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. Always in Season director, producer, writer, Jacqueline Olive joins us to talk about this remarkable yet tragic story about Black lives that seems to always be in season.  Roxie in SF, 10/23 (preview) and 11/1-7 screenings https://www.roxie.com https://www.alwaysinseasonfilm.com/team 2. Adia Tamar Whitaker, Have K(no)w Fear: A Bluessical: is an undoing spell that wants to untie all the knots that choke the future at ODC Oct. 18-19 ht

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. Adia Tamar Whitaker, Artistic Director of the 19-year old Brooklyn based dance theater ensemble Àse Dance Theatre Collective, joins us to talk about the West Coast premiere of "Have K(No!)W Fear: A Bluessical, Oct. 17-19, 2019, Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. at ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street, SF. odc.dance/Bluessical (415) 863-9834. 2. Jess Curtis/Gravity presents (in)Visible Oct. 10-13 at CounterPulse, 80 Turk Street, in SF. Jess joins us with Sherwood

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! Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake joins us to talk about the 75th Jubilee of The Church for the Fellowship of All People this weekend, Sat.-Sun., Oct. 19-20. The free celebration includes the Dorsey O. Blake Forum for Social Transformation, 10/19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the 24th Annual Convocation, 10/20, 3 p.m. fellowshipsf.org Dr. Blake has served as Presiding Minister of The Church for The Fellowship of All Peoples (San Francisco) since 1994. He al

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. Billy X Jennings, It's About Time Black Panther Party, joins us to talk about Black Panther Party History Month, October 2019 http://itsabouttimebpp.com/   2. Alan Clark Illustrator, Author, Coach, Supervillain, PhantomElectrik.com, DailyEarthPost.com joins us to talk about Rise of the Black Panther, Oct. 11, 7-9 pm at Alley Cat Book, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco    3. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga joins us to talk about the run of Iya Iya's Hou

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. Adia Tamar Whitaker, Artistic Director of the 19-year old Brooklyn based dance theater ensemble Àse Dance Theatre Collective, joins us to talk about the West Coast premiere of "Have K(No!)W Fear: A Bluessical, Oct. 17-19, 2019, Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. at ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street, SF. odc.dance/Bluessical (415) 863-9834. 2. Jess Curtis/Gravity presents (in)Visible Oct. 10-13 at CounterPulse, 80 Turk Street, in SF. Jess joins us with Sh

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. Billy X Jennings, It's About Time Black Panther Party, joins us to talk about Black Panther Party History Month, October 2019 http://itsabouttimebpp.com/ 2. Alan Clark Illustrator, Author, Coach, Supervillain, PhantomElectrik.com, DailyEarthPost.com joins us to talk about Rise of the Black Panther, Oct. 11, 7-9 pm at Alley Cat Book, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco  3. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga joins us to talk about the run of Iya Iya's House

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 rebroadcast Wed., Sept. 25, 2019, show.   

1. We speak to Michelle Lanier, Executive Producer, Mossville: When Great Trees Fall, officiel selection, San Francisco Green Film Festival 2019, 9/-24-9/29. Sat., 9/28, 1-3 join Ms. Lanier at the free Impact Film Forum at Manny's 1 p.m. (90 mins). “Welcome to beautiful downtown Mossville,” Stacey Ryan says wryly. “Population: one.” At one time, Mossville, Louisiana, was a thriving, self-sufficient, historically black community, teeming with gardens, grand fruit trees, and families. But since petrochemical industries started snatching up affordable real estate nearby, the community has begun to wither. Ryan’s neighbors begin to leave—at first one by one, then in droves—but he boldly refuses to budge. Soon he finds himself all alone. Surrounded by a smoldering, hellish industrial wasteland that has gobbled up Mossville’s once bucolic neighborhoods, he is cut off from power, supplies, and community. But Ryan stands his ground, even while living rough in his own home. This story of one man’s valiant resistanc

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.Andrew Saito is an internationalist playwright who focuses on indigenous and cross-racial stories, hybridity, and struggles against colonialism and its long-lingering footprints.  He has worked with Peru's legendary theater collective Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani, Cuba's Conjunto Cultural Korimakao, and the Asociación Xajooj Tun in Rabinal, Guatemala, culture bearers of the Rabinal Achi, named intangible cultural patrimony of humanity by UNESCO.

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. David Roach joins us to talk about the Oakland International Film Festival Sept. 19-29, 2019 https://www.oiff.org/schedule/ Bio https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roach-b5a94a7/ 2. Emma Van Lare (Hamida) House of Joy by Madhuri Shekar, directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian, at Cal Shakes extended Sat., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. and Sun., Sept. 8, 4 p.m.All seats are $40. 20 or younger, tickets are $20. Emma grew up in the Houston area and moved h

1. Dr. Megan Ebor joins us to speak about Upspoken created RoyalTea, a sexual health and wellness guide by Black women for Black women RoyalTea, Hot Tips to Sip for Sexual emPowerment -- Sip 1 – Our Secret (Not For Long). https://upspokenwomen.com/ 2. Rebroadcast Sept. 6, 2019 show with Raissa Simpson, Push Dance Company founder and Artistic Director, joins us to talk about the 14th Home Season and Sixth Anniversary PUSHfest Dance Festival, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 20-22 at ODC Theater, 3173 – 17th Street, San Francisco. Visit https://www.pushdance.org/festival The exhibit opens Thursday, Sept. 19, 6-9 p.m., with a performance at 7:30 p.m. 3. Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh and Sawyer Rose join us to talk about Sawyer's new exhibition collaboration: Counting the Hours, Art, Data, and the Untold Stories of Women’s Work at Code & Canvas, 151 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, Sept. 19-Nov. 2, Tues. & Thurs. from 1-6 p.m., Sat. from 12-3 p.m. and by appointment. Free admission http://www.carrying-stones.com/cou

