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! Today we have a special broadcast with two-time Grammy Winner Todd "Speech" Thomas and Sam Bathrick, director, of the film, 16 Bars: One Jail, One Recording Studio which opens nationally Fri., Feb. 7, 2020. In San Francisco the Sam will be at the screening at the Four Star.