Therí A. Pickens

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing scholar Therí Alyce Pickens about her most recent work Black Madness::Mad Blackness published by Duke University Press in 2019.  Currently, Therí A. Pickens is a  Full Professor of English at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She received her undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and her PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA. Her research focuses on Arab American and African American literatures and cultures, Disability Studies, philosophy, and literary theory. In addition to her most recent work, Black Madness::Mad Blackness, she has written New Body Politics: Narrating Arab and Black Identity in the Contemporary United States. She also ushered in a new set of conversations about Blackness and Disability when she guest edited the 50th anniversary issue of African American Review in the Summer of 2017. In this episode, we will be discussing how Dr. Pickens’ work as she describes it, “ aims to architect a series of conversations that retool our theory and praxis for and about the Black mad and the mad Black.” Please join me in welcoming Therí Alyce Pickens.  Twitter: Therí A. Pickens  Website: tpickens.org Octavia Butler: Fledgling To find Dr. Pickens:  Personal Twitter: TAPPhD Professor, English  Chair, Africana (formerly African American Studies) Bates College To Find Dr. Pickens’ Work: Author, Black Madness :: Mad Blackness (Duke 2019) Editor, Arab American Aesthetics (Routledge 2018)  Editor, Special Issue of African American Review on Blackness and Disability (2017). Available here.  Author, New Body Politics (Routledge 2014)  Authors Mentioned on Show: Tananarive Due Nalo Hopkinson Tavia Nyong’o Paule Marshall Gayl Jones Percival Everett Toni Morrison Mat Johnson The post EP 27 Scholar Therí A. Pickens appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing scholar Therí Alyce Pickens about her most recent work Black Madness::Mad Blackness published by Duke University Press in 2019.  Currently, Therí A. Pickens is a  Full Professor of English at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She received her undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and her PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA. Her research focuses on Arab American and African American literatures and cultures, Disability Studies, philosophy, and literary theory. In addition to her most recent work, Black Madness::Mad Blackness, she has written New Body Politics: Narrating Arab and Black Identity in the Contemporary United States. She also ushered in a new set of conversations about Blackness and Disability when she guest edited the 50th anniversary issue of <a href="http://aar.slu.edu/current.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">African American Review</a> in the Summer of 2017. In this episode, we will be discussing how Dr. Pickens’ work as she describes it, “ aims to architect a series of conversations that retool our theory and praxis for and about the Black mad and the mad Black.” Please join me in welcoming Therí Alyce Pickens.  Twitter: Therí A. Pickens  Website: <a href="http://tpickens.org/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tpickens.org</a> Octavia Butler: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fledgling-Octavia-Butler/dp/0446696161" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fledgling</a> To find Dr. Pickens:  Personal Twitter: TAPPhD Professor, English  Chair, Africana (formerly African American Studies) Bates College To Find Dr. Pickens’ Work: Author, <a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/black-madness-mad-blackness?viewby=author&amp;lastname=Pickens&amp;firstname=Ther%C3%AD&amp;middlename=Alyce&amp;displayName=&amp;sort=newest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Madness :: Mad Blackness</a> (Duke 2019) Editor, <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Arab-American-Aesthetics-Literature-Material-Culture-Film-and-Theatre/Pickens/p/book/9781138099814" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arab American Aesthetics</a> (Routledge 2018)  Editor, <a href="http://tpickens.org/blackness-and-disability.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Special Issue</a> of African American Review on Blackness and Disability (2017). Available <a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/order.cgi?oc_id=2249" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  Author, <a href="https://www.routledge.com/New-Body-Politics-Narrating-Arab-and-Black-Identity-in-the-Contemporary/Pickens/p/book/9780415735216" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Body Politics </a>(Routledge 2014)  Authors Mentioned on Show: <a href="https://www.tananarivedue.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tananarive Due</a> <a href="http://nalohopkinson.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nalo Hopkinson</a> <a href="https://tavianyongo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tavia Nyong’o</a> <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/paule-marshall/207187/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paule Marshall</a> <a href="https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Gayl+Jones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gayl Jones</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Percival-L.-Everett/e/B001H6L4QK%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Percival Everett</a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/writer/toni-morrison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toni Morrison</a> <a href="http://www.matjohnson.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mat Johnson</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-27-scholar-theri-a-pickens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 27 Scholar Therí A. Pickens</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 27 Scholar Therí A. Pickens

Geffrey Davis

In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with award winning poet Geffrey Davis. Davis has authored two successful books Revising the Storm,   a 2013 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize winner and most recently Night Angler ,  the recipient of the 2018 James Laughlin Award. Geffrey Davis is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His work has been widely published and he is the recipient of numerous awards and has earned fellowships at Bread Loaf, Cave Canem, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. His work explores the depths of familial frustrations, milestones in new parenthood and the process of mending wounds from generational trauma. Join us as he shares his unique journey of finding purpose in poetry, shares advice on “hacking our inhibitions” and discusses the importance of his most recent poetry collection, Night Angler, as an “ongoing love letter to his son.” The vulnerability and honesty of his story underscores his message for listeners to “love the body that produced this work as much as you love the art itself.” To read more on Geffrey, hear selections of his poems, or see his upcoming reading schedule, please visit his website.  F. Douglas Brown Icon and Begotten Cave Canem Black Poetry Retreat Jericho Brown The Tradition Tiana Clark I Can’t Talk About the Trees Without the Blood   The post EP 26 Poet Geffrey Davis appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with award winning poet Geffrey Davis. Davis has authored two successful books <a href="https://www.boaeditions.org/products/revising-the-storm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revising the Storm</a>,   a 2013 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize winner and most recently <a href="https://www.boaeditions.org/collections/geffrey-davis/products/night-angler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Night Angler</a> ,  the recipient of the 2018 <a href="https://www.poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/james-laughlin-award" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Laughlin Award</a>. Geffrey Davis is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His work has been widely published and he is the recipient of numerous awards and has earned fellowships at Bread Loaf, Cave Canem, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. His work explores the depths of familial frustrations, milestones in new parenthood and the process of mending wounds from generational trauma. Join us as he shares his unique journey of finding purpose in poetry, shares advice on “hacking our inhibitions” and discusses the importance of his most recent poetry collection, Night Angler, as an “ongoing love letter to his son.” The vulnerability and honesty of his story underscores his message for listeners to “love the body that produced this work as much as you love the art itself.” To read more on Geffrey, hear selections of his poems, or see his upcoming reading schedule, please visit his <a href="https://www.geffreydavis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. <a href="http://www.fdouglasbrown.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">F. Douglas Brown Icon and Begotten</a> <a href="https://cavecanempoets.org/retreat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cave Canem Black Poetry Retreat</a> <a href="https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B138DF245-5792-4F5D-A2BA-6A4D6BC663B1%7D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jericho Brown The Tradition</a> <a href="https://www.upress.pitt.edu/books/9780822965589/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiana Clark I Can’t Talk About the Trees Without the Blood</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-27-poet-geffrey-davis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 26 Poet Geffrey Davis</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 26 Poet Geffrey Davis

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, we are sharing an audio recording entitled “ It’s A Commitment,” an audio recording. This audio piece features esteemed dance scholars Dr. Halifu Osumare and Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. This is part of a larger, artists’ interview series conceptualized and hosted by Margaret Kemp, an Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance at UC Davis, and produced by Alexander Adams. They were kind and generous enough to ask us to share this  recording with Contemporary Black Canvas to include as part of our Black Arts Movement series. For links to the guests and their work, please check our show notes. Please tune in and  enjoy.  Scholars   Margaret Kemp  Halifu Osumare Brenda Dixon Gottschild Books  Dancing in Blackness The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip Hop The Black Dancing Body  Black choreographers moving: A national dialogue Everybody Creative Arts Center Black Choreography Moving Towards the 21st Century Digging; The Africanist presence in American performance, dance and other contexts  The post BAM EP 5 Scholars, Dancers, and Choreographers: Dr. Osumare and Dr. Dixon Gottschild appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, we are sharing an audio recording entitled “ It’s A Commitment,” an audio recording. This audio piece features esteemed dance scholars Dr. Halifu Osumare and Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. This is part of a larger, artists’ interview series conceptualized and hosted by Margaret Kemp, an Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance at UC Davis, and produced by Alexander Adams. They were kind and generous enough to ask us to share this  recording with Contemporary Black Canvas to include as part of our Black Arts Movement series. For links to the guests and their work, please check our show notes. Please tune in and enjoy. Scholars <a href="https://arts.ucdavis.edu/faculty-profile/margaret-laurena-kemp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Margaret Kemp</a> <a href="http://www.hosumare.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Halifu Osumare</a> <a href="https://bdixongottschild.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brenda Dixon Gottschild</a> Books <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Blackness-Memoir-Halifu-Osumare/dp/0813056616" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dancing in Blackness</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Africanist-Aesthetic-Global-Hip-Hop-Power/dp/0230609619" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip Hop</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dancing-Body-Geography-Coon/dp/1403971218" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Black Dancing Body </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-choreographers-moving-national-dialogue/dp/B0006F06YO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black choreographers moving: A national dialogue</a> <a href="https://dancersgroup.org/2008/06/whats-in-a-name-the-legacy-of-everybodys-creative-art-center/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everybody Creative Arts Center</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Choreographers-Moving-Toward-Century/dp/999373683X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Choreography Moving Towards the 21st Century</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Digging-Africanist-Presence-American-Performance/dp/027596373X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digging; The Africanist presence in American performance, dance and other contexts</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/bam-ep-5-scholars-dancers-and-choreographers-dr-osumare-and-dr-dixon-gottschild/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAM EP 5 Scholars, Dancers, and Choreographers: Dr. Osumare and Dr. Dixon Gottschild</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

BAM EP 5 Scholars, Dancers, and Choreographers: Dr. Osumare and Dr. Dixon Gottschild

