Claudia Rankine's book "Citizen: An American Lyric" catalogued the painful daily experiences of lived racism for people of color. When she was collecting stories for the book, she told Krista she would ask the people she interviewed: "'Can you tell me some ordinary thing that you were doing, and then somebody in your life said or did something to make you realize, in their eyes, you are no one?'” | The On Being Project

Hearing President Biden share the familiar lyrics to “American Anthem” was deeply moving. The song, written by Gene Scheer, carries so much meaning. I was asked to sing it for Ken Burns’ documentary, “The War”, and have always been struck by the song’s message, one that honors the past and commits to the work we have to do going forward. Love, Norah | Norah Jones