Booker T. Washington was an integral part of African-American history, especially in the realm of education. Washington's work inspired local photographer Noah Rucker to create an holiday designed to spread education, business, and art in the black community, which he calls "BookDay." Rucker talks all about the most recent BookDay with WEMU's Patrick Campion and Concentrate Media's Sarah Rigg in this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi."
Resources:
Sarah Rigg's Feature Article: Photo essay: Black leaders discuss empowerment and inspiration at Ypsi's BookDay
Third Annual BookDay Celebration
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— Patrick Campion is the WEMU Program Director. You can contact Patrick at734.487.3363, on twitter @WEMUPC, or email him at pcampion@emich.edu