Rashad Shabazz

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas where we celebrate the depth and breadth of Black artistic and intellectual traditions. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Rashad Shabazz, an Associate Professor of Justice and Social Inquiry within  School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University and an affiliate faculty member at the Lincoln Center of Applied Ethics. Dr. Shabazz’ research interests are in human geography, Black cultural studies, gender studies, and critical prison studies. He joined us on our show to discuss his book, Spatializing Blackness: Architectures of Confinement and Black Masculinity in Chicago. Join us and hear how Dr. Shabazz’s growing up in Chicago shaped him as a person and a scholar. Hear how Chicago police, law enforcement, and city officials  responded to the influx of Blacks into Chicago during the great migration. Hear Dr. Shabazz explain, in depth, what “prisonize” is and how it shaped the Black experience in Chicago during the 20th century. Join us for a deeply moving and transformative conversation about how the structures of prisons are replicated in the everyday living spaces and living environments of Black Americans. To learn more about Dr. Shabazz and his work, please check out his book Spatializing Blackness and keep an eye out for his future work on the development of the Minneapolis Sound.   Rashad Shabazz Spatializing Blackness Minneapolis Sound Native Sons Stateway Garden Robert Taylor Homes Levee Richard Wright Mumbai Abu Jamal Angela Davis Assata Shakur Govan Mbeki Ruth First  Nelson Mandela    The post EP 25 Scholar Rashad Shabazz appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas where we celebrate the depth and breadth of Black artistic and intellectual traditions. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Rashad Shabazz, an Associate Professor of Justice and Social Inquiry within  School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University and an affiliate faculty member at the Lincoln Center of Applied Ethics. Dr. Shabazz’ research interests are in human geography, Black cultural studies, gender studies, and critical prison studies. He joined us on our show to discuss his book, Spatializing Blackness: Architectures of Confinement and Black Masculinity in Chicago. Join us and hear how Dr. Shabazz’s growing up in Chicago shaped him as a person and a scholar. Hear how Chicago police, law enforcement, and city officials  responded to the influx of Blacks into Chicago during the great migration. Hear Dr. Shabazz explain, in depth, what “prisonize” is and how it shaped the Black experience in Chicago during the 20th century. Join us for a deeply moving and transformative conversation about how the structures of prisons are replicated in the everyday living spaces and living environments of Black Americans. To learn more about Dr. Shabazz and his work, please check out his book Spatializing Blackness and keep an eye out for his future work on the development of the Minneapolis Sound. <a href="https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/291312" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rashad Shabazz</a> <a href="https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/52nwq3by9780252039645.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spatializing Blackness</a> <a href="https://cisa.asu.edu/node/4322" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minneapolis Sound</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Native-Son-Richard-Wright/dp/0061148504" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Native Sons</a> <a href="https://chicagoganghistory.com/housing-project/stateway-gardens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stateway Garden</a> <a href="https://chicagoganghistory.com/housing-project/robert-taylor-homes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Taylor Homes</a> <a href="https://chicagology.com/notorious-chicago/leveedistrict/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Levee</a> <a href="http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/s_z/r_wright/wright_life.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Wright</a> <a href="http://www.freemumia.com/who-is-mumia-abu-jamal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mumbai Abu Jamal</a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/people/angela-davis-9267589" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angela Davis</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/13/assata-shakur-civil-rights-activist-fbi-most-wanted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assata Shakur</a> <a href="https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/govan-mbeki" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Govan Mbeki</a> <a href="https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/ruth-heloise-first" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruth First </a> <a href="https://www.nelsonmandela.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nelson Mandela </a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-26-scholar-rashad-shabazz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 25 Scholar Rashad Shabazz</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 25 Scholar Rashad Shabazz

Abdul Alkalimat

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. In this episode,  I had the pleasure of speaking with scholar and activist, Abdul Alkalimat. In our conversation today, he begins by discussing how influential his family of activists and scholars were on his early development and his lifelong commitment to the freedom struggle. Our discussion focuses how he, together with Conrad Kent Rivers and Hoyt Fuller, founded the artist’s collective, OBAC, the Organization of Black American Culture in Chicago in 1967. We discuss OBAC’s role in Black Arts Movement and in creating the Wall of Respect mural. The Wall of Respect, a mural of black leaders, changed the tone of Chicago, strengthened its Black community, and inspired a thousands of artists across the country to not only embrace the Black Arts movement but to also create cultural murals in other neighborhoods. The story of OBAC and the Wall of Respect was captured through a combination of essays, and artifacts in his book The Wall of Respect: Public Art and Black Liberation in 1960s Chicago edited by him Robin Crawford and Rebecca Zorach.  Dr.Abdul Alkalimat has been and continues to be a substantial force in the black community. Currently, outside of his long career in academia, he is maintains a variety of digital archives, including one focused a collection of his work and pertinent information related to liberation movements since the 1960’s and the other is a dedication to Malcolm X. Throughout his career, Alkalimat demonstrates the importance of knowledge to freedom and survival. He urges listeners to keep generational records as they are an “important part of our DNA”. To find his work, please check out his website: www.alkimat.org.   http://brothermalcolm.net Malcolm X dedication Site http://alkalimat.org  Abdul Alkalimat archive  http://www.nupress.northwestern.edu/content/wall-respect Wall of Respect Book https://interactive.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama/africobra Africobra Information http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/henry-box-brown/ Henry Box Brown’s Bio https://interactive.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama/dawsons-black-machine William Dawson’s bio https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/jackson-joseph-harrison Rev. J. H. Jackson’s bio https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/24/jeff-donaldson-art-kravets-wehby-gallery Artist Jeff Donaldson &amp; Africobra  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/margaret-burroughs Margaret Taylor-Burroughs’ bio     The post BAMAA EP 4 Scholar &amp; Activist Abdul Alkalimat appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. In this episode,  I had the pleasure of speaking with scholar and activist, Abdul Alkalimat. In our conversation today, he begins by discussing how influential his family of activists and scholars were on his early development and his lifelong commitment to the freedom struggle. Our discussion focuses how he, together with Conrad Kent Rivers and Hoyt Fuller, founded the artist’s collective, OBAC, the Organization of Black American Culture in Chicago in 1967. We discuss OBAC’s role in Black Arts Movement and in creating the Wall of Respect mural. The Wall of Respect, a mural of black leaders, changed the tone of Chicago, strengthened its Black community, and inspired a thousands of artists across the country to not only embrace the Black Arts movement but to also create cultural murals in other neighborhoods. The story of OBAC and the Wall of Respect was captured through a combination of essays, and artifacts in his book The Wall of Respect: Public Art and Black Liberation in 1960s Chicago edited by him Robin Crawford and Rebecca Zorach.  Dr.Abdul Alkalimat has been and continues to be a substantial force in the black community. Currently, outside of his long career in academia, he is maintains a variety of digital archives, including one focused a collection of his work and pertinent information related to liberation movements since the 1960’s and the other is a dedication to Malcolm X. Throughout his career, Alkalimat demonstrates the importance of knowledge to freedom and survival. He urges listeners to keep generational records as they are an “important part of our DNA”. To find his work, please check out his website: <a href="http://www.alkimat.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.alkimat.org</a>. <a href="http://brothermalcolm.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brothermalcolm.net</a> Malcolm X dedication Site <a href="http://alkalimat.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://alkalimat.org</a>  Abdul Alkalimat archive <a href="http://www.nupress.northwestern.edu/content/wall-respect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nupress.northwestern.edu/content/wall-respect</a> Wall of Respect Book <a href="https://interactive.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama/africobra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://interactive.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama/africobra</a> Africobra Information <a href="http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/henry-box-brown/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/henry-box-brown/</a> Henry Box Brown’s Bio <a href="https://interactive.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama/dawsons-black-machine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://interactive.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama/dawsons-black-machine</a> William Dawson’s bio <a href="https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/jackson-joseph-harrison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/jackson-joseph-harrison</a> Rev. J. H. Jackson’s bio <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/24/jeff-donaldson-art-kravets-wehby-gallery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/24/jeff-donaldson-art-kravets-wehby-gallery</a> Artist Jeff Donaldson &amp; Africobra <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/margaret-burroughs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/margaret-burroughs</a> Margaret Taylor-Burroughs’ bio The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/scholar-activist-abdul-alkalimat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAMAA EP 4 Scholar &amp; Activist Abdul Alkalimat</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

BAMAA EP 4 Scholar & Activist Abdul Alkalimat

Meg Onli

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Meg Onli, the current Assistant  Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. Please join us for this two-part series. In this episode, we speak to Meg Onli about her life and work as a curator. In part two, we speak to Meg Onli and a guest artist about Onli’s latest exhibition, Colored People Time, an exhibit in three chapters that opens in February  2019 and closes in December of this year. Please see our shownotes for the link to this exhibition. In this episode,  I talk to Meg Onli about her move to Chicago in 2005 to pursue graduate school and a career as a conceptual artist and how she realized that she was better suited to be a curator.  Before she joined the ICA as an Assistant Curator, Onli was the Program Coordinator at the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. She was also the recipient of the Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant and the creator of the website The Black Visual Archive. Meg Onli’s first exhibition Speech/Acts at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia (2017) focused on Black poetry in order to explore how the  social constructs of language have shaped  the black American experience. To find out more about the current exhibit please visit www.icaphila.org.   For more information &amp; exhibition dates and times  visit  Institute of Contemporary Art  For more on Meg Onli’s new exhibit (February 2019) visit :  Colored People Time: Mundane Futures Artists Meg Onli mentioned on this episode:  Carolyn Lazard Aria Dean Matthew Angelo Harrison Otobongnkanga  Claudia Rankine Dr. Kellie Jones  Harryette MullenM Tony Lewis Brooke O’Hara Sharon Hayes Julia Bloch Simone White  Up and coming artists: Carolyn Lazard, Cameron Rollin, Aria Dean Matthew Angelo Harrison Resource she relies on: Other artists  Words you live by: To find happiness in my own labor Where can we find your work: Institute of Contemporary Art   The post EP 24 Curator Meg Onli appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Meg Onli, the current Assistant  Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. Please join us for this two-part series. In this episode, we speak to Meg Onli about her life and work as a curator. In part two, we speak to Meg Onli and a guest artist about Onli’s latest exhibition, Colored People Time, an exhibit in three chapters that opens in February 2019 and closes in December of this year. Please see our shownotes for the link to this exhibition. In this episode,  I talk to Meg Onli about her move to Chicago in 2005 to pursue graduate school and a career as a conceptual artist and how she realized that she was better suited to be a curator. Before she joined the ICA as an Assistant Curator, Onli was the Program Coordinator at the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. She was also the recipient of the Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant and the creator of the website The Black Visual Archive. Meg Onli’s first exhibition Speech/Acts at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia (2017) focused on Black poetry in order to explore how the  social constructs of language have shaped  the black American experience. To find out more about the current exhibit please visit <a href="http://www.icaphila.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.icaphila.org. </a> For more information &amp; exhibition dates and times  visit <a href="https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute of Contemporary Art </a> For more on Meg Onli’s new exhibit (February 2019) visit : <a href="https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/colored-people-time-mundane-futures-quotidian-pasts-and-banal-presents/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colored People Time: Mundane Futures</a> Artists Meg Onli mentioned on this episode: <a href="http://www.carolynlazard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carolyn Lazard</a> <a href="https://www.culturedmag.com/aria-dean-young-artists-2018/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aria Dean</a> <a href="https://jessicasilvermangallery.com/matthew-angelo-harrison/selected-works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Angelo Harrison</a> <a href="http://www.otobongnkanga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Otobongnkanga</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/claudia-rankine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Claudia Rankine</a> <a href="https://www.doctorkelliejones.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Kellie Jones</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/harryette-mullen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harryette Mullen</a><a href="https://www.martinsims.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">M</a> <a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/tony-lewis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Lewis</a> <a href="https://theatre.sas.upenn.edu/people/brooke-o%E2%80%99harra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brooke O’Hara</a> <a href="https://www.design.upenn.edu/fine-arts/graduate/people/sharon-hayes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sharon Hayes</a> <a href="https://www.english.upenn.edu/people/julia-bloch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julia Bloch</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/simone-white" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simone White</a> Up and coming artists: <a href="http://www.carolynlazard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carolyn Lazard</a>, <a href="http://rhizome.org/editorial/2012/nov/21/artist-profile-body-body/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cameron Rollin,</a> <a href="https://www.culturedmag.com/aria-dean-young-artists-2018/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aria Dean</a> <a href="https://jessicasilvermangallery.com/matthew-angelo-harrison/selected-works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Angelo Harrison</a> Resource she relies on: Other artists Words you live by: To find happiness in my own labor Where can we find your work: <a href="https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute of Contemporary Art </a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-24-curator-meg-onli/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 24 Curator Meg Onli</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 24 Curator Meg Onli

