Wanda's Picks Radio Show (since August 1998)

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. Kumasi Speaks with Naji Mujahid on August 7, 2012 . Visit https://archive.org/details/KumasiSpeaksWhatIsBlackAugust 2. Rachel Caplan, Founder & CEO, SF Green Film Festival Sept. 6-13 greenfilmfest.org 3. Thomas Robert Simpson, actor, director, producer, and writer, is the founder and artistic director of AfroSolo Arts Festival (1991). He joins us to talk about Courage Under Fire: The Story of Elroy, which he will perform Saturday, August 25, 2018, 8pm Berkeley Black Repertory Group Theater, 3201 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 74703. Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com or afrosolo.org           4. BILAL SUNNI-ALI, Bilal Ali Mafundi, Nube Brown, Mama Efia Nwangaza, Maverick Revolutionary Organizer in the Prison Human Rights Movement & Director, Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination in Greenboro, SC,  https://wmxp955.webs.com/staffandfriends.htm join us to give us an update on National Prison Strike activities nationwide. http://sawarimi.org/national-prison-strike https://incarceratedworkers.org/campaigns/prison-strike-2018