August 1 is Emancipation Day, an event people around the world will be celebrating, and to commemorate the event in Canada, a Toronto-based actor and activist has founded a festival of music, spoken word and dance, called FreeUp! It will be a CBC ARTS special, streaming on CBC Gem starting at 11am MT on August 1. The host and festival organizer, Ngozi Paul, joined Russell to talk about the festival and the history of Emancipation Day.