Wanda's Picks

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

1. Sherri Young, Founder, African American Shakespeare Company, joins us to talk about the holiday favorite, Cinderella, opening this weekend, Dec. 22-24 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. She will be joined by Prince Charming (Rickey Soto) and Cinderella (Paige Mayes).  Visit http://www.african-americanshakes.org/productions/cinderella/

2. Dezi Solèy, actress (ensemble), Participants at TheatreFirst in Berkeley, Dec. 22-23, closing weekend. Visit http://theatrefirst.com/tickets/

& www.dezisoley.com

3. Aldo Billingslea, Interim Artistic Director, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (taped 12/8)

4. Yvonne Cobbs, Musical Director, LHT's Soulful Christmas: A Gospel Holiday Concert and cast join us to talk about the wonderful program (taped 12/15).

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

1. Dee Dee Simon, playwright, "Misery Loves Company" at Flight Deck, Christmas Eve, 7 p.m.

2. Delfeayo Marsalis joins us to talk about his first Live Album: "Kalamazoo."

3. TheatreFirst guests join us to talk about the current collaborative project: Participants through Dec. 23 at Live Oak Theatre in Berkeley: Cheri L. Miller; Skyler Cooper; Nick Nanna Mwaluko; Carl Lumbly. Visit http://theatrefirst.com/17-18-season/

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

1. Adrian Williams, Director & Founder, The Village Project, which started in June 2006 and is an after school and summer academic, enrichment program for youth age 17 and under and their families. The project provides a safe environment for public and co-operative housing residents with positive activities and events.  Our mission is to expose our children to their own rich heritage and culture, along with getting them to appreciate and respect unfamiliar cultures, activities and places. Program offers academic support, music, tennis, swimming and soccer, along with field trips.http://thevillageprojectsf.org

2. Angela Wellman, Founding Director, the Oakland Public Conservatory (opening weekend). Interview from the archives.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

1. Veronica Blair (aerial straps) in Mittens and Mistletoe, Dec. 22-28 at Dance Mission joins us to talk about her aerial career as well as The Uncle Jr. Project

2. Maestro Michael Morgan joins us to talk about the seasonal favorite concert, Hallelujah! Let Us Break Bread Together, Sunday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. at Oakland's Paramount Theatre.

3. Aldo Billingslea, Interim Artistic Director, Lorraine Hansberry joins us to talk legacy in the future tense this morning as the season ends and begins again for a Bay Area premiere Black Theatre Company. Don't miss 2017 Soulful Christmas Dec. 14-24 at the Burial Clay Theater at the AAACC.

4. Graham Lustig, Artistic Director, Oakland Ballet, joins us to talk about his Nutcracker,12/23-24 at the Paramount Theatre and "Jungala" based on Kipling's Jungle Book, 3/18.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

1. Angela Wellman, Oakland Public Conservatory Opening Weekend (Rebroadcast)

2. Taiwo Kugichagulia-Seitu, Lyric Performing Arts Academy presents: The Jazzy Nutcracker at Fremont High School; Go Tell It: A Harriet Tubman Christmas Story

3. Playground Directors talk about the upcoming Free Film Festival

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

 

1. Professor Manu Ampim joins us to talk about a workshop he is hosting: Historic African Coalitions: Building a Network to Advance the Work at Melrose Library, Sat, December 2, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: MELROSE BRANCH, 4805 Foothill Boulevard, Lower Level Meeting Room, Oakland, CA. 

2. End Game AIDS in the Black Community interview with Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick (7/10 rebroadcast). 

3. Brother Anthony T. Browder is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and an educational consultant. He is a graduate of Howard and has lectured extensively throughout the United States and five continents.

Mr. Browder is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 35 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture.

https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Anthony+Browder

1. Dinizulu Gene Tinnie joins us to talk about “The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, Dec. 2.

He is a visual artist, educator, writer, and community activist based in Miami, Florida.  Among the projects with which he is involved are a Slave Ship Replica Project and an annual Middle Passage remembrance; the restoration of Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, Miami’s fondly remembered onetime “Colored Beach” of the Jim Crow era. 

He recently collaborated on the design and installation of an exhibition at Fort Lauderdale’s Old Dillard Museum on the history of Black educational philosophy from ancient times to the present, before during, and after slavery.

2. Dr. Marsha Guess, MD and Dr. Kathleen A. Connell join us to talk about women's pelvic health.  See https://urogyn.coloradowomenshealth.com/

3. Trombonist, scholar, educator and activist Angela Wellman has performed with the McCoy Tyner Big Band, Joe Williams, Al Grey, Slide Hampton, and other noted musicians. The Kansas City, Missouri, native  is a third generation musician and music educator. In 2016 she received the Cultural Key to the City from Mayor of Oakland. She is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and plans to have it completed in 2019.

4.Taiwo Kugichagulia-Seitu, storyteller, and praise singer, joins us to talk about The Jazzy Nutcracker & Go Tell It: A Harriet Tubman Christmas Story, Dec. 9 & Dec. 16, 2017 at Fremont High School in Oakland. See GoTellIt.info and lyricperformingartsacademy.com

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

1. Ann Chinn, Director, Middle Passage Portmarkers Project (MAPP) joins us to talk about the progress of her project which creates monuments to honor African people's entrance into this country on slaveships

2.  Kat Cole and Eric Garcia, Detour Dance Company, join us to talk about the world premiere of presents the world premiere of FUGUE, a site-specific dance theater event that traverses the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District collecting stories of queers, people of color and longtime residents of the city en route to a fabled “new city," Dec. 1-10.

3. Della Reese made her transition Sunday, Nov. 19. To honor her life, we play an interview recorded when she was visiting San Francisco in 2012 for a concert at the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

1. Ann Chinn, Director, Middle Passage Portmarkers Project (MAPP) joins us to talk about the progress of her project which creates monuments to honor African people's entrance into this country on slaveships

2.  Kat Cole and Eric Garcia, Detour Dance Company, join us to talk about the world premiere of presents the world premiere of FUGUE, a site-specific dance theater event that traverses the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District collecting stories of queers, people of color and longtime residents of the city en route to a fabled “new city," Dec. 1-10.

3. Della Reese made her transition Sunday, Nov. 19. To honor her life, we play an interview recorded when she was visiting San Francisco in 2012 for a concert at the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

Rebroadcast of Nov. 10, 2017 show:

1. Ethel Long-Scott, Women's Economic Agenda Project (WEAP) talks about the Teach-in at Laney College Forum, Wed., Nov. 15, 9 AM-12 noon and 6 PM to 9 PM in the Forum Bldg. There is a CBO Fair in the Quad at 12 noon.

2. Dr. Mona Vaughn Scott, Ms. Faye Carol and members of the cast, join us to talk about the Nina Simone Story at Black Rep Nov. 11-13, 2017.

3. Margo Hall, director, Robert O'Hara's Barbecue at SF Playhouse. Closed 11/11.

4. Orisa Urban World Festival highlights for weekend 2: 11/10-11-12.