On this episode, I am joined by CBC’s research assistant, Jasmine Newton. In this episode, we interviewed architectural designer, poet, and visual artist, Komi Olaf. His visual art has been inspired by asking the question, “What does African heritage look like with technology?” He thus, imagines a world where colonization does not exist and instead a world in which hybridity and a mixture of culture and identities have emerged and flourished. Not only has his visual art explored Afrofuturist concepts but his spoken word poetry and architectural design has also utilized this technological lens at the intersections of race, culture, and identity. Bringing art and technology at the forefront, his work challenges social and cultural norms by imagining and reimagining worlds beyond perceived confinements. He is also apart of MadeMill, a collective of professional developers whose mission is to “ make product creation and social innovation accessible, affordable, in order to connect the services and resources necessary to move an idea into reality.” Olaf was recently apart of a group exhibition entitled, AfrOURban. This collective’s objective is “to document and express the many characters of the metropole on the [African] continent and how these inform culture or are informed by it. Tune into this week’s episode to hear more about his migration from Nigeria to Canada and how he uses art as a means to navigate through these two identities and the challenges he has faced as an artist. You can find Komi Olaf’s work at his website komiolaf.com where you can purchase his works, commission for art work and watch his spoken word poetry.  References Mentioned On the Support: Kaduna  Caravaggio Johannes Vermeer  Salvador Dali Shane Koyczan Jalel ad-Din Muhammad Rumi  Khwaja Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi Zaha Hadid Ben Enwonwu Frank Gehry “Roots:The Saga of an American Family” by Alex Haley Leonardo Davinci British Colonization of Canada  “Sankofa Eagle Clan”  “Cairo” “Space Party”  “Barbershop Blues”  Autobiography of Malcolm X Chikis  “Silent Night”  What is Black Art?  Sara Golish Future Histories  Ottawa Canadian Festival of Spoken Word Mademill by Prototype D “Afro mobile” Red River Rebellion Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself by Osho Imagine by Jonah Lehrer Up and Coming Artist You Recommend:  Allan Andre Resources You Rely On:  Books  Words You Live By:  “Be Your Future Self” How Can Our Listeners Find and Support Your Work:  Komiolaf.com Twitter Instagram The post EP 23 Visual Artist, Architectural Designer, and Poet Komi Olaf appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

On this episode, I am joined by CBC’s research assistant, Jasmine Newton. In this episode, we interviewed architectural designer, poet, and visual artist, Komi Olaf. His visual art has been inspired by asking the question, “What does African heritage look like with technology?” He thus, imagines a world where colonization does not exist and instead a world in which hybridity and a mixture of culture and identities have emerged and flourished. Not only has his visual art explored Afrofuturist concepts but his spoken word poetry and architectural design has also utilized this technological lens at the intersections of race, culture, and identity. Bringing art and technology at the forefront, his work challenges social and cultural norms by imagining and reimagining worlds beyond perceived confinements. He is also apart of <a href="http://mademill.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MadeMill</a>, a collective of professional developers whose mission is to “ make product creation and social innovation accessible, affordable, in order to connect the services and resources necessary to move an idea into reality.” Olaf was recently apart of a group exhibition entitled, <a href="https://afrourban.art/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AfrOURban</a>. This collective’s objective is “to document and express the many characters of the metropole on the [African] continent and how these inform culture or are informed by it. Tune into this week’s episode to hear more about his migration from Nigeria to Canada and how he uses art as a means to navigate through these two identities and the challenges he has faced as an artist. You can find Komi Olaf’s work at his website <a href="http://komiolaf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">komiolaf.com</a> where you can purchase his works, commission for art work and watch his spoken word poetry. References Mentioned On the Support: <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g676697-Kaduna_Kaduna_State-Vacations.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kaduna </a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/people/caravaggio-9237777" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caravaggio</a> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Vermeer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johannes Vermeer </a> <a href="http://www.theartstory.org/artist-dali-salvador.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salvador Dali</a> <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shane Koyczan</a> <a href="https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/jalal-al-din-rumi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jalel ad-Din Muhammad Rumi </a> <a href="http://www.hafizonlove.com/bio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Khwaja Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi</a> <a href="http://www.zaha-hadid.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zaha Hadid</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/aa1d8706-9ec8-11e7-8b50-0b9f565a23e1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Enwonwu</a> <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/frank_gehry_asks_then_what" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Gehry</a> “<a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9781593154493" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roots:The Saga of an American Family” by Alex Haley</a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/people/leonardo-da-vinci-40396" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonardo Davinci</a> <a href="http://manitobawildlands.org/pdfs/TonyOliver-BriefHistory_2010.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">British Colonization of Canada </a> <a href="http://komiolaf.com/collections/acrylic/afro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Sankofa Eagle Clan” </a> <a href="http://komiolaf.com/collections/acrylic/afro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Cairo”</a> <a href="http://komiolaf.com/collections/acrylic/chikis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Space Party” </a> <a href="http://komiolaf.com/collections/acrylic/chikis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Barbershop Blues” </a> <a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780345350688" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Autobiography of Malcolm X</a> <a href="http://komiolaf.com/collections/acrylic/chikis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chikis </a> “Silent Night” <a href="http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai3/community/text8/blackartsmovement.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is Black Art? </a> <a href="https://www.saragolish.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara Golish</a> <a href="http://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel-arts-culture/future-histories-the-national-arts-competition-has-begun-id3860629.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future Histories </a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ottawa</a> <a href="http://cfsw.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canadian Festival of Spoken Word</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKoNctBE0W0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mademill by Prototype D</a> <a href="http://komiolaf.com/shop/page/2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Afro mobile”</a> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Red-River-Rebellion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red River Rebellion</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.fr/Art-Seduction-Robert-Greene/dp/0142001198" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Courage-Yourself-Insights-Living/dp/0312320701" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself by Osho</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Creativity-Works-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/184767786X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Imagine by Jonah Lehrer</a> Up and Coming Artist You Recommend:  <a href="http://www.allanandre.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allan Andre</a> Resources You Rely On: Books Words You Live By: “Be Your Future Self” How Can Our Listeners Find and Support Your Work: <a href="http://komiolaf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Komiolaf.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/komiolaf?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/komiolaf/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-23-visual-artist-architectural-designer-poet-komi-olaf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 23 Visual Artist, Architectural Designer, and Poet Komi Olaf</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 23 Visual Artist, Architectural Designer, and Poet Komi Olaf

Khalilah Brann

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, where we celebrate the depth and breadth of the Black artistic and intellectual traditions. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. Before we begin, I want to encourage all of our listeners to check out our new and beautifully re-designed website. Our website now gives a much better a more comprehensive understanding of all of Contemporary Black Canvas’ projects. Be sure to check us out!  Let us know you’re listening! Underneath our “About” tab, click on “Contact Us” to sign up for our newsletter, send us feedback, or recommend an artist.  You can find us at www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com In this episode, I interviewed Khalilah Brann, an educator, and education activist, writer, institution builder, and publisher. Her career as an educator has fueled her passions for teaching and decolonizing the minds of underrepresented and misrepresented communities across the country. She is the founder of CREAD, Culturally Responsive Educators of the African Diaspora, whose mission is to “ to support teachers, educators and community members in ensuring the positive racial identity development through education of young people of the African Diaspora.” Most recently, she has also co-founded and launched her publishing company, DeColonizing Education. Their first book, co-written by Khalilah Brann and Chemay Morales-James, the ABC’s of the Black Panther Party, was published in December 2017 and is now available. Their book includes extension activities and learning guides for educators and parents. The book is skillfully designed to appeal to ages 7-12. Tune into this week’s episode to hear more about her transformative junior year of highschool, her successful and humbling moments in the classroom, and the individuals who shaped and nurtured her teaching passions. You can find Khalilah Brann’s work at her CREAD website at creadnyc.com and you can purchase a copy of the ABC’s of the Black Panther Party at decolonizinged.com.    For Colored Girls Autobiography of Malcolm X  Push Tira Randall CREAD ABCs of the Black Panther Party Decolonizing Education Publishing Company Paulo Freire  Michelle Alexander Interviews Angela Davis Assata: An Autobiography   Thinker, Educators, Liberators  You Recommend:  Teach Freedom by Charles M. Payne and Carol Sills Strickland  Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy Dr. Geneva Gay Pedro Noguera Gloria Ladson- Billings   Resources You Rely On:  Humans  Youtube and Google    Words You Live By:  Assatta Shakur’s Chant:  “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” [therefore I must execute and revise] Where can our listeners find and support your work?  creadnyc.com The post EP 22 Educator Khalilah Brann appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, where we celebrate the depth and breadth of the Black artistic and intellectual traditions. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas. Before we begin, I want to encourage all of our listeners to check out our new and beautifully re-designed website. Our website now gives a much better a more comprehensive understanding of all of Contemporary Black Canvas’ projects. Be sure to check us out!  Let us know you’re listening! Underneath our “About” tab, click on “Contact Us” to sign up for our newsletter, send us feedback, or recommend an artist.  You can find us at <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com</a> In this episode, I interviewed Khalilah Brann, an educator, and education activist, writer, institution builder, and publisher. Her career as an educator has fueled her passions for teaching and decolonizing the minds of underrepresented and misrepresented communities across the country. She is the founder of CREAD, Culturally Responsive Educators of the African Diaspora, whose mission is to “ to support teachers, educators and community members in ensuring the positive racial identity development through education of young people of the African Diaspora.” Most recently, she has also co-founded and launched her publishing company, DeColonizing Education. Their first book, co-written by Khalilah Brann and <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?contributorId=1536293" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chemay Morales-James</a>, the ABC’s of the Black Panther Party, was published in December 2017 and is now available. Their book includes extension activities and learning guides for educators and parents. The book is skillfully designed to appeal to ages 7-12. Tune into this week’s episode to hear more about her transformative junior year of highschool, her successful and humbling moments in the classroom, and the individuals who shaped and nurtured her teaching passions. You can find Khalilah Brann’s work at her CREAD website at <a href="https://creadnyc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">creadnyc.com</a> and you can purchase a copy of the ABC’s of the Black Panther Party at <a href="https://decolonizinged.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">decolonizinged.com</a>. <a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780684843261" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For Colored Girls</a> <a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780345350688" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Autobiography of Malcolm X </a> <a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780679766759" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Push</a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/nyregion/in-a-brooklyn-school-metal-detectors-inject-fear.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tira Randall</a> <a href="https://creadnyc.com/2016/09/05/who-are-we/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CREAD</a> <a href="https://decolonizinged.com/product/the-abcs-of-the-black-panther-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ABCs of the Black Panther Party</a> <a href="https://decolonizinged.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Decolonizing Education Publishing Company</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paulo Freire </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzSOcKiuOIE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michelle Alexander Interviews Angela Davis</a> <a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9781556520747" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assata: An Autobiography</a> Thinker, Educators, Liberators  You Recommend: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Freedom-Education-Liberation-African-American/dp/0807748722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teach Freedom by Charles M. Payne and Carol Sills Strickland </a> <a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9781568584638" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Post-Traumatic-Slave-Syndrome-Americas/dp/0985217278/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1515716535&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=post+traumatic+slave+syndrome+by+joy+degruy+leary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Culturally-Responsive-Teaching-Multicultural-Education/dp/0807750786" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Geneva Gay</a> <a href="http://www.pedronoguera.com/bio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedro Noguera</a> <a href="https://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2513" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gloria Ladson- Billings</a> Resources You Rely On: Humans Youtube and Google Words You Live By: Assatta Shakur’s Chant: “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” [therefore I must execute and revise] Where can our listeners find and support your work? <a href="https://creadnyc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">creadnyc.com</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-22-educator-khalilah-brann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 22 Educator Khalilah Brann</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 22 Educator Khalilah Brann

