Wanda's Picks November 20, 2015

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!

Gregory Pardlo, author, Digest

1. Gregory Pardlo, Pulitzer Prize winning poet (2015) for his collection, Digest. He will be at San Francisco State University, December 1, 2015, 12:30-2 p.m.

(L-R) Elita Tewelde, with directors: Eliciana Naciemento & Adimu Madyun
with Kele Ntoto at recent screening Maafa SF Bay Area presents:
Homecoming: African Diaspora Films.
Photo: W.Sabir

2. Elita Tewelde, executive producer, Walk All Night: Drum Beat Journey, with co-Director; Producer Mallory Sohmer.

Sister Iminah's Melanated Hair and Beauty Show 2015

3. Taeva Shefler, attorney, Director of Legal Visits, VP, CA Prison Focus; with Matthew Gossage, Dir, Breaking the Box.

4. Sistah Iminah, Singer, Songwriter, Dancer. “Naturally Melanated Hair and Beauty Show 2015." It will be held November 27th from 12pm-6pm at the Black Repertory Group Theater off Adeline St in Berkeley.