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! The Alchemy of Black Manhood hosted by the Urban Healers is Sat., July 27, 1-4, at the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center 3207 Lakeshore Ave - Rand Ave entrance, Oakland, California 94610 We have two of the organizers: BUTTERFLY WILLIAMS and Michael Ansa, MBA, PCC on the air to talk about the program.  2. Rebroadcast with Barry Shabaka Henley re: Mingus Revisited 3. Playwright, James Ijames, director, Darryl V. Jones, and set designer, Cel