Ernest Gaines Award

Author Pens Stories of African American Life in Rural North Carolina

Ashley Westerman — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:10:32 +0000

Stephanie Powell Watts will be accepting this year’s Ernest Gains Award for Literary Excellence from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.

Watts is being recognized for her collection of 10 stories, “We Are Taking Only What We Need," chronicling the lives of African Americans in rural North Carolina.

Watts writes from experience.

THURSDAY: Superintendent John White, Author Stephanie Powell Watts

Jim Engster — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:18:21 +0000

Jim talks with Stephanie Powell Watts, this year's recipient of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for literary excellence, for her book, "We Are Taking Only What We Need"

Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White discusses the many changes in Louisiana's public education system, and legal challenges some of those initiatives are facing.