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. Edwin Edebiri the Chief Happiness Officer speaks about International Day of Happiness, 3/18 (prelude) and 3/20 (United Nations Day of Happiness). 

2. Kathleen Dowdey, dir. John Lewis, Get in the Way. See pbs.org

3. Genny Lim, SF Jazz Poet Laureate, joins us to talk about her new work: Don't Shoot: A Requiem in Black, 3/8 & 3/9 at 7:30 p.m. at SAFEhouse, 1 Grove Street (at Market). For tickets: safehousearts.org