Jesmyn Ward to speak at Wake Forest University [Video]

FORECAST WITH BRIAN IN JUST A BIT, BUT LET’S SAY GOOD MORNING TO OUR FIRST LIVE GUEST OF THE SHOW. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LEADERS AT WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY WHO ARE GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT FACE TO FACE SPEAKER FORUM. YEAH, FOR THIS EVENT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM AMERICAN NOVELIST JESMYN WARD. NOW, UNLIKE MOST FOR MOST OF THE FORUMS THAT THEY DO, THIS EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND AND PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROGRAM FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER AT WAKE FOREST. AND JOINING US LIVE NOW IS KENNETH TOWNSEND, THE MODERATOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER IN THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AT WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY. PERFECT PERSON TO SPEAK WITH KENNETH GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE Y’ALL DOING? WE’RE GREAT. WE HOPE YOU ARE TOO. SO FIRST TO START OFF BY TELLING US ABOUT JESMYN WARD. WHAT IS HER BACKGROUND AND …