Wadsworth Jarrell

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, where we celebrate the depth and breadth of the Black artistic and intellectual traditions. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas, in this episode, we interviewed painter, sculptor, and printmaker Wadsworth Jarrell and fashion designer Jae Jarrell. Their works, contributions and founding of the AFRICOBRA Movement has been inspired by the need to continuously uplift and empower their communities with art that is colorful, joyful, and strong. The Jarrells along with other founding members, Jeff Donaldson, Barbara Jones-Hogu, and Gerald Williams formed the collective in 1968 in Chicago. They believed that their skills could be better put to use by creating art rather than protesting and thus made revolutionary art that instilled pride and possessed a heavy political aesthetic. Jae Jarrells fashion designs which were inspired by the Black Arts Movement and the individuals who would adorn these pieces as they fought for liberation and equality. Likewise, Wadsworth Jarrell’s visual art was inspired by Black leading figures, Black life in Chicago, and jazz. Their artistry taps into their philosophies and principles of creating art that reflected the “electricity of the atmosphere” during the revolutionary movement. From Jae’s early exposure to the arts and design to Wadsworth’s experience in the military, tune into this week’s episode as they take us back in time to 1968 and the start of it all: A moment where political and social issues needed to be addressed through art and the burgeoning of the creation of a new African American school of thought and artistic language to meet the needs of the times.   Art Institute of Chicago  Jeff Donaldson  Barbara Jones- Hogu Kevin Cole Gerald Williams AfriCobra Principles The Revolutionary Suit  Revolutionary (Angela Davis)  Black Prince The post BAM Ep 2: Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Welcome to Contemporary Black Canvas, where we celebrate the depth and breadth of the Black artistic and intellectual traditions. I am your host, Dr. Pia Deas, in this episode, we interviewed painter, sculptor, and printmaker Wadsworth Jarrell and fashion designer Jae Jarrell. Their works, contributions and founding of the AFRICOBRA<a href="http://interactive.wttw.com/a/dusable-to-obama-explore-power-politics-pride-africobra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Movement</a> has been inspired by the need to continuously uplift and empower their communities with art that is colorful, joyful, and strong. The Jarrells along with other founding members, Jeff Donaldson, Barbara Jones-Hogu, and Gerald Williams formed the collective in 1968 in Chicago. They believed that their skills could be better put to use by creating art rather than protesting and thus made revolutionary art that instilled pride and possessed a heavy political aesthetic. Jae Jarrells fashion designs which were inspired by the Black Arts Movement and the individuals who would adorn these pieces as they fought for liberation and equality. Likewise, Wadsworth Jarrell’s visual art was inspired by Black leading figures, Black life in Chicago, and jazz. Their artistry taps into their philosophies and principles of creating art that reflected the “electricity of the atmosphere” during the revolutionary movement. From Jae’s early exposure to the arts and design to Wadsworth’s experience in the military, tune into this week’s episode as they take us back in time to 1968 and the start of it all: A moment where political and social issues needed to be addressed through art and the burgeoning of the creation of a new African American school of thought and artistic language to meet the needs of the times. <a href="http://www.artic.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art Institute of Chicago </a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/24/jeff-donaldson-art-kravets-wehby-gallery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Donaldson </a> <a href="http://www.culturetype.com/2017/11/21/chicago-artist-barbara-jones-hogu-a-founding-member-of-africobra-has-died/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbara Jones- Hogu</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eoo0RcINKw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Cole</a> <a href="http://kavigupta.com/artist/gerald-williams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gerald Williams</a> <a href="http://www.areachicago.org/the-history-philosophy-and-aesthetics-of-africobra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AfriCobra Principles</a> <a href="https://mocacleveland.org/blog/%E2%80%9Cwe%E2%80%99re-involved-real-revolution%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Revolutionary Suit </a> <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/210696" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revolutionary (Angela Davis) </a> <a href="http://kuaf.com/post/exhibition-makes-us-debut-bentonville#stream/0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Prince</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/bam-ep-2-jae-wadsworth-jarrell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAM Ep 2: Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

BAM Ep 2: Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell

I am delighted to welcome you to a new series within the larger Contemporary Black Canvas series. This month in honor of Black history month we are premiering the first two episodes of our new, on-going series, the Black Arts Movement Audio Archive. The Black Arts Movement Audio Archive is the first audio archive of its kind preserves the voices of artists important to the Black Arts Movement and scholars whose emerging work in the field provide us with a deeper understanding of the Black Arts and Black Power Movement. You can find this new series on our website by clicking on the left header “podcast” and then selecting Black Arts Movement Audio Archive. This is an ongoing and developing series and episodes will be released periodically through the next year and beyond.  This week we had the benefit of speaking with Dr. Naomi Long Madgett, esteemed and award-winning Poet, Educator, and senior Editor of the Lotus Press. Dr. Madgett’s career and press coincided with the Black Arts Movement and while her aesthetics do not place her directly within BAM, she is still an important poetic voice whose work defies easy literary  periodization. Born in 1923 she has been blessed to see the genesis of many great eras and wars that influenced her early years &amp; recollections of life. After attending the first high school for African Americans west of the Mississippi, Sumner High School, Dr. Madgett then returned to her home state to complete her college education at Virginia State University. Join us in discussion of her family history, living through world wars, traversing prejudice, and how an intimate relationship with her father strongly shaped her convictions and deep admiration of lan  guage and literature. Learn about the foundations of Dr. Madgett’s affinity for poetry and her steady ascension to prominence in community with fellow poets, writers, and great figures of the African American intellect. Additionally, join us to hear about her friendship with Langston Hughes and the day she met Countee Cullen at his home. Enjoy a dialogue rich in our history and sprinkled with excerpts from Dr. Madgett’s autobiography, Pilgrim Journey. Click here for more information &amp; to purchase Dr. Madgett’s publications: https://www.naomilongmadgett.com/publications-available For more information visit:  https://www.naomilongmadgett.com/ Paul Laurence Dunbar     Herbert Woodward Martin Rosewood Massacre       The Simple Stories by Langston Hughes    My Lives &amp; How I Lost Them by Christopher Cat in collaboration with Countee Cullen The post BAMAA Ep 1: Poet and Press Founder Naomi Long Madgett appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

I am delighted to welcome you to a new series within the larger Contemporary Black Canvas series. This month in honor of Black history month we are premiering the first two episodes of our new, on-going series, the Black Arts Movement Audio Archive. The Black Arts Movement Audio Archive is the first audio archive of its kind preserves the voices of artists important to the Black Arts Movement and scholars whose emerging work in the field provide us with a deeper understanding of the Black Arts and Black Power Movement. You can find this new series on our website by clicking on the left header “podcast” and then selecting Black Arts Movement Audio Archive. This is an ongoing and developing series and episodes will be released periodically through the next year and beyond. This week we had the benefit of speaking with Dr. Naomi Long Madgett, esteemed and award-winning Poet, Educator, and senior Editor of the <a href="http://www.broadsidelotuspress.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lotus Press</a>. Dr. Madgett’s career and press coincided with the Black Arts Movement and while her aesthetics do not place her directly within BAM, she is still an important poetic voice whose work defies easy literary  periodization. Born in 1923 she has been blessed to see the genesis of many great eras and wars that influenced her early years &amp; recollections of life. After attending the first high school for African Americans west of the Mississippi, <a href="https://www.slps.org/sumner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sumner High School</a>, Dr. Madgett then returned to her home state to complete her college education at Virginia State University. Join us in discussion of her family history, living through world wars, traversing prejudice, and how an intimate relationship with her father strongly shaped her convictions and deep admiration of lan  guage and literature. Learn about the foundations of Dr. Madgett’s affinity for poetry and her steady ascension to prominence in community with fellow poets, writers, and great figures of the African American intellect. Additionally, join us to hear about her friendship with Langston Hughes and the day she met Countee Cullen at his home. Enjoy a dialogue rich in our history and sprinkled with excerpts from Dr. Madgett’s autobiography, <a href="https://www.naomilongmadgett.com/publications-available" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pilgrim Journey</a>. Click here for more information &amp; to purchase Dr. Madgett’s publications: <a href="https://www.naomilongmadgett.com/publications-available" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.naomilongmadgett.com/publications-available</a> For more information visit: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.naomilongmadgett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.naomilongmadgett.com/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.poemhunter.com/paul-laurence-dunbar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Laurence Dunbar</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li> <ul> <li><a href="https://udayton.edu/directory/artssciences/english/martin_herbert.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Herbert Woodward Martin</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.blackpast.org/aah/rosewood-massacre-1923" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rosewood Massacre</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Not-So-Simple-Stories-Langston/dp/0826210880" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Simple Stories</a> by Langston Hughes</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-lives-and-how-i-lost-them-christopher-cat/1003830583" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Lives &amp; How I Lost Them</a> by Christopher Cat in collaboration with Countee Cullen The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/http-traffic-libsyn-com-contemporaryblackcanvas-01_bamaa_series_1__poet_and_press_founder_naomi_long_madgett-mp3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAMAA Ep 1: Poet and Press Founder Naomi Long Madgett</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

BAMAA Ep 1: Poet and Press Founder Naomi Long Madgett

Celebrating the Depth and Breadth of Black Artistic and Intellectual Thought

I came across this podcast last week when searching for black artist podcast and I&#39;m addicted now. Hopefully there will be more episodes in 2019!

In Love

Contemporary Black Canvas is fantastic! Just listened to the interviews with Evie Shockley and John Keene.