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. Rebecca Caplan, Director, SF Green Film Fest, Sept. 24-29,  https://www.greenfilmfest.org/about 2.Alfonzo Washington and Michael Harris join us to talk about the 9th Annual African Global Trade and Investment Conference in Sacramento  https://www.panafricanglobaltradeconference.com/ 3. Chanon Judson, Artistic Director, and Samantha Speis, Artistic Director, Urban Bush Women to talk about the company's  show, Hair and Other Stories,

1. Raissa Simpson, Push Dance Company founder and Artistic Director, joins us to talk about the 14th Home Season and Sixth Anniversary PUSHfest Dance Festival which features Mothership III by Raissa Simpson and a World Premiere by Gerald Casel within four different programs of local and visiting artists over three evenings Friday-Sunday, Sept. 20-22 at ODC Theater, 3173 – 17 Street, San Francisco. Visit https://www.pushdance.org/festival 2. Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh is an Oakland based exhibiting and teaching Artist. Sawyer Rose is a sculpture, installation, and social practice artist. She is a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts and currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area, both women join us to talk about Sawyer's new exhibition collaboration: Counting the Hours, Art, Data, and the Untold Stories of Women’s Work, New art exhibition by Sawyer Rose and The Carrying Stones Project at Code & Canvas, 151 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, Sept. 19-Nov. 2, Tues. & Thurs. from 1-6 p.m.,

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. David Roach joins us to talk about the Oakland International Film Festival Sept. 19-29, 2019 https://www.oiff.org/schedule/ Bio https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roach-b5a94a7/ 2. Emma Van Lare (Hamida) House of Joy by Madhuri Shekar, directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian, at Cal Shakes extended Sat., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. and Sun., Sept. 8, 4 p.m. All seats are $40. 20 or younger, tickets are $20. Emma grew up in the Houston area and moved her

1.Kathy Cotton, director, "A Place at the Table: African American Pioneers of Silicon Vallery," screening at SFBFF XXI, 12 noon, June 15, at the African American Art and CultureComplex, 762 Fulton Street, SF  http://www.kathycottondigitalstoryteller.com/news 2. Nana Daffuor, SPRINT, June 20-21, 7:30 pm, $15-25 @East Bay Community Space, 507 55th Street, Oakland, CA https://www.sprintmovement.com/performance Presented by Nana Duffuor and directed by Dazié Rustin Grego-Sykes, Sprint is a powerful stage performance blending film, theater, poetry, music, and dance to tell the coming of age story of Nana—a queer black child of Ghanaian immigrants, discovering herself (and her dignity) in White America. In the era of #BlackGirlMagic, Sprint begs the critical question: "What happens when magical black girls break?" Charles Curtis Blackwell  3. Jeff M. Giordano, dir."THE GOD GIVEN TALENT: THE CREATIVE LIFE OF CHARLES CURTIS BLACKWELL," screening tomorrow, June 15, 12 noon as a part of SFBFF XXI 2019, has bee

This tenth Anniversary Month (August 2018) ends with a MASH-up. . . clips from shows over the past decade. Can't play everything . . . there are so many shows (1061). Funny, August 2008, I only had 1 shows and the next month I had a few more broadcasts. I have 1061 published episodes. This is 106 episodes a year. My average is 8 shows a month which is 2 shows a week. I remember sometimes having more than two shows a week and sometimes less.I am still interested in being syndicated. I just need to find my hours in the day. I am happy to have a dedicated audience who follow Wanda's Picks. (2019 update: 1174 published episodes with 259,070 listens).  There are two clips August 29 & Sept. 5, 2008. We revisit the Gulf Region and see what's going on there on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi by speaking to Jackie and King. Jackie lives in the 7th Ward. King lives in Austin. Katrina destroyed his home. Next, Tayo Aluko joins us to talk about Call Mr. Robeson, a fundraiser for Mumia Abu Jamal, Se

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. Dr. Joseph L. Green,Chairman 400 Commission  https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1892/africanamericanhistorycommission.htm 2. Chadra Pittman, THE SANKOFA PROJECTS, Founder & Executive Director, www.thesankofaprojects.blogspot.com 3. Lewis Campbell, Artistic Director, Multi-Ethnic Theatre in SF is joined by chantuse, Susie Butler who is Ma Rainy incarnate for August Wilson's seminal work in his Centennial Cycle "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." The

1. Kim McMillon will officially earn her doctorate in Interdisciplinary Humanities this summer at the University of California, Merced 2. Joyce A. Joyce, Ph.D, Chairperson of the Department of English from 2012 to 2015 at Temple University and a 1995 recipient of an American Book Award for Literary Criticism for the collection of essays Warriors, Conjurers, and Priests: Defining African-American Literary Criticism, Joyce earned her Ph.D. in English from the University of Georgia in 1979.  She has published articles on Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Arthur P. Davis, Toni Cade Bambara, Ishmael Reed, E. Ethelbert Miller, Askia Touré, Gil Scott-Heron, and Sonia Sanchez. Her current project is titled “Black Literary Essays: The Kaleidoscopic Imagination.” Her papers are housed in special collections at the Odum Library, Valdosta State University. 3. devorah major joins us.  Thanks to all who called in for this Libation to Toni Morrison. We cl

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 open with a rebraodcast of the interview with Nambi E. Kelley, playwright for adaptation of Toni Morrison's Jazz for stage at Marin Theatre Company earlier this year.  Regina Evans & Rashida Chase in 52 Letters at UBUNTU  Next is a rebroadcast with playwright, James Ijames, director, Darryl V. Jones, lighting designer, Stephanie Ann Johnson and set designer, Celeste Mortore about James Ijames Kill Move Paradise at Shotgun Players