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. Guests speak about the Million Man March: Justice or Else and a 20 year MMM Retrospective through films and conversation, this Friday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m. at The ALTENHIEM COMMUNITY ROOM, 1720 MacArthur Blvd 94602, Oakland, CA

2. Ruth Price, drummer, joins us to talk about Witches Brew, her band which has a performance this weekend, Feb. 27, 8-10 p.m. at Musically Minded http://musicallyminded.org/event/ruthie-prices-witches-brew/

3. Nicolas Beard joins us to talk about the musical, Bridges at Berkeley Playhouse through Mar. 6, and his new CD, "Invitation." CD release party is March 26 at the Sound Room in Oakland.

4. Adimu Madyun, host, Orisha Urban World Conference March 11-12 in Oakland, CA is joined by elders circle panelists: Baba Kola Abímbolá and Baba Obafemi. Visit http://www.orisaurbanworldfestival.com