Wonderful podcast

Contemporary Black Canvas

Leah Penniman

This week at Contemporary Black Canvas, we are excited to introduce you to Leah Penniman, co-founder with her husband Jonah Penniman, of Soul Fire Farms, their revolutionary, family-owned farm located in upstate New York. Soul Fire Farms is committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system. They actively fights institutional racism and food apartheid within communities by giving easy access to healthy food and offering hands-on learning opportunities throughout the year. Their programs include the Food Sovereignty Program, the Black and Latinx Farm Immersion Program, the Uprooting Racism Immersion, youth programs, and activists retreats. Join us on this episode as Leah talks about her early connection to the forest and how at age sixteen, she began working with The Food Project in Boston. Leah shares how in 2006 she and her husband purchased land in Petersburg, New York. Over a number years, they built Soul Fire into a full farm operation which officially opened in 2011. Soul Fire Farms is definitely a pioneer and we are excited to hear about the life and work of the farm. You can find their program applications on their website at www.soulfirefarm.org. To learn more  about how to financially support their work through in-kind donations or financial contributions, please go to: http://www.soulfirefarm.org/support/ UPCOMING ARTISTS YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT? Naima Penniman and Alixa Garcia, co-creators of Climbing Poetree in their upcoming album “Intrinsic”. Check out Intrinsic and all of their projects here. RESOURCE YOU RELY ON? My farming mentors at Many Hands Organic Farm WORDS YOU LIVE BY? “Truth, Breath, Patience” The post Ep 13 Soul Fire Farm with Leah Penniman appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

This week at Contemporary Black Canvas, we are excited to introduce you to Leah Penniman, co-founder with her husband Jonah Penniman, of Soul Fire Farms, their revolutionary, family-owned farm located in upstate New York. Soul Fire Farms is committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system. They actively fights institutional racism and food apartheid within communities by giving easy access to healthy food and offering hands-on learning opportunities throughout the year. Their programs include the Food Sovereignty Program, the Black and Latinx Farm Immersion Program, the Uprooting Racism Immersion, youth programs, and activists retreats. Join us on this episode as Leah talks about her early connection to the forest and how at age sixteen, she began working with <a href="http://thefoodproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Food Project</a> in Boston. Leah shares how in 2006 she and her husband purchased land in Petersburg, New York. Over a number years, they built Soul Fire into a full farm operation which officially opened in 2011. Soul Fire Farms is definitely a pioneer and we are excited to hear about the life and work of the farm. You can find their program applications on their website at <a href="http://www.soulfirefarm.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.soulfirefarm.org</a>. To learn more  about how to financially support their work through in-kind donations or financial contributions, please go to: <a href="http://www.soulfirefarm.org/support/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.soulfirefarm.org/support/</a> UPCOMING ARTISTS YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT? Naima Penniman and Alixa Garcia, co-creators of Climbing Poetree in their upcoming album “Intrinsic”. Check out Intrinsic and all of their projects <a href="http://www.climbingpoetree.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. RESOURCE YOU RELY ON? My farming mentors at <a href="http://mhof.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Many Hands Organic Farm</a> WORDS YOU LIVE BY? “Truth, Breath, Patience” The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-13-soul-fire-farm-leah-penniman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ep 13 Soul Fire Farm with Leah Penniman</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

Ep 13 Soul Fire Farm with Leah Penniman

Ron Anderson

In this episode, I had the honor of  interviewing Washington-D.C. based visual artist Akili Ron Anderson. Akili Ron Anderson is a stunningly versatile visual artist. His work includes breathtaking stained glass, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, set design, and photography. His art celebrates African people and culture and emphasizes the importance of maintaining cultural and ancestral practices. His work pays tribute to the African and Black experiences by incorporating many African symbols, patterns, and culturally specific references. In his over 50 years a visual artist, he has carried out a mission to make sure that all members of the community have access to art by designing art for many cultural, religious, and public institutions. He is a faculty member in the Department of Art at Howard University and he is the co- founder of the NationHouse Organization. His works have been exhibited at Duke University and Hampton University. Anderson has been a member of the Nation-African Liberation Arts Ensemble and he  is currently a member of the “AfriCobra” artists’ collective. In this episode, tune in to hear the stories of his moment of “awakening,” how his seemingly mischievous acts as a child (re-appropriating coat hangers) blossomed into extraordinary works of art, his fascination with the African face, and his thoughts on collectivity. To follow Ron Akili Anderson’s work, or his upcoming special events and projects visit his website at www.akilironanderson.com.   Interested in the artists and exhibitions Akili Ron Anderson mentions on the show? Click these links!        Robert Jay Nash Sankofa I &amp; II       Black Power       March on Washington       The origins of the High Five or ‘Slapping Skin’   Duke Ellington School of the Arts National Conference of Artists Convention Emory Douglas  Paying It Forward  Amber Robles Gordon A 50 year Retrospective of Black Art and Life 50 year Commemoration of the Black Panther Party Hearne Fine Art Gallery  The post EP 4 VISUAL ARTIST AKILI RON ANDERSON appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In this episode, I had the honor of  interviewing Washington-D.C. based visual artist Akili Ron Anderson. Akili Ron Anderson is a stunningly versatile visual artist. His work includes breathtaking <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/08/25/seeing-a-reflection-in-stained-glass/4a384b41-dfe9-44c7-8a78-a1bf142e8463/?utm_term=.166ebc8861e9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stained glass</a>, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, set design, and photography. His art celebrates African people and culture and emphasizes the importance of maintaining cultural and ancestral practices. His work pays tribute to the African and Black experiences by incorporating many African symbols, patterns, and culturally specific references. In his over 50 years a visual artist, he has carried out a mission to make sure that all members of the community have access to art by designing art for many cultural, religious, and public institutions. He is a faculty member in the Department of Art at Howard University and he is the co- founder of the NationHouse Organization. His works have been exhibited at Duke University and <a href="http://museum.hamptonu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hampton University</a>. Anderson has been a member of the Nation-African Liberation Arts Ensemble and he  is currently a member of the <a href="https://www.ganttcenter.org/exhibitions/africobra-now-an-aesthetic-reflection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“AfriCobra”</a> artists’ collective. In this episode, tune in to hear the stories of his moment of “awakening,” how his seemingly mischievous acts as a child (re-appropriating coat hangers) blossomed into extraordinary works of art, his fascination with the African face, and his thoughts on collectivity. To follow Ron Akili Anderson’s work, or his upcoming special events and projects visit his website at<a href="http://www.akilironanderson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.akilironanderson.com</a>. Interested in the artists and exhibitions Akili Ron Anderson mentions on the show? Click these links! <ul> <li>      Robert Jay Nash</li> <li><a href="http://theartaround.us/arts/sankofa-i-and-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sankofa I &amp; II</a></li> <li>      Black Power</li> <li>      March on Washington</li> <li>      The origins of the High Five or ‘Slapping Skin’  </li> <li><a href="http://www.ellingtonschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duke Ellington School of the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="http://routes-mag.com/tag/2015-national-conference-of-artists-new-york-arts-culture-conference-manhattan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Conference of Artists Convention</a></li> <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/128523144" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emory Douglas</a></li> </ul> Paying It Forward <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amberroblesgordon.com/statement.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amber Robles Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/humuseum/photos/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1526181757408016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A 50 year Retrospective of Black Art and Life</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/arts/fifty-years-later-black-panthers-art-still-resonates.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">50 year Commemoration of the Black Panther Party</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hearnefineart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hearne Fine Art Gallery</a></li> </ul> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-4-visual-artist-akili-ron-anderson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 4 VISUAL ARTIST AKILI RON ANDERSON</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 4 VISUAL ARTIST AKILI RON ANDERSON

Karmael Holmes

In this week’s episode, I caught up with filmmaker, festival organizer, and curator Maori Holmes. Most recently, she is the founder of the Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia. Prior to Black Star, she was worked with the Jazzyfatnastees to put on the Black Lily Film and Music Festival in 2007 and 2008. She has directed and produced her feature documentary, Scene Not Heard: Women in Philadelphia Hip Hop, which chronicles the untold story and role that women played in the development of hip hop within Philadelphia. Within the interview, Maori describes her life story as it pertains to how she got to where she is today. One of the best takeaways from this interview is Maori’s continued strive to accomplish her goals-definitely an inspiration for all. Maori Holmes received her BA in History from American University and her MFA in Film &amp; Media Arts from Temple University. She is a recipient of the Leeway Foundation, as well as a Fellow of the 60th Flaherty Film Seminar. She has received awards from many organizations in the arts, including the Knight Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and VisitPhiladelphia, to name a few. Previously, she has worked at other locations in Philadelphia, including Temple University and the Netter Center at University of Pennsylvania. She is currently the director of public engagement at the Institute of Contemporary Art. These professional roles have inspired her to find a way to infuse curation with the Black Star Film Festival.cd As for the future, Maori gives us a small glance into what she’s got planned. She discussed returning to working on her craft of film directing, possibly pursuing a new screenplay or her own television show. Make sure to follow all her new endeavours. The Blackstar Film Festival is present and active on all the major social media accounts. Click the following in order to be directed to its instagram, facebook, or twitter accounts. You can also check out d the Blackstar Film Festival website by clicking here. Interested in any of the artists or festivals mentioned in the show? Check out these links! Collaborations: Richard Nichols The Roots Mercedes Martinez Michele Byrd McPhee Sara Zia Ebrahimi Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter Ursula Rucker Julie Taymore Ava Duvernay Haile Gerima International House Leeway Foundation National Black Arts Festival International African Arts Festival Odunde Malcolm X Festival Scribe Video Center  LA Rebellion Sweet Honey in the Rock Artists She Recommends: Terence Nance Roni Nicole Henderson Amy Sherald Shawn Peters Ja’Tovia Gary Resource She Relies On: A few close-knit friendships Words that you Live By/Song that is the Soundtrack of your life Never Stop-The Brand New Heavies  The post EP 5 Filmmaker, Curator, Festival Organizer Maori Karmael Holmes appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In this week’s episode, I caught up with filmmaker, festival organizer, and curator Maori Holmes. Most recently, she is the founder of the Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia. Prior to Black Star, she was worked with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jazzyfastnastees/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jazzyfatnastees</a> to put on the <a href="http://blacklily.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Lily Film and Music Festival</a> in 2007 and 2008. She has directed and produced her feature documentary, <a href="http://www.twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1164&amp;card=price" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scene Not Heard: Women in Philadelphia Hip Hop</a>, which chronicles the untold story and role that women played in the development of hip hop within Philadelphia. Within the interview, Maori describes her life story as it pertains to how she got to where she is today. One of the best takeaways from this interview is Maori’s continued strive to accomplish her goals-definitely an inspiration for all. Maori Holmes received her BA in History from American University and her MFA in Film &amp; Media Arts from Temple University. She is a recipient of the <a href="http://www.leeway.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leeway Foundation</a>, as well as a Fellow of the 60th <a href="http://www.flahertyseminar.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flaherty Film Seminar</a>. She has received awards from many organizations in the arts, including the <a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knight Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.arts.pa.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pennsylvania Council on the Arts</a>, and <a href="http://www.visitphilly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VisitPhiladelphia</a>, to name a few. Previously, she has worked at other locations in Philadelphia, including Temple University and the <a href="https://www.nettercenter.upenn.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netter Center at University of Pennsylvania</a>. She is currently the director of public engagement at the <a href="http://icaphila.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute of Contemporary Art</a>. These professional roles have inspired her to find a way to infuse curation with the Black Star Film <a href="http://Festival.cd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Festival.cd</a> As for the future, Maori gives us a small glance into what she’s got planned. She discussed returning to working on her craft of film directing, possibly pursuing a new screenplay or her own television show. Make sure to follow all her new endeavours. The Blackstar Film Festival is present and active on all the major social media accounts. Click the following in order to be directed to its <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackstarfest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlackStarFest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/blackstarfest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a> accounts. You can also check out d the Blackstar Film Festival website by clicking <a href="http://blackstarfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Interested in any of the artists or festivals mentioned in the show? Check out these links! Collaborations: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629707/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Nichols</a> <a href="http://www.theroots.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Roots</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2962563/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mercedes Martinez</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladiesofhiphop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michele Byrd McPhee</a> <a href="https://saraziaebrahimi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara Zia Ebrahimi</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873699/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/urucker?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ursula Rucker</a> <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/julie-taymor-320722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julie Taymore</a> <a href="http://www.avaduvernay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ava Duvernay</a> <a href="http://www.hailegerima.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Haile Gerima</a> <a href="http://ihousephilly.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International House</a> <a href="http://www.leeway.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leeway Foundation</a> <a href="http://nbaf.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Black Arts Festival</a> <a href="http://iaafestival.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International African Arts Festival</a> <a href="http://odundefestival.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Odunde</a> <a href="http://www.malcolmxfestival.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Malcolm X Festival</a> <a href="http://scribe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scribe Video Center </a> <a href="https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/la-rebellion/story-la-rebellion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LA Rebellion</a> <a href="http://sweethoneyintherock.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sweet Honey in the Rock</a> Artists She Recommends: <a href="http://terencenance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terence Nance</a> <a href="http://www.roninicole.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roni Nicole Henderson</a> <a href="http://www.amysherald.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Sherald</a> <a href="http://www.shawnpeters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shawn Peters</a> <a href="http://www.jatovia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ja’Tovia Gary</a> Resource She Relies On: A few close-knit friendships Words that you Live By/Song that is the Soundtrack of your life <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyRPfK-U0Oc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Never Stop-The Brand New Heavies </a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-5-filmmaker-curator-festival-organizer-maori-karmael-holmes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 5 Filmmaker, Curator, Festival Organizer Maori Karmael Holmes</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 5 Filmmaker, Curator, Festival Organizer Maori Karmael Holmes

