Final Four/A. Van Jordan

Carolina In The Final Four: The North Carolina men’s basketball team has reached its 16th Final Four. Host Frank Stasio looks back at the weekend and ahead to the national championship with WUNC’s Dave DeWitt, author of “True Blue”. (Rowman & Littlefield/2002).

A. Van Jordan: Raised in Akron Ohio and relocated to Greensboro to teach at UNCG, poet A. Van Jordan offers his perspective on being an African-American relocated to the south. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Jordan about his journey to writing via the halls of government as well as his role as teacher and his new book, “Macnolia” about the life and times of a young African-American spelling bee champion from Ohio. (40:00)

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