Wanda's Picks Radio Show April 3, 2019

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. Erik Lee and Latanya Tigner join us to talk about new work premiering at Dimensions Dance Theater this weekend: We Have Ourselves, April 5-6 at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts theatre, 1428 Alice Street, Oakland.

2. Mazin Jamal, Professional Life and Leadership Coach, is the founder and director of Holistic Underground (2014), a community organization providing personal and professional development to leaders, creatives, and change agents. He's is a featured artist in MAPP this weekend.

3. Dr. David Campt (@thedialogueguy), White Ally Tool Kit, is a nationally renowned in the areas of civic engagement, dialogue and deliberation, and collaborative decision making. He teaches strategies for changing attitudes, behavior, and group culture around dialogue. David’s innovative ideas and engaging personality cause groups to better address the challenges that confront them. His clients make new choices so that more people’s insights are honored, relationships are improved, and collective goals are more effectively pursued. He is a dynamic and engaging speaker, facilitator, trainer, and strategist who helps ensure meetings and conferences meet objectives by enhancing conversation.

4. Shelley Davis Roberts, Lead Designer for House/Full of Black Women, Episode 13: “divine the darkeness” installation, March 24-April 14, at Ashara Ekundayo Gallery, 480 23rd Street, Oakland, Hours: Wed.-Fri., 1-7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sat., 12-4 p.m. and by appointment, (510) 604-2748.  

Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, Shelley Davis earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and a Master of Architecture Degree from U.C. Berkeley.  Her multi-disciplinary interests in architecture and continued dedication to the arts has guided her work and exploration in diversified community development, identity and culture while working as a visual and performing artist, designer, educator and project manager for  twenty years. Shelley has worked on a wide range of architectural project types including affordable multifamily housing, schools, private family residences, commercial and sacred spaces.  Her current focus is on social justice architecture which impacts underserved communities of color.  

She has served as Chapter President for the San Francisco Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects where she researched and presented on the contributions of African American Architects in her lecture “Evolution of the African American Architect”. She is also a former part time instructor at the City College of San Francisco where for seven years she taught Architecture and Diversity.  

Shelley began studying dance while attending UC Berkeley. She is formerly a gymnast and has studied Modern, Ballet, Samba, and Capoeira in the Bay Area, Brazil and Cuba.  She enjoyed nine seasons with the Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble and five seasons with Alayo Dance Company. Theater set design and jewelry design are other realms of exploration that have evolved from her fascination with “making” and years as a performing artist. 

Show link: http://tobtr.com/s/11274527