On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, we had the pleasure of interviewing the mixed media visual artist, Amber Robles-Gordon.  She primarily works and is known for her use of found objects and textile to create assemblages, large-scale sculptures and installations.  Her work is representational of her experiences and the paradoxes within the female experience. Robles-Gordon has over fifteen years of exhibiting, art education, and exhibition coordinating experience.  She completed her Masters of Fine Arts from Howard University in November 2011, where she has received annual awards and accolades for her artwork. She has exhibited nationally and in Germany, Italy, Malaysia, London, and Spain. Throughout her career, she serves as an advocate for the Washington, DC area arts community. As of November 2004 through July 2012, Robles-Gordon has been an active member of the Black Artists DC, (BADC) serving as exhibitions coordinator, Vice President and President. Robles-Gordon is also the Co-Founder of Delusions of Grandeur Artist Collective. Tune in to this episode to learn the important female influences on Amber’s life, her artistic practices, and the power of visual journaling as a source of healing and transformation. To find out more about her work, visit her website at amberroblesgordon.com. Mentioned on the Show: Black Artists of DC Resource I rely on: Sunlight Favorite Quote: Stay on the path – you will have no choice   Where to Find Amber Robles-Gordon: https://www.amberroblesgordon.com/ The post EP 17: Mixed Media Visual Artist Amber Robles-Gordon appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, we had the pleasure of interviewing the mixed media visual artist, Amber Robles-Gordon.  She primarily works and is known for her use of found objects and textile to create assemblages, large-scale sculptures and installations.  Her work is representational of her experiences and the paradoxes within the female experience. Robles-Gordon has over fifteen years of exhibiting, art education, and exhibition coordinating experience.  She completed her Masters of Fine Arts from Howard University in November 2011, where she has received annual awards and accolades for her artwork. She has exhibited nationally and in Germany, Italy, Malaysia, London, and Spain. Throughout her career, she serves as an advocate for the Washington, DC area arts community. As of November 2004 through July 2012, Robles-Gordon has been an active member of the Black Artists DC, (BADC) serving as exhibitions coordinator, Vice President and President. Robles-Gordon is also the Co-Founder of Delusions of Grandeur Artist Collective. Tune in to this episode to learn the important female influences on Amber’s life, her artistic practices, and the power of visual journaling as a source of healing and transformation. To find out more about her work, visit her website at <a href="http://amberroblesgordon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amberroblesgordon.com</a>. Mentioned on the Show: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Black+Artists+of+DC&amp;oq=Black+Artists+of+DC&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.3911j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Artists of DC</a> Resource I rely on: Sunlight Favorite Quote: Stay on the path – you will have no choice Where to Find Amber Robles-Gordon: <a href="https://www.amberroblesgordon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amberroblesgordon.com/</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-17-mixed-media-visual-artist-amber-robles-gordon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 17: Mixed Media Visual Artist Amber Robles-Gordon</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 17: Mixed Media Visual Artist Amber Robles-Gordon

Marcus Williams

In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Greg Burnham and Marcus Williams, creators of the newly released Tuskegee Heirs comic book series! Tuskegee Heirs focuses on five young, African American pilots following in the aviatic tradition of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant and this comic seeks to pay homage to their greatness. In this way, they are able to inspire children who are able to see main characters that look like them. Greg and Marcus have been working together for over fifteen years. They act as a dynamic and creative team-Greg is the writer and Marcus is the illustrator. For them, representation matters-and they aim to provide strong, fully developed characters enveloped within a dynamic fusion of history, science fiction, and action that takes the characters around the world as they race to defend the world.  They released the first installment of Tuskegee Heirs in December of 2016, and this is just the beginning! Tune in and immerse yourself in the wonder and folklore of the Tuskegee Heirs! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THESE VIDEOS:  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4  WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Practice” “Educate Yourself” “Be open” “Be passionate” “You have to know your past to know where you are going” RESOURCES TO RELY ON:  “Cool Images” “Love” “Support System” HOW TO FIND TUSKEGEE HEIRS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/tuskegeeheirs/ https://www.facebook.com/Gregburnhambooks/ http://marcusthevisual.com/ http://marcusthevisual.com/gregburnhambooks/ Email: Tuskegeeheirs@gmail.com ORDER BOOKS, SHIRTS, POSTERS, AND SOCKS HERE:  Tuskegee Heirs Store LIKE WHAT YOU SEE/HEARD? SUPPORT THEIR KICKSTARTER:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2120208298/tuskegee-heirs The post EP 09 Tuskegee Heirs (Marcus Williams and Greg Burnham) appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Greg Burnham and Marcus Williams, creators of the newly released Tuskegee Heirs comic book series! Tuskegee Heirs focuses on five young, African American pilots following in the aviatic tradition of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen is significant and this comic seeks to pay homage to their greatness. In this way, they are able to inspire children who are able to see main characters that look like them. Greg and Marcus have been working together for over fifteen years. They act as a dynamic and creative team-Greg is the writer and Marcus is the illustrator. For them, representation matters-and they aim to provide strong, fully developed characters enveloped within a dynamic fusion of history, science fiction, and action that takes the characters around the world as they race to defend the world.  They released the first installment of <a href="http://marcusthevisual.com/tuskegee-heirs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tuskegee Heirs </a>in December of 2016, and this is just the beginning! Tune in and immerse yourself in the wonder and folklore of the Tuskegee Heirs! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THESE VIDEOS: <ul> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/TFxSkAtyBCE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/GpdfiXRJdTE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEu4DtBgM_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNtGwU8QgLo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 4</a></li> </ul> WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Practice” “Educate Yourself” “Be open” “Be passionate” “You have to know your past to know where you are going” RESOURCES TO RELY ON:  “Cool Images” “Love” “Support System” HOW TO FIND TUSKEGEE HEIRS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tuskegeeheirs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/tuskegeeheirs/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gregburnhambooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Gregburnhambooks/</a> <a href="http://marcusthevisual.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://marcusthevisual.com/</a> <a href="http://marcusthevisual.com/gregburnhambooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://marcusthevisual.com/gregburnhambooks/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:Tuskegeeheirs@gmail.com">Tuskegeeheirs@gmail.com</a> ORDER BOOKS, SHIRTS, POSTERS, AND SOCKS HERE:  <a href="http://marcusthevisual.com/tuskegee-heirs/#shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tuskegee Heirs Store</a> LIKE WHAT YOU SEE/HEARD? SUPPORT THEIR KICKSTARTER:  <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2120208298/tuskegee-heirs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2120208298/tuskegee-heirs</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/tuskeegee-heirs-marcus-williams-greg-burnham/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 09 Tuskegee Heirs (Marcus Williams and Greg Burnham)</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 09 Tuskegee Heirs (Marcus Williams and Greg Burnham)

Pascale Boucicaut

Adachi Pimentel

In this episode, I interviewed Pascale Boucicaut, a culinary artist, and Adachi Pimentel a photographer, who together form the artistic team behind Dishes of the Diaspora.  Dishes of the Diaspora, a project that was funded by the  Leeway Foundation, documents ten cooks in of African descent in Philadelphia. For this project, Pascale and Adachi join the cooks in their home kitchens, witness the dishes being made, and have wide-ranging conversations with their hosts about the significance and meaning behind diasporic dishes. These cooking sessions are documented by Pascale and Adachi both through photos and through the stories the cooks tell. This project explores and illuminates the narrative behind key staples in African Diasporic cooking such as coconut milk, rice, and bananas. Through a look at cooking practices, ingredients, and tools utilized in each dish, Pascale and Adachi explore how food history is central to appreciating and understanding African diasporic identity and ancestry. Tune into this week’s episode to hear about Pascale’s beginnings in the kitchen with her father, Adachi’s passion for documentary photography, the importance of African connectivity, and how they decided to embark on this ancestral journey together. To see their work on display now through April 2017, visit their exhibition at the Philadelphia Folklore Project. To view select photos of their exhibition or to follow their upcoming exhibition schedule, please visit their website at http://www.dishesofthediaspora.com. To contact them, please send an email to diasporadishes@gmail.com Interested in the projects and dishes Pascale and Adachi mention in this week’s episode? Click on the links below: Yemanja   Paloma Mariam- Fufu Iris – Arepas de Maiz Zita- Hudut Evelyne- Pen patat Soulfire Rice Growing/ Production Upcoming Artist To Check Out: Wayne Lawrence Resource to Rely On:  Zora Neale Hurston  Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters Zora Neale Hurston Folklore Collection at the American Folklife Center Zora Neale Hurston’s Field Recordings How To Find and Support Their Work: www.dishesofthediaspora.com diasporadishes@gmail.com The post EP 6 Dishes of the Diaspora with Pascale Boucicaut and Adachi Pimentel appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In this episode, I interviewed Pascale Boucicaut, a culinary artist, and Adachi Pimentel a photographer, who together form the artistic team behind Dishes of the Diaspora.  Dishes of the Diaspora, a project that was funded by the  <a href="http://www.leeway.org/grantees/pascale_boucicaut_and_adachi_pimentel_acg_15/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leeway Foundation</a>, documents ten cooks in of African descent in Philadelphia. For this project, Pascale and Adachi join the cooks in their home kitchens, witness the dishes being made, and have wide-ranging conversations with their hosts about the significance and meaning behind diasporic dishes. These cooking sessions are documented by Pascale and Adachi both through photos and through the stories the cooks tell. This project explores and illuminates the narrative behind key staples in African Diasporic cooking such as coconut milk, rice, and bananas. Through a look at cooking practices, ingredients, and tools utilized in each dish, Pascale and Adachi explore how food history is central to appreciating and understanding African diasporic identity and ancestry. Tune into this week’s episode to hear about Pascale’s beginnings in the kitchen with her father, Adachi’s passion for documentary photography, the importance of African connectivity, and how they decided to embark on this ancestral journey together. To see their work on display now through April 2017, visit their exhibition at the Philadelphia Folklore Project. To view select photos of their exhibition or to follow their upcoming exhibition schedule, please visit their website at <a href="http://www.dishesofthediaspora.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.dishesofthediaspora.com</a>. To contact them, please send an email to <a href="mailto:diasporadishes@gmail.com">diasporadishes@gmail.com</a> Interested in the projects and dishes Pascale and Adachi mention in this week’s episode? Click on the links below: <a href="https://vimeo.com/86521207" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yemanja </a> <a href="http://www.palomatable.com/history/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paloma</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX1NLjInK0s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mariam- Fufu</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo4Jy_iMjh4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Iris – Arepas de Maiz</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yadXX9p0BKI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zita- Hudut</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbEDZLUBRxE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evelyne- Pen patat</a> <a href="http://www.soulfirefarm.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soulfire</a> <a href="https://www.unc.edu/courses/2008spring/geog/804/001/Carney.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rice Growing/ Production</a> Upcoming Artist To Check Out: <a href="http://waynelawrenceonline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wayne Lawrence</a> Resource to Rely On: <a href="http://zoranealehurston.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zora Neale Hurston </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zora-Neale-Hurston-1-Dec-2003-Paperback/dp/B012HVCR6Y/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1483117034&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=Zora+Neale+Hurston+Life+in+Letters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters</a> Zora Neale Hurston Folklore Collection at the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/Hurston.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Folklife Center</a> Zora Neale Hurston’s <a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/audio/hurston.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Field Recordings</a> How To Find and Support Their Work: <a href="http://www.dishesofthediaspora.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dishesofthediaspora.com</a> <a href="mailto:diasporadishes@gmail.com">diasporadishes@gmail.com</a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-6-dishes-diaspora-pascale-boucicaut-adachi-pimentel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 6 Dishes of the Diaspora with Pascale Boucicaut and Adachi Pimentel</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 6 Dishes of the Diaspora with Pascale Boucicaut and Adachi Pimentel

