Bierce to Host The Race Card Project with NPR’s Michele Norris
In honor of National Public Radio (NPR) Michele Norris’ visit to campus on Monday, February 3, 2014 for Rethinking Race, the University Libraries will host an installation of The Race Card Project in Bierce Library.
The Race Card Project is the brainchild of Norris, developed as a tool to jumpstart conversations about race during her recent book tour. She asked people to think about their experiences, questions, hopes, dreams, laments or observations about race and identity, distill them to just one sentence that had only six words, and submit them on postcards. It has been a wildly successful and insightful project.
From Monday, January 27- Friday, February 14, 2014, UA students, faculty and alumni are encouraged to join in a conversation about race, ethnicity and identity by submitting their six-word race card essays in Bierce Library. The collection of candid submissions will be on display in the library throughout Rethinking Race 2014.
For more on The Race Card Project, http://theracecardproject.com/ For more information about Rethinking Race, http://www.uakron.edu/race/