Writing past wrongs: Author Jocelyn Johnson looks for new American truths


On October 26, Jocelyn Johnson will read an excerpt from “Control Negro” at New Dominion Bookshop. The story was selected by Roxane Gay for inclusion in Best American Short Stories 2018. Publicity photo

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