Irene Mathieu

This week on Contemporary Black Canvas we had the pleasure of interviewing physician and poet Irene Mathieu. Irene Mathieu eloquently balances her passionate interests in both the sciences and the humanities. As a child, her parents encouraged the legitimacy and even the fusion of the arts with the sciences and she has truly embodied this ideology in adulthood. Irene is a physician, poet, writer, artist, and photographer, and humanitarian. She received her M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2015 and is currently a pediatrician in Philadelphia. She is the author of orogeny (Trembling Pillow Press, 2017) and the galaxy of origins (Dancing Girl Press, 2014). She is the recipient of the 2016 Bob Kaufman Book Prize, as well as a Fulbright scholar and a Callaloo fellow. Her books take a poetic and analytical look at human relationships with the earth and each other, privilege, racism, and love. Her love of language is evident in her interweaving of English, Spanish, and even scientific terms. She use the original word, without translation, in order to maintain the purity of the word in its original language and to prevent the loss of meaning in translation. Ever creative and consistently innovative, she is now working on a collection of poetry focused on the intersection of class and race privilege. Please support Irene Mathieu by visiting her website irene.mathieu.com, following her twitter account, gumbo_amando, or keeping up with her blog motochaskache.com! Here’s a list of the people she mentioned in the interview: Claudia Rankine Arecelis Girmay Elizabeth Alexander Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop Yolanda Wisher Pay it forward:  Donika Kelly’s Bestiary Brit Bennett’s The Mothers Safiya Sinclair Inspired by: Arecelis Girmay Robert Frost William Carlos Williams Nawal El saadawi Tracy K. Smith Natasha Tretheway Li-Young Lee  Jesmyn Ward Audre Lorde  Junot Diaz Edwidge Danticat Eduardo Galeano Resource she relies on: People (her support system) The post EP 11 Pediatrician &amp; Poet Irene Mathieu appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

This week on Contemporary Black Canvas we had the pleasure of interviewing physician and poet Irene Mathieu. Irene Mathieu eloquently balances her passionate interests in both the sciences and the humanities. As a child, her parents encouraged the legitimacy and even the fusion of the arts with the sciences and she has truly embodied this ideology in adulthood. Irene is a physician, poet, writer, artist, and photographer, and humanitarian. She received her M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2015 and is currently a pediatrician in Philadelphia. She is the author of orogeny (Trembling Pillow Press, 2017) and the galaxy of origins (Dancing Girl Press, 2014). She is the recipient of the 2016 Bob Kaufman Book Prize, as well as a Fulbright scholar and a Callaloo fellow. Her books take a poetic and analytical look at human relationships with the earth and each other, privilege, racism, and love. Her love of language is evident in her interweaving of English, Spanish, and even scientific terms. She use the original word, without translation, in order to maintain the purity of the word in its original language and to prevent the loss of meaning in translation. Ever creative and consistently innovative, she is now working on a collection of poetry focused on the intersection of class and race privilege. Please support Irene Mathieu by visiting her <a href="https://irenemathieu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> <a href="http://irene.mathieu.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">irene.mathieu.com</a>, following her <a href="https://twitter.com/gumbo_amando?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter account</a>, gumbo_amando, or keeping up with her <a href="http://motochaskache.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog</a> <a href="http://motochaskache.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">motochaskache.com</a>! Here’s a list of the people she mentioned in the interview: <a href="http://claudiarankine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Claudia Rankine</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/aracelis-girmay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arecelis Girmay</a> <a href="http://www.elizabethalexander.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Alexander</a> <a href="http://chimamanda.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</a> <a href="http://callaloo.tamu.edu/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop</a> <a href="http://www.yolandawisher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yolanda Wisher</a> Pay it forward: <a href="http://donikakelly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donika Kelly’s</a> <a href="https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/bestiary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bestiary</a> Brit Bennett’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Novel-Brit-Bennett/dp/0399184511" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mothers</a> <a href="http://www.safiyasinclair.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Safiya Sinclair</a> Inspired by: <a href="http://aracelisgirmay.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arecelis Girmay</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/robert-frost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Frost</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/william-carlos-williams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Carlos Williams</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/15/nawal-el-saadawi-egyptian-feminist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nawal El saadawi</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/tracy-k-smith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tracy K. Smith</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/natasha-trethewey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natasha Tretheway</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/li-young-lee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Li-Young Lee </a> <a href="http://www.lyceumagency.com/speakers/jesmyn-ward/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesmyn Ward</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/audre-lorde" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audre Lorde </a> <a href="http://www.junotdiaz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Junot Diaz</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwidge_Danticat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edwidge Danticat</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/interviews/ba2000-11-30.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eduardo Galeano</a> Resource she relies on: People (her support system) The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-11-pediatrician-poet-irene-mathieu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 11 Pediatrician &amp; Poet Irene Mathieu</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 11 Pediatrician & Poet Irene Mathieu

Russell Rickford

On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, I had the pleasure of interviewing historian Russell Rickford about his most recent book, We Are An African People: Independent Education, Black Power, and The Radical Imagination. Dr. Rickford is an Associate Professor of history at Cornell University. In we are an African People, he traces the development of Black Nationalist schools across the country in the 1960s and 1970s. He contextualizes this movement within a larger history of the period and within the impulse towards Black Nationalist thought in the African American tradition. More specifically, he discusses how these schools, despite their differing political ideologies, shared a commitment to cultivating Black awareness, reviving Pan-Africanism, and thinking about political and cultural connections across the diaspora and with Africa. He discusses the political evolution of these schools. Join us to hear Dr. Rickford discuss his early days as a cub reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, his work with the late Dr. Manning Marable’s Malcolm X project, and how his interest in Black Nationalism led to two of his books, a biography Betty Shabazz, Betty Shabazz: A Life Before and After Malcolm X  and more recently his scholarly work We Are An African People published by Oxford University Press this past spring. He is also the co-author, with his father, Dr. John Russell Rickford, of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English, and the winner of an American Book Award. You can find Dr. Russell Rickford’s books at your local independent bookstore. You can find Dr. Rickford blogging on the African American Intellectual History Society at AAIHS.org.   And, before we get to the interview, for our listeners in the Philadelphia area and beyond, we want to encourage all of our listeners to attend BlackStar Film Festival this August. The sixth annual BlackStar Film Festival, held in Philadelphia August 3rd to 6th, 2017 showcases black filmmaking from around the world with more than 60 works screened. The theme of this year’s Festival is “resistance,” and BlackStar will be honoring Ava DuVernay at its annual Awards Ceremony, headlined by Pharoahe Monch at World Cafe Live on August 5th at 7:30 pm. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit blackstarfest.org.       For Your Easy Reference:    We Are An African People How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America  Manning Marable  The Malcolm X Project The Martin Luther King Papers Project  Betty Shabbazz by Russell Rickford  The Philadelphia Inquirer Black Power Stokely Carmichael   Frantz Fanon Freedom Library Day School Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English   The post EP 15 Dr. Russell Rickford and We Are An African People appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, I had the pleasure of interviewing historian Russell Rickford about his most recent book, We Are An African People: Independent Education, Black Power, and The Radical Imagination. Dr. Rickford is an Associate Professor of history at Cornell University. In we are an African People, he traces the development of Black Nationalist schools across the country in the 1960s and 1970s. He contextualizes this movement within a larger history of the period and within the impulse towards Black Nationalist thought in the African American tradition. More specifically, he discusses how these schools, despite their differing political ideologies, shared a commitment to cultivating Black awareness, reviving Pan-Africanism, and thinking about political and cultural connections across the diaspora and with Africa. He discusses the political evolution of these schools. Join us to hear Dr. Rickford discuss his early days as a cub reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, his work with the late Dr. Manning Marable’s <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/mxp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Malcolm X project</a>, and how his interest in Black Nationalism led to two of his books, a biography Betty Shabazz, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Betty-Shabazz-Before-After-Malcolm/dp/1402200005" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Betty Shabazz: A Life Before and After Malcolm X</a>  and more recently his scholarly work We Are An African People published by Oxford University Press this past spring. He is also the co-author, with his father, Dr. John Russell Rickford, of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spoken-Soul-Story-Black-English/dp/0471399574" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English</a>, and the winner of an American Book Award. You can find Dr. Russell Rickford’s books at your local independent bookstore. You can find Dr. Rickford blogging on the African American Intellectual History Society at <a href="http://www.aaihs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AAIHS.org.</a> And, before we get to the interview, for our listeners in the Philadelphia area and beyond, we want to encourage all of our listeners to attend BlackStar Film Festival this August. The sixth annual BlackStar Film Festival, held in Philadelphia August 3rd to 6th, 2017 showcases black filmmaking from around the world with more than 60 works screened. The theme of this year’s Festival is “resistance,” and BlackStar will be honoring <a href="http://www.avaduvernay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ava DuVernay</a> at its annual Awards Ceremony, headlined by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pharoahe Monch</a> at World Cafe Live on August 5th at 7:30 pm. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="http://blackstarfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blackstarfest.org</a>.     For Your Easy Reference: <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/we-are-an-african-people-9780199861477" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Are An African People</a> <a href="http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/How-Capitalism-Underdeveloped-Black-America" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America </a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manning_Marable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manning Marable </a> <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/mxp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Malcolm X Project</a> <a href="https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/about-papers-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Martin Luther King Papers Project </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Betty-Shabazz-Surviving-Malcolm-Strength/dp/1402203195" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Betty Shabbazz by Russell Rickford </a> <a href="http://www.inquirer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a> <a href="http://www.ushistory.org/us/54i.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Power</a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/people/stokely-carmichael-9238629" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stokely Carmichael </a> <a href="http://www.iep.utm.edu/fanon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frantz Fanon</a> <a href="http://www.blackpast.org/aah/churchville-john-1941" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom Library Day School</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spoken-Soul-Story-Black-English/dp/0471399574" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English</a> <a href="http://www.blackpast.org/aah/churchville-john-1941" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-15-dr-russell-rickford-african-people/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 15 Dr. Russell Rickford and We Are An African People</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 15 Dr. Russell Rickford and We Are An African People

