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. Invisible Black Men: African American Artists on Art, guest artists, Charles Curtis Blackwell and James Knox, join us to talk about this exhibit, curated by Damon Powell, at Warehous 416 at 416 26th Street, Oakland programing this closing weekend, Feb. 26-28 with panel discussions on a variety of topics beginning at 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

2. Leroy Franklin Moore, Krip-Hop poet, disabilities actvist, educator, and journalist, joins us to talk about his new collection, Black Kripple Delivers Poetry & Lyrics and his tour this weekend with stops in San Francisco and Oakland.

3. Sister Sheba Makeda Haven, revolutionary activist, poet, member of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, jeweler and textile artist, joins us to talk about the 50th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

4. Kiara Harris joins us to talk about Sistah’s Aging with Grace & Elegance (SAGE), in partnership with the California Black Women’s Health Project, seminar March 5 honoring sisterhood & self-care as well as elders in our community while changing the narrative about aging for Black Women. Visit https://www.facebook.com/Sistahs-Aging-with-Grace-Elegance-SAGE