Wanda's Picks May 1, 2009

Today we were going to go on the air two hours early, but the trip to the women's prison was canceled so we will air at our regular time, 8-10 AM, a rebroadcast of the Tuesday, April 28 show which features: director, Tim Disney, and subject, Regina N. Kelly, of the new film, "American Violet," which opens in the San Francisco Bay Area, Friday, May 1, 2009 in San Francisco Bay Area theatres. Our next guest is Jean Marie Teno, director of the new film, "Sacred Places," which looks at African Cinema and the FESPACO film festival on its 40th anniversary and questions its goals and objectives. The film screened several times at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Visit www.sfiff.org. We close with an extended interview with Ra Un Nefer Amen I, Hon. D.D., spiritual leader and founder of the Ausar Auset community, and author of the new novel: Heru: The Resurrection. He will be in Oakland, CA, May 8 at OPC, 1616 Franklin Street, 7-9 p.m., speaking about meditation and Saturday, May 9, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. giving workshops and a keynote address: Kamitic Culture as a Key to Black Liberation. The latter event is at ASA Academy and Community Science Center, 2811 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA For informaion and preregistration call (510) 536-5934 or (510) 253-8120.