Dining with Deb is returning to New Orleans on International Women's Day, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, with a RIVETING program. A Conversation with Michelle Miller will dive into her upcoming book, BELONGING: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love.

Few people in Michelle’s life knew the painful secret she carried. Her mother had abandoned her at birth. Los Angeles in 1967 was deeply segregated, and her mother--a Chicana hospital administrator who was white presenting, had kept her affair with Michelle's father, Dr. Ross Miller, a married trauma surgeon and Compton's first Black city councilman-hidden, along with the unplanned pregnancy. Raised largely by her father and her paternal grandmother, Michelle had no knowledge of the woman whose genes she shared. Michelle revisits the emotional turmoil of her formative years and how the enigma of her mother and her rejection shaped her understanding of herself and her own Blackness. What emerges is an intimate family story about secrets—secrets we keep, secrets we share, and the secrets that make us who we are.

Belonging is the chronicle of Michelle's decades-long quest to connect with the woman who gave her life, to confront her past, and ultimately, to find her voice as a journalist, a wife, and a mother.

NOTE: Due to the overwhelming reponse to our upcoming Dining with Deb, we have reached capacity for the VIP reception. Tickets for the general reception are still available but selling steadily. Don’t miss this powerful conversation !! Grab your girls and Get your tickets soon.

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SOLD OUT - VIP Ticket includes an exclusive VIP reception at Vue Orleans Observatory atop the Four Seasons Hotel with breathtaking views of New Orleans starting at 5:30 pm with opportunities to network with professional women, take photos and celebrate International Women’s Day. Premium seating will be available for “A Conversation with Michelle” which follows downstairs at the Four Seasons Hotel at 7:00 pm.

General Admission Ticket includes a reception with light bites and beverages at the Four Seasons Hotel starting at 5:30 pm with opportunities to network with professional women and celebrate International Women’s Day. “A Conversation with Michelle” follows at 7:00 pm.

Everyone will receive an autographed copy of BELONGING: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love by Michelle Miller.

Special shoutout and thanks to our partner Baldwin & Co. Coffee & Bookstore

Dining with Deb: A Conversation with Michelle Miller