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!

Hurricane Ida Update, Electric Lady: The Ladies in the Life of Jimi Hendrix, We Cry Genocide, International Tribunal, Oct. 22-25, 55th Anniversary of the BPP

1. BJ, Black Panther Party Alumni Museum, joins us to talk about the 55th Anniversary October 22-24, program in Oakland, CA. The big day is Oct. 23.

2. Baba Jalil Muntaquim, POW, joins us to talk about JERICHO and the International Tribunal Oct. 22-25 (virtually). 

3. Update on Hurricane Ida with Nana Sula Spirit and Baba Malik Rahim. 

4. Electric Lady: The Ladies in the Life of Jimi Hendricks is Oct. 1 (5 PM PT/8 PM ET) virtually. Jerome Preston Bates, Rome Neal, Rosa Lee Brooks and Genia Lear Morgan, join us to talk about the production. Electric Lady (An Infinity of Jimi) is a BLACK REPERTORY GROUP (Berkeley) 59th. MAINSTAGE SEASON  production.

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. BJ, Black Panther Party Alumni Museum, joins us to talk about the 55th Anniversary October 22-24, program in Oakland, CA. The big day is Oct. 23.

2. Baba Jalil Muntaquim, POW, joins us to talk about JERICHO and the International Tribunal Oct. 22-25 (virtually). 

3. Update on Hurricane Ida with Nana Sula Spirit and Baba Malik Rahim. 

4. Electric Lady: The Ladies in the Ladies in the Life of Jimi Hendricks is Oct. 1 (5 PM PT/8 PM ET) virtually. Jerome Preston Bates, Rome Neal, Rosa Lee Brooks and Genia Lear Morgan, join us to talk about the production.  Electric Lady (An Infinity of Jimi) is a BLACK REPERTORY GROUP (Berkeley) 59th. MAINSTAGE SEASON  production.

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. Brother Manu Ampim and Sis. Mayada Mannan-Brake join us this morning to talk about an upcoming conference: Kushite Nubian Heritage International Conference: Perserving an African Legecy, Oct. 1-3; Her father Baba Nuraddin Abdulmannan (retired Sudan Ambassador to the U.S.) will not be available for the interview.  Sister Mayada is a long-time Nubian activist with family roots in northern Sudan.

2. Delfeayo Marsalis joins us to talk about his beloved NOLA post-Ida. 

3. Lewis Jordan, musician, composer, artist, joins us to talk about his concert at The Freight and Salvage, Monday, Sept. 27

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! 

We are joined by Jerome Preston Bates, an American theater, film and television actor, director and playwright and Rome Neal, director, to talk about "The Jimi Hendrix Experiment." 

This free virtual production, produced by Black Repertory Group in Berkeley (57th season) is followed by a conversation with the playwright and artists who knew Hendrix, Sat., Sept. 18, 8 p.m. (ET), 5 p.m. (PT).

The play streams live and free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2g19bOQ1Y

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. Lenard D. Moore, "Long Rain," and Earl S. Braggs, "A Boy Named Boy," join us to talk about their latest works. If you are in their vicinity, there is an opportunity to meet the authors, Sat., Sept. 25, at Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. (Mr. Braggs is not able to join us. We hope he feels better soon.)

2. PlayGround is having a Gala Celebration of 20 years of the June Ann Baker Prize honorees 2002-2021, Monday, Sept. 20, 6-8 p.m. in person and online.  Joining us are Genevieve Jessee, Rachel Bublitz, Evelyn Jean Pine and Jim Kleinmann, PG co-founder, director, arts administrator.

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! 

Special Guests:

Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today. He fuses a wide range of jazz, world music, and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots to create a fresh and original urban sound – all with a Latin jazz heart. Omar Sosa’s musical trajectory has taken him from Camagüey and Havana to touring in Angola, the Congo, Ethiopia, and Nicaragua in the 1980s; to a sojourn in the African-descent communities of Ecuador in the early 1990s; to an extended presence on the San Francisco Bay Area Latin jazz scene; to his current engagement with artists from France, Cuba, Brazil, and several North, West, and East African nations.

https://omarsosa.com/short_biography/

Omar joins us to talk about his date, Sept. 16 @ SFJAZZ: Motherland Journey w/SCULPTOR-PAINTER GITHINJI WA'MBIRE & DRUMMER AMAURY ACOSTA. 

Githinji Wa'mbire joins us too. 

https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/omar-sosa-motherland-journey/

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! 

We are joined by Jerome Preston Bates, an American theater, film and television actor, director and playwright and Rome Neal, director, to talk about "The Jimi Hendrix Experiment." 

This free virtual production, produced by Black Repertory Group in Berkeley (57th season) is followed by a conversation with the playwright and artists who knew Hendrix, Sat., Sept. 18, 8 p.m. (ET), 5 p.m. (PT).

The play streams live and free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2g19bOQ1Y

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! 

 

Dawn Elissa Fischer, also known as the “DEF Professor,” is an Associate Professor at San Francisco State University, where she teaches courses on black popular culture, information technology and virtual ethnography.

Dionne Bennett is an Assistant Professor in the African American Studies Department at the CUNY (City University of New York), New York City College of Technology. She is an Associate Director of the The Hiphop Archive and Research Institute at Harvard University Hutchins Center. She was previously the institute’s Director of Gender Studies and Social Advocacy and has been affiliated with the institute since its founding in 2002 by Marcyliena Morgan, Ph.D.

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. Ms. Pamela Price, Esq., joins us for our monthly conversation about CA politics

https://www.pamelaprice4da.com/

2. Ashley O'Shay, dir., "Unapologetic," 2021

3. Malik Rahim and Kalamu Ya Salaam and Asante Salaam, join us to talk about New Orleans and the Gulf, post-Hurricane Ida.

https://loyolamaroon.com/10026234/showcase/new-orleans-activist-reflects-on-a-life-in-social-justice/