E-mail a friendSeptember 8, 2004
Michigan's Gov. Jennifer Granholm discusses our present state as a nation. Author Jeff Stetson talks about his new book, Blood of Leaves.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm
Gov. Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm was re-elected as governor of Michigan in '06. During her tenure, she's introduced the nation's first bulk-buying pool for prescription drugs, championed universal access to higher education and worked to grow a new alternative energy industry in the state. She began her public service career as a clerk for Judge Damon Keith on the Circuit Court of Appeals and served as Detroit's federal prosecutor and state attorney general. She's an honors graduate of U.C. Berkeley and Harvard Law School.
Jeff Stetson
Jeff Stetson
Playwright Jeff Stetson has joined the ranks of other famous African American poets such as Langston Hughes and Lorraine Hansberry. His childhood love for books and the theater led to a career in performing arts. As the recipient of various awards, including eight N.A.A.C.P. Theater Image Awards and several national drama awards, Stetson has also written film scripts for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Productions and Warner Brothers.