Stephanie Powell Watts | No One Is Coming to Save Us
Season 20 Episode 2012 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Author Stephanie Powell Watts shares a glimpse into the hearts of a family.
JJ Ferguson has returned home to Pinewood, NC to build his dream house & pursue his high school sweetheart, Ava. But as he reenters his former world, where factories are in decline & the legacy of Jim Crow is still felt, he’s startled to find that the people he once knew & loved have changed just as much as he has. No One Is Coming to Save Us is a revelatory debut from an insightful voice.
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Stephanie Powell Watts | No One Is Coming to Save Us
Season 20 Episode 2012 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
JJ Ferguson has returned home to Pinewood, NC to build his dream house & pursue his high school sweetheart, Ava. But as he reenters his former world, where factories are in decline & the legacy of Jim Crow is still felt, he’s startled to find that the people he once knew & loved have changed just as much as he has. No One Is Coming to Save Us is a revelatory debut from an insightful voice.
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