: fertility, marriage, and Michelle Obama’s story
00:19:35 Revolutionizing communication: the Obamas and social media
00:22:25 The myth of post-racial America: lessons from Obama’s presidency
00:25:25 Barack Obama’s quiet revolution: talking race on his terms
00:32:22 Cultural shifts in the Obama era: a changing America
00:40:40 Obama’s second term: cementing legacy against opposition
00:42:32 Amazing Grace: Barack Obama’s most human moment
00:45:32 Racial discourse in transition: from Obama to Trump

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🔍 About Michele Norris

Michele Norris, a journalist and columnist, is the founding director of The Race Card Project, which sparks global conversations about race through six-word stories. The project won a Peabody Award in 2014. From 2002 to 2012, she hosted NPR’s “All Things Considered,” becoming its first female African American host, and later served as a special correspondent on race and identity. Previously, she was an Emmy and Peabody-winning ABC News correspondent covering 9/11. Norris and her husband, Broderick Johnson, share a close friendship with the Obamas.

Interviewee: Michele Norris
Interviewed by: Peter Kunhardt
Interview Date: 14th November 2018
  
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