Wanda's Picks

We'll be speaking with former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Opal Palmer Adisa about the legacy and work of the Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Organization. He was the first victim of FBI surveillance (COINTELPRO). Next we'll be joined by Maalak, Soul Chi and Colette Winlock to speak about "Be Still Meditation" tomorrow. Judith Offer, playwright, "Compared to What," at the Oakland Public Library, 8/15, 2-4 PM at the Main Branch, 125-14th Street, West Auditorium, and Ronnie Stewart, founder, Bay Area Blues Society, which hosts the Blues Stage at Art and Soul in Oakland, 8/15-8/16. We close with a conversation with artists participating in Diáspora Negra - The African Legacy in Music and Dance in Latin America, at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15 & 16.