Wanda's Picks Radio Show

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. Esailama Diouf-Henry, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, and Thamsanqa Hlatywayo, Artistic Director & Co-founder, Jikelele Dance Theater, join us to talk about the 21st Annual Collage des Cultures Africaines, March 10-13, at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice Street, in Oakland.

2. Kheven LaGrone, curator, and Kristine Mays, artist, join us to talk about the closing exhibit: I AM SAN FRANCISCO:(Re)Collecting the Home of Native Black San Franciscans, at the San Francisco Main Library's African American Center (3rd Fl), through March 10.

3. Bill Doggett II, archivist and historian joins us to talk about his namesake's centennial birthday year, Feb. 16, 1916-Feb. 16, 2016: http://www.billdoggettcentennial.com/