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! Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake joins us to talk about the 75th Jubilee of The Church for the Fellowship of All People this weekend, Sat.-Sun., Oct. 19-20. The free celebration includes the Dorsey O. Blake Forum for Social Transformation, 10/19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the 24th Annual Convocation, 10/20, 3 p.m. fellowshipsf.org Dr. Blake has served as Presiding Minister of The Church for The Fellowship of All Peoples (San Francisco) since 1994. He al