Wanda's Picks Wednesday, March 31, 2016

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!

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1. Steven Anthony Jones, Artistic Director, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, joins us to talk about "Thurgood," which opens at the African American Art & Culture Complex, April 7-17, in the Burial Clay Theatre, 762 Fulton Street, in San Francisco. http://www.lhtsf.org/tickets

2. La Freshia Brown, Uppity Edutainment, presents "Not for Sale: The Oscar C. Wright," (2015) directed by Michael Lange. All screenings are at Oakstop, 1721 Broadway, every Thursday at 6 p.m. Screenings start at 7 p.m. http://www.up-ed.com/home.html


3. Christopher K. Walker, director, Welcome to Leith which premieres on Independent Lens Monday, April 4, 2016, 10:00-11:30 PM ET (check local listings) on PBS. http://itvs.org/films/welcome-to-leith/

4. We close with a conversation with Cheryl Patrice Derricotte re:  Ghost/Ships at MoAD-SF through Sunday, April 3. https://www.moadsf.org/


Music: Brother Jahahara's "Pachamama."