Tommy Joshua

In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Tommy “Junebug” Joshua, the founder &amp; visionary behind the North Philadelphia Peace Project. Joshua is a Philadelphia native with deep roots in the rural Greensboro, NC. Strong family ties led to deeply vested communal bonds during his adolescence &amp; well into adulthood that heavily influenced the mission of his work. Explore the history of his family, the Doggetts, the impact of industrialism on Philadelphia, &amp; learn how both his city experience and his country roots translated into his early activism. Joshua’s recognition of the necessity of having a safe space, his fervent desire to address the socio-economic issues that plague many Black communities, and his realization that a vegetable garden and school would provide an essential nourishing space in his home community, inspired him to create the North Philadelphia Peace Park. The North Philadelphia Peace Park is a community garden with plans for a school. The North Philadelphia Peace Park generates individual and communal agency by promoting the value in returning to our roots,  living off the land, and providing food in a food apartheid system. The North Philadelphia Peace Parks seeks to stress community by utilizing the motto: “what you can contribute please do; what you need please take.” For more information about the North Philadelphia Peace Park, please check out their Facebook page.  Join us &amp; tune in. For more information, please visit:  http://phlassembled.net/m/sovereignty/index/north_philly_peace_park/ Interested in getting involved, donating, or researching some of the programs mentioned? Click these links!  University of Pennsylvania Diverse Design Program https://www.design.upenn.edu/diverse-design   Occupy Philadelphia http://occupyphilly.org/    Tommy Joshua’s Hip-Hop Influences:  Ice Cube: Death Certificate https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWNMi4yJao   KRS-One: You Must Learn http://youtu.be/RDd7UbJmdmw   Public Enemy: Rebel Without a Pause http://youtu.be/q0b0jIaCEHU    To volunteer: Work Party every Sunday at 2216 W. Jefferson in North Philadelphia To donate/contact: North Philadelphia Peace Park of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia 1315 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107  The post EP 21: Tommy Joshua, Founder of North Philadelphia Peace Park appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Tommy “Junebug” Joshua, the founder &amp; visionary behind the North Philadelphia Peace Project. Joshua is a Philadelphia native with deep roots in the rural Greensboro, NC. Strong family ties led to deeply vested communal bonds during his adolescence &amp; well into adulthood that heavily influenced the mission of his work. Explore the history of his family, the Doggetts, the impact of industrialism on Philadelphia, &amp; learn how both his city experience and his country roots translated into his early activism. Joshua’s recognition of the necessity of having a safe space, his fervent desire to address the socio-economic issues that plague many Black communities, and his realization that a vegetable garden and school would provide an essential nourishing space in his home community, inspired him to create the North Philadelphia Peace Park. The North Philadelphia Peace Park is a community garden with plans for a school. The North Philadelphia Peace Park generates individual and communal agency by promoting the value in returning to our roots,  living off the land, and providing food in a food apartheid system. The North Philadelphia Peace Parks seeks to stress community by utilizing the motto: “what you can contribute please do; what you need please take.” For more information about the North Philadelphia Peace Park, please check out their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NorthPhillyPeacePark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.  Join us &amp; tune in. For more information, please visit:  <a href="http://phlassembled.net/m/sovereignty/index/north_philly_peace_park/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://phlassembled.net/m/sovereignty/index/north_philly_peace_park/</a> Interested in getting involved, donating, or researching some of the programs mentioned? Click these links! <ul> <li>University of Pennsylvania Diverse Design Program <ul> <li><a href="https://www.design.upenn.edu/diverse-design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.design.upenn.edu/diverse-design</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Occupy Philadelphia <ul> <li><a href="http://occupyphilly.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://occupyphilly.org/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Tommy Joshua’s Hip-Hop Influences: <ul> <li>Ice Cube: Death Certificate <ul> <li><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWNMi4yJao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWNMi4yJao</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>KRS-One: You Must Learn <ul> <li><a href="http://youtu.be/RDd7UbJmdmw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/RDd7UbJmdmw</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Public Enemy: Rebel Without a Pause <ul> <li><a href="http://youtu.be/q0b0jIaCEHU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/q0b0jIaCEHU</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> To volunteer: Work Party every Sunday at 2216 W. Jefferson in North Philadelphia To donate/contact: North Philadelphia Peace Park of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia 1315 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-21-tommy-joshua-founder-north-philadelphia-peace-park/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP 21: Tommy Joshua, Founder of North Philadelphia Peace Park</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

EP 21: Tommy Joshua, Founder of North Philadelphia Peace Park

Keith Obadike

In this week’s episode, I had the opportunity to interview sound artists Mendi and Keith Obadike. Mendi and Keith Obadike began experimenting with conventional music, but naturally expanded their endeavors. As conceptual and sound artists, their projects seek to go beyond any and all expectations of sound, music and genre in order to sonically create and recreate fantastical, historical, and contemporary interactions within the black experience. Keith is an Associate Professor in the college of arts and communications at William Patterson University. Currently serves as a key art advisor for the Times Square Alliance. Mendi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Media Studies at Pratt Institute and she is also  a poetry editor for Fence Magazine. Their works include Big House/Disclosure, Four Electric Ghosts, Numbers Station series, Sour Thunder, and Phonotype. They are frequently called upon to creatively conceive and construct sonic and visual productions based on archival collections. They are recipients of the Rockefeller New Media Arts Fellowship and the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, to name a few. You can find additional biographical information, view their past and current projects, books, and other media at their website: http://www.obadike.com/ To view excerpts of selected projects, click Numbers Station 1, Numbers Station 2, Numbers Station 3, Four Electric Ghosts, and Sonic Migration: Morning Comes Their books are available for purchase at http://www.journal1913.org/publications/mendikeith-obadike/ They encourage listeners to invite them to their own local art shows and institutions. Also, If you would like to contact them, you can do so via email at mendiandkeith@gmail.com Or contact them them on social media!  Facebook Twitter Interested in the sound artists, companies and projects mentioned in the show? Check out these links! Collaborations:  Charles Albert Tindley The Staples Singers Paloma McGregor Patricia McGregor Kate Cusack S. Ryan Schmidt Urban Bush Women Latasha Nevada Diggs Karma Mayet Johnson Maria Bauman Keisha J. Turner Marjani Forte Catherine Denecy Guillermo E. Brown Shoko Nagai Keith Witty The Kitchen Yūki Nakajima Alexander Delaunay Ryan Lee Gallery Met Museum Friedman Gallery Studio museum in harlem  Works in Development: Radio Imagination: Artists in the Archive of Octavia E. Butler Residency at the Crossroads Artists They Recommending: Sondra Perry Scratch Tomashi Jackson Resource they rely on: LOVE  Community The post Ep 3 Mendi + Keith Obadike appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In this week’s episode, I had the opportunity to interview sound artists Mendi and Keith Obadike. Mendi and Keith Obadike began experimenting with conventional music, but naturally expanded their endeavors. As conceptual and sound artists, their projects seek to go beyond any and all expectations of sound, music and genre in order to sonically create and recreate fantastical, historical, and contemporary interactions within the black experience. Keith is an Associate Professor in the college of arts and communications at William Patterson University. Currently serves as a key art advisor for the <a href="http://www.timessquarenyc.org/index.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Times Square Alliance</a>. Mendi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Media Studies at Pratt Institute and she is also  a poetry editor for <a href="http://www.fenceportal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fence Magazine</a>. Their works include <a href="http://www.journal1913.org/publications/mendikeith-obadike/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big House/Disclosure</a>, <a href="http://www.journal1913.org/publications/mendikeith-obadike/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Four Electric Ghosts</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuLzv53gM_o&amp;list=PLAbP1VAer8tTcsmfkAH7pLcZN_0qE3aET" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Numbers Station</a> series, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sour-Thunder-Mendi-Keith-Obadike/dp/B005L4VV6C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1481316377&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=sour+thunder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sour Thunder</a>, and Phonotype. They are frequently called upon to creatively conceive and construct sonic and visual productions based on archival collections. They are recipients of the <a href="http://goldsen.library.cornell.edu/special/renew.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rockefeller New Media Arts Fellowship</a> and the <a href="https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Artists%27%20Fellowships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction</a>, to name a few. You can find additional biographical information, view their past and current projects, books, and other media at their website: <a href="http://www.obadike.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.obadike.com/</a> To view excerpts of selected projects, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuLzv53gM_o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Numbers Station 1</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww2vrBB9Gno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Numbers Station 2</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esBmi08sboc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Numbers Station 3</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAMWfNQlgVQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Four Electric Ghosts</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQAcRCWv9gs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic Migration: Morning Comes</a> Their books are available for purchase at <a href="http://www.journal1913.org/publications/mendikeith-obadike/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.journal1913.org/publications/mendikeith-obadike/</a> They encourage listeners to invite them to their own local art shows and institutions. Also, If you would like to contact them, you can do so via email at <a href="mailto:mendiandkeith@gmail.com">mendiandkeith@gmail.com</a> Or contact them them on social media! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mendiandkeith/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mendiandkeith?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Interested in the sound artists, companies and projects mentioned in the show? Check out these links! Collaborations: <ul> <li><a href="http://taylorhousemuseum.org/history/charles-albert-tindley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Albert Tindley</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-staple-singers-mn0000577235" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Staples Singers</a></li> <li><a href="http://angelaspulse.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paloma McGregor</a></li> <li><a href="http://patriciamcgregor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patricia McGregor</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.katecusack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Cusack</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/S.-Ryan-Schmidt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">S. Ryan Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.urbanbushwomen.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urban Bush Women</a></li> <li><a href="http://latashadiggs.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Latasha Nevada Diggs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.thisiskarma.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karma Mayet Johnso</a>n</li> <li><a href="https://gibneydance.org/teachers/maria-bauman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maria Bauman</a></li> <li><a href="http://baileyscafe.org/bios/keisha-j-turner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keisha J. Turner</a></li> <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/marjaniforte" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marjani Forte