Wanda's Picks Radio Show

Wanda's Picks

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. Brad J. Bennett, a Japanese-American filmmaker and award-winning producer based in Virginia. A co-producer, he joins us to talk about "Unmarked," a film that looks at the legacy of enslaved Americans. His award-winning first feature documentary, Forgive–Don’t Forget, chronicles the search for a family on the other side of the world in order to return an heirloom taken during World War II. 2. Nell Myhand and Judy Greenspan join us to talk about May Day 2021 in Oakland at Lake Merritt BART at 2:30 p.m. 3. Rebroadcast of "The Bluest Eye," a radio play, currently up at Aurora theatre in Berkeley through May 21.