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padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Melissa Victoria Harris<br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1973-10-02</span>) </span>October 2, 1973<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 51)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;">Author, political commentator, professor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Education</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">MA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy" title="Doctor of Philosophy">PhD</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States" title="Politics of the United States">American politics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racism_in_the_United_States" title="Racism in the United States">race relations</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Dennis Lacewell (1999–2005)<br />James Perry (2010–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Children</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">2 daughters</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://perrypolitical.com">perrypolitical<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry</b> (born October 2, 1973), formerly known as <b>Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell</b>, is an American writer, the Presidential Chair Professor of Politics & International Affairs and head of The Anna Julia Cooper Project at Wake Forest University, television host, and political commentator with a focus on <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> politics. Harris-Perry hosted the <i><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Harris-Perry_(TV_program)" title="Melissa Harris-Perry (TV program)">Melissa Harris-Perry</a></i> weekend news on <a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a> from 2012 to February 27, 2016. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Harris-Perry was born to a white mother and black father.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was born in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a> and grew up in <a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_County,_Virginia" title="Chesterfield County, Virginia">Chesterfield County, Virginia</a>, one of the counties adjoining the independent city of <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a>, where she attended <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dale_High_School" title="Thomas Dale High School">Thomas Dale High School</a>. Her father was the first dean of African-American Affairs at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RTD2011_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTD2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harris-Perry's mother, Diana Gray, taught at a community college and was working on her doctorate when they met. She worked for non-profit organizations that provided services such as <a href="/wiki/Day-care" class="mw-redirect" title="Day-care">day-care</a> centers, health care for people in rural communities, and access to <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_health" class="mw-redirect" title="Reproductive health">reproductive care</a> for poor women.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Harris-Perry graduated from <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> in English and earned a PhD in <a href="/wiki/Political_science" title="Political science">political science</a> from <a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke University</a>. She received an <a href="/wiki/Honorary_degree" title="Honorary degree">honorary doctorate</a> from <a href="/wiki/Meadville_Lombard_Theological_School" title="Meadville Lombard Theological School">Meadville Lombard Theological School</a>, and is studying toward a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Divinity" title="Master of Divinity">Master of Divinity</a> in theology at <a href="/wiki/Union_Theological_Seminary_(Manhattan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Theological Seminary (Manhattan)">Union Theological Seminary</a> of <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-About_Harris-Perry_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_Harris-Perry-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-U.S._1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-U.S._1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Harris-Perry joined the <a href="/wiki/Political_science" title="Political science">political science</a> faculty of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago" title="University of Chicago">University of Chicago</a> in 1999 and taught there for seven years, until 2006, when she accepted a tenured appointment at <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton University</a> as an Associate Professor of <a href="/wiki/Political_Science" class="mw-redirect" title="Political Science">Political Science</a> and <a href="/wiki/African-American_Studies" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American Studies">African-American Studies</a>. Harris-Perry left Princeton in 2011 after being denied a full professorship<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Leaving_Princeton_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leaving_Princeton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for <a href="/wiki/Tulane_University" title="Tulane University">Tulane University</a>, where she was Founding Director of the <a href="/wiki/Anna_Julia_Cooper" class="mw-redirect" title="Anna Julia Cooper">Anna Julia Cooper</a> Project, a center for the study of race, gender, and politics in the South. </p><p>On July 1, 2014, Harris-Perry returned to <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Maya_Angelou" title="Maya Angelou">Maya Angelou</a> Presidential Chair Professor of Politics and International Affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Anna Julia Cooper Project is now resident at Wake Forest. </p><p>She is a regular columnist for the magazine <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nation" title="The Nation">The Nation</a></i>, the co-host of the magazine's podcast System Check<sup id="cite_ref-System_Check_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-System_Check-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Dorian Warren, and the author of two books (one published under the name Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MSNBC_weekend_morning_news">MSNBC weekend morning news</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: MSNBC weekend morning news"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Harris-Perry_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Melissa Harris-Perry (TV series)">Melissa Harris-Perry (TV series)</a></div> <p>On February 18, 2012, Harris-Perry began hosting an <a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a> weekend morning show titled <i>Melissa Harris-Perry</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 2013, Harris-Perry was criticized by some political commentators for statements she made on her program related to collective parenting.