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. Anne C. Bailey, author, "The Weeping Time, Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History."  2. Joanna Haigood re: "Sailing Away" (2012) 3. Dara Kell, director, joins us to talk about a sneak preview of her film: We Cried Power", here in the SF Bay tomorrow, Jan. 23, 2020 at the Red Stone Building, 2640 16th Street, in San Francisco, 6-8 p.m. It's free.   4. W. Kamau Bell re:Oakland Symphony Playlist