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. SF Doc Stories this weekend! Nov. 1-4 sffilm.org  We speak to Rachel Rosen, Director of Programming for SFFILM since 2009. From 2001–2009, she was Director of Programming for Film Independent and the Los Angeles Film Festival.  3. Top Shelf Classic's Royalty of Soul: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight at Boxcar Theatre Friday-Sat., Nov. 8-9, 8 p.m., 644 Broadway, San Francisco Guests: LaDonna Trotman: Director of Top Shelf Clas