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 31, 2013, she apologized for a "photos of the year" segment on December 28, 2013, that included jokes about a family picture featuring former Republican presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a>'s family, including his <a href="/wiki/Transracial_adoption" class="mw-redirect" title="Transracial adoption">adopted Black</a> grandson.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Departure">Departure</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Departure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 26, 2016, Harris-Perry sent an email to co-workers that she would not host her show on MSNBC for the coming weekend, stating: "Our show was taken—without comment or discussion or notice—in the midst of an election season [...] I will not be used as a tool for [management's] purposes [...] I am not a token, mammy, or little brown bobble head." Her show was scheduled to air as usual on Saturday, but Harris-Perry chose not to return, saying: "I am only willing to return when that return happens under certain terms."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She said she would only return when she could do "substantive, meaningful and autonomous work." NBC responded that "many of our daytime programs have been temporarily upended by breaking political coverage, including M.H.P."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The public dispute led to discussions between the network and her representatives about ending her relationship with MSNBC.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 28, 2016, the network confirmed that Harris-Perry was leaving the network.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ELLE.com_editor-at-large">ELLE.com editor-at-large</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: ELLE.com editor-at-large"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 18, 2016, it was announced that Harris-Perry joined <a href="/wiki/Elle_(magazine)" title="Elle (magazine)">Elle.com</a> as <a href="/wiki/Editor-at-large" title="Editor-at-large">editor-at-large</a>. In the role, Harris-Perry is stated to focus on areas of race, gender, politics, and fashion, "telling the often-overlooked stories of women and girls of color".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Takeaway"><i>The Takeaway</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The Takeaway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 23, 2021, Harris-Perry was named as interim host of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Takeaway" title="The Takeaway">The Takeaway</a></i> following the departure of the show's previous host, <a href="/wiki/Tanzina_Vega" title="Tanzina Vega">Tanzina Vega</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was later announced as the permanent host and managing editor on October 18, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2023, Perry announced <a href="/wiki/WNYC" title="WNYC">WNYC</a>'s decision to abruptly cancel the show effective June 2 of that year, slamming management of WNYC publicly on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008 she underwent a hysterectomy due to <a href="/wiki/Uterine_fibroids" class="mw-redirect" title="Uterine fibroids">uterine fibroids</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-jez_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jez-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010 she married <a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">attorney</a> James Perry. He is the <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem">Winston-Salem</a> Urban League.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 14, 2014, their daughter was born via gestational carrier.<sup id="cite_ref-jez_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jez-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is Harris-Perry's second child.<sup id="cite_ref-jez_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jez-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2015, the <i><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Journal" title="Winston-Salem Journal">Winston-Salem Journal</a></i> reported that the <a href="/wiki/IRS" class="mw-redirect" title="IRS">IRS</a> had placed a <a href="/wiki/Tax_lien" title="Tax lien">tax lien</a> on the property of Harris-Perry and her husband for about $70,000 in delinquent taxes. Harris-Perry said she and her husband paid $21,721 on April 15, 2015, and have a payment plan with the IRS.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHarris-Lacewell2004" class="citation book cs1">Harris-Lacewell, Melissa Victoria (2004). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/barbershopsbible0000harr"><i>Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought</i></a></span> (First ed.). <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University_Press" title="Princeton University Press">Princeton University Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-691-11405-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-691-11405-7"><bdi>978-0-691-11405-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Barbershops%2C+Bibles%2C+and+BET%3A+Everyday+Talk+and+Black+Political+Thought&rft.edition=First&rft.pub=Princeton+University+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-0-691-11405-7&rft.aulast=Harris-Lacewell&rft.aufirst=Melissa+Victoria&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbarbershopsbible0000harr&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMelissa+Harris-Perry" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarris-Perry2011" class="citation book cs1">Harris-Perry, Melissa V. (2011). <i><a href="/wiki/Sister_Citizen:_Shame,_Stereotypes,_and_Black_Women_in_America" title="Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America">Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Yale_University_Press" title="Yale University Press">Yale University Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-300-16541-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-300-16541-8"><bdi>978-0-300-16541-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sister+Citizen%3A+Shame%2C+Stereotypes%2C+and+Black+Women+in+America&rft.pub=Yale+University+Press&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-0-300-16541-8&rft.aulast=Harris-Perry&rft.aufirst=Melissa+V.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMelissa+Harris-Perry" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Harris-Perry&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarris2014" class="citation news cs1">Harris, Aisha (January 24, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/24/closure_documentary_and_melissa_harris_perry_add_a_personal_voice_to_transracial.html">"When White Parents Adopt Black Children"</a>. <i>browbeat</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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