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!  This morning we speak to Oromo activists, scholars, and clergy about what is happening currently in Ethiopia in the youth movement since the assasination of one of its beloved leaders: Haacaaluu Hundessa. Guests: Pastor Temesgen Mengesha, Grace Lutheran Church in El Cerrito, Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Berkeley, and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Afaan Oromo in Hayward. http://grace-lutheran.church/our-people Ms. Najat Hamza, Minnesota bas