Mike & Shyretha Sheats on The People's Supper
b"Mike and Shyretha Sheats are the husband and wife team who run an evolving dinner series called The Plate Sale in Atlanta and Athens Georgia. They previously spent time in Charleston \\u2013 Mike at McCrady\\u2019s and Shyretha at The Gin Joint, and they were both part of the opening team at Staplehouse, the Atlanta gem that was named best new restaurant in 2016 by Bon App\\xe9tit.\\n\\nMike and Shyretha are helping put together an event called The People\\u2019s Supper: a community dinner and conversation on violence, environmental racism and radical imagination being held on the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.\\u2019s assassination (Wednesday, April 4th, 2018). Mike will be preparing the final meal that Dr. King never had the opportunity to eat. They spoke to HRN's Kat Johnson about the dinner and the organization that is hosting, Lead to Life.\\n\\nLead to Life is transforming weapons into shovels for ceremonial-tree plantings at sites that have been impacted by violence or carry spiritual significance across Atlanta and Oakland.\\n\\nPhotos by Shannon Sturgis.\\n\\nMusic by Breakmaster Cylinder.\\n\\nHeritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast."