GLIMPSE: Wil Haygood
GLIMPSE affords viewers a monthly opportunity to watch and listen to thoughtful and innovative artists reflect on their lives and discuss the trajectory of their careers. Some of the artists who come to GLIMPSE are at the beginning of their careers, or at important early junctures; others are seasoned professionals with decades of experience. Their professional and personal profiles are vastly different. What connects them is their creative courage, dedication to craft, and willingness to engage in honest reflection on the fascinating paths they have traveled.
The artists and writers we feature on GLIMPSE are people first, and the discussions we host allow our guests to consider the ways in which their artistic choices connect to their experiences as human beings. We feel that exploring our common humanity is imperative for us as a society, particularly as we reshape our lives in the wake of the devastation of the pandemic and a growing social awareness of the inequities that divide us. GLIMPSE reveals that regardless of our differences, we are all in it together.
Aprils’s guest is accomplished journalist and award-winning author Wil Haygood. Haygood has authored seven nonfiction books, including prize-winning and critically acclaimed biographies of 20th-century figures: Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination that Changed America, King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., In Black and White: the Life of Sammy Davis Jr., and Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson. His other books are Two on the River, about a 2,500-mile journey down the Mississippi River, and The Haygoods of Columbus, a family memoir.
GLIMPSE is sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Jericho, Vermont. As a faith community we are committed to social justice, and the money we raise from GLIMPSE helps support programs that contribute to that mission.
