Wanda's Picks Radio Show: James Baldwin Presente!

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.

1. Lynn Brown, the editor for the Footsteps of Baldwin Anthology project, is a freelance writer, blogger, and nonprofit communications consultant, who specializes in writing about culture, travel and social justice. She's been published in Conde Nast Traveler, the Colorado Daily News and the Atlanta Black Star. In addition to the anthology she's currently working on a speculative fiction novel centered around the mythology of New Orleans and an MFA in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University with a concentration in Multicultural Literature. Visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/footsteps-of-baldwin-anthology-project

2.James Baldwin's "The Artists Struggle for Integrity."

3. Blackademics playwright, Idris Goodwin, and directors: Mina Morita & Lisa Marie Rollins join us. Visit crowdedfire.org

4. AlterTheater Company joins us to talk about James Baldwin's Amen Corner. Jeanette Harrison, director; Cathleen Riddley as "Sister Margaret," Tracy Camp as "Sister Margaret," Chauncey Roberts as "Luke." Visit www.altertheater.org