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.  Regina Louise’s memoir, “Someone Has Led This Child to Believe” is a testament to how all of the aforementioned points contributed to a childhood of having no adult support or a loving family to guide her through the harrowing experiences of feeling unwanted by her family and being denied a loving home and adoption by the ONE person who showed her love because of race, and having to navigate the isolating and dehumanizing effects of that

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. Dawn Porter, director, John Lewis, "Good Trouble" (2020), which opens July 3, 2020.  2. Eugene B. Redmond, Ph.D., East St. Louis University Emeritus, scholar, publisher, Drum Voices Review in conversation with Kathryn Waddell Takara, Ph.D., poet, scholar, publisher.  We close with Billy Harper's "Knowledge of Self" featuring Amiri Baraka.  

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 speak about "Race" this morning, "Race" as in David Mamet's play, "Race" produced by SF Recovery Theatre.  1. Susan Heywood, ACT-SF's joins us to talk about Race @ ACT-SF, Nov. 4, 2011.  2. Geoffrey Grier, Director, Executive Director, SF Recovery Theatre, which produced Mamet's "Race," June 19-21 with PianoFight.   3. The cast of SFRT's Race joins us to talk about the work and their roles:

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. William C. Rhodes, III, Art in a time of Covid-19.  Rhodes is a sculptural furniture designer who studied at the Baltimore School for the Arts. He then earned a BA in Furniture Building and Design from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a Master's of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  http://williamrhodesart.com His work Threaded Souls of San Francisco features quilts and stories from residents at Dr.

Juneteenth 2020 http://wandaspicks.com/wandas-picks-june-2020/ Poor People's Virtual Weekend, 6/20-21, 2020 1. Nell Myhand is an Oakland based organizer, author and speaker whose work brings people together across age, race, class and other differences forming alliances to create powerful, effective solutions to common problems that leave no one out and no one behind. She is a member of the Bay Area Poor People’s Campaign Steering Committee working locally and nationally to amplify the voices of low/no wealth people and our demands for resources to meet our basic needs for housing, education, healthcare, and a livable climate. She also organizes with Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike, an international organization calling on all governments for a Care Income Now that would recognize unwaged caregiving as work deserving of a wage. https://www.june2020.org/ 2. Vincent Terrell Durham, joins us to talk about theatre, writing, walking while Black and his Polar Bears. Black Boys & Prairie Fri

1. Aldo Billingslea, Ph.D., director, Juneteenth Theatre Justice Project, joins us to talk about Vincent Terrell Durham’s thrilling and timely play, Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids, Friday, June 19, 7 p.m.  It is a free event. Tickets are required: https://tickets.playground-sf.org/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=931 From the Arrchives: --Interview with Susan Heyward, a principle in ACT production of David Mamet's Race (2011) --Rebroadcast of interview with two members of the cast in Berkeley Rep's production of Lynn Nottage's "Ruined" (2013).  4. Geoffrey Grier, director, joins us to talk about SF Recovery Theatre's production of David Mamet's "Race," Friday June 19, Juneteenth weekend, in collaboration with PianoFight, 7:30 pm PT in Zoom. Subsequent shows will be re-broadcast Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21:  https://www.pianofight.com/virtual-venue/ Suggested $20 Donation PayPal.me/sfrecoverytheatre  

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. Baba Mpho, People of the Sun Collective, Tribute to African Ancestors, Brooklyn, NY 2. Kali O'Ray and Katara Crossley, Virtual SF Black Film Festival Summer 2020  Ave Montague, founder (postponed) 3. From the Archives: Oyafunmike Ogunlano, actress, "Sankofa," Apr. 4, 2012 4. From the Archives: Libations for the Ancestors June 8, 2012

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! Gems from the Archives today as we continue to breathe and resist!                                                           

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! Music: Wadada Leo Smith's Don't You Remember; Kim Nalley's Cold Duck; Zion Trinity's Opening Prayer for Esu Legba Archival Shows: Drs. Goddard and Nunley re: ABPsi's Webinar, Friday, June 5, 1-3:30 PM PST. Visit Facebook.com/TheABPsi. We close with an interview with Joanna Haigood about a work that explores historic Black Bayview Hunter's Point: "Picture This."   

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! 

