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. Lisa Ramirez, Associate Artistic Director, OTP, joins us to talk about her sAiNt jOaN (burn/burn/burn), a WORLD PREMIERE at Oakland Theater Project (OTP), directed by Michael Socrates Moran at Oakland Theater Project through Dec. 19, 2021 2. Claire Diao's Sudu Connexion presents: AfroFuturistik@ Roxie Cinema, Dec.14 and Smith San Rafael Film Center