Wanda's Picks Radio

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! In the first premiere of the America ReFramed season, A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone (February 14, 2017), filmmaker Marlene “Mo” Morris focuses on the life and work of muralist, activist and educator, Edythe Boone—a self-taught artist from East Harlem who empowers the San Francisco community and beyond to engage in community issues through art. After the broadcast premiere, the film can be viewed free online starting Feb. 15 at: http://worldchannel.org/programs/episode/arf-s5-501-new-color-edythe-boone/