'After Sherman,' Slow AF Run Club, Juneteenth Event Roundups, and The Deep Water Literary Festival
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A new documentary film explores the African American experience in the South and Gullah culture through the lens of a native son. He also happens to be the son of Pastor Dr. Norvel Goff, whose congregation experienced a racist mass shooting in 2015. Director Jon Sesrie-Goff joins to discuss his debut feature, "After Sherman."
Not a fast runner? Doesn't matter, according to Slow AF Run Club founder Martinus Evans. Inspired by his own journey with running, Evans now has a book titled Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run. He joins us to discuss and take calls from aspiring runners who might be slow AF.
Juneteenth is coming up, and there's a lot happening in our area to mark it. WNYC's culture and arts reporter, Precious Fondren, joins us to discuss.
The Deep Water Literary Festival returns to upstate New York this weekend with a focus on George Orwell, and includes headliners Rebecca Solnit, Lucy Sante, Jad Abumrad, and George Orwell’s son, Richard Blair. Festival co-curator, Aaron Hicklin, joins us to discuss.
