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! 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