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. Thomas Robert Simpson, AfroSolo 23, Oct. 18-22 at the AAACC's Burial Clay Theatre, 762 Fulton Street, SF is joined by one of the soloists, Anjali Austin, who will present an excerpt of Live Oak, a tribute to her grandmother and the 30 quilts she inherited from her. Visit afrosolo.org  2. Joanna Haigood, Artistic Director and co-founder, Zaccho Dance Theatre joins us with Jeff Raz, a creative collaborator in the reprise of the 2002 work The