    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. Patrica Nunley, Ph.D., teacher-educator, Traditional African Healer who uses the medicine of education to fight against the disease of “Ignorance” and  Lawford L. Goddard, Ph.D. , sociologist/demographer who received his doctoral degree from Stanford University with a minor in Education, join us to talk about ABPsi's Black by Design II: A Diaspora Experience, June 5, 2020, 1-3:30 PM PT. Visit baabpsi.com   2. Africa is More than Eb

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. Ahjamu Umi is a longtime organizer for the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party on three continents and the Caribbean.  He holds a Masters Degree in Econ/Political Science.  He is a prolific blogger on issues impacting the world at www.abetterworld.me and he has written and published four books.  Brother Umi joins us to talk about Global African Liberation Day, May 25, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/AfricanLiberationDayWorldwide/ htt

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!  Melanin Magic Sessions Take 16: A special series of shows featuring healers who will leave us with tools we can use to strengthen ourselves during a time when isolation is encouraged while the soul cries for communion. We start with a conversation with Haitian attorney, writer, activist, playwright, poet: Ezili Danto (Marguerite Laurent (colonial name). http://www.margueritelaurent.com/bio.html (postponed) We rebroadcast an interview with

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! Join us for an evening of improvational storytelling with Yeye Luisah Teish and Ms. Jovelyn Richards as Voodoo Queen and Ms. Pat. Ms. Pat has a boarding house her friend, the Voodo Queen, likes to visit when she's in town. They let me record their conversation for a listening audience, if I promised to not interrupt.  This evening is part two of a three (3) part series, 7 p.m. 3rd Sundays through June 21. Pull up a chair, fill a cup with te

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. ADRSA Founding Director, Iya Dr. Funlayo E. Wood-Menzies and Gilbert Kobina Bouhairie, Founder of The God Box Foundation, join us to talk about the Film Fridays kick off Friday, May 15, 2020 at 8 pm est. https://www.facebook.com/AfricanDiasporicRSA 2.Quest for Democracy is May 18, 2020 https://prisonerswithchildren.ourpowerbase.net/2020DQ4DOrgRSVP We are joined by London Croudy, Elder Freeman Fellow in COMMUNICATIONS and Succatti Shaw

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. ADRSA Founding Director, Iya Dr. Funlayo E. Wood-Menzies and Gilbert Kobina Bouhairie, Founder of The God Box Foundation, join us to talk about the Film Fridays kick off Friday, May 15, 2020 at 8 pm est. https://www.facebook.com/AfricanDiasporicRSA 2.Quest for Democracy is May 18, 2020 https://prisonerswithchildren.ourpowerbase.net/2020DQ4DOrgRSVP We are joined by London Croudy, Elder Freeman Fellow, COMMUNICATIONS FELLOW   Succatti

1. Mr. Guy Forchion, Executive Director, Virginia Key Beach Park Trust with Board Member, Dr, Gene Dinizulu Tinnie join us to talk about the historic Virginia Key Beach's 75th Anniversary https://virginiakeybeachpark.net/ 2.  Leroy F. Moore Jr., Founder of the Krip-Hop Nation, joins us to talk about two programs, Disability Justice and Covid-19, May 8, 4 p.m., and Corona19 Artistic Flow, May 16, 2-5 PM PT, featuring top names in Krip-Hop.   3. Camellia Moses Okpodu (born January 24, 1964 in Portsmouth, Virginia), Professor of Biology and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), New Orleans, LA, join us to talk about the Black Mother.  4. Mrs. Sadie Williams, 96, born in Houston, TX, joins us to talk about being a mother.   

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! Melanin Magic Sessions Take 12: A special series of shows featuring healers who will leave us with tools we can use to strengthen ourselves during a time when isolation is encouraged while the soul cries for communion. 1. Karla Brundage, Colossus and Anuj Nijhawan, co-founder of Shuffle, join us to talk about the Weekend of Words! Friday, May 8-Sunday, May 10.  https://wow.shuffle.do https://wandasabir.blogspot.com/2020/05/wandas-picks-radio

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! Melanin Magic Sessions Take 11: A special series of shows featuring healers who will leave us with tools we can use to strengthen ourselves during a time when isolation is encouraged while the soul cries for communion. 1. Marvin X, editor, and Michael Satchel, screenwriter, l join us to speak about his new work, "Tariq,(the Moor)" an historic story of the African General in Spain. https://blackbirdpressnews.blogspot.com/2020/04/book-release-t

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! Melanin Magic Sessions Take 10: A special series of shows featuring healers who will leave us with tools we can use to strengthen ourselves during a time when isolation is encouraged while the soul cries for communion. We'd like to open the show with something about jazz, and McCoy Tyner and the improvisational nature of life-- Black life and Muhammad B. Hanif, Charles Curtis Blackwell, and Damu Sudi Alii join us to talk about it.  1. Mina