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! From the Archives features a show first aired: August 10, 2016. We feature artists Ajuan Mance and Destiny Muhammad from the Black Woman Is God exhibit at SOMarts Gallery in San Francisco. They are followed by an interview with CJ Jones (USA), http://www.cjjoneslive.com/, and Antoine Hunter (USA), curator, founder, Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival. We close with a conversation with Joanna Haigood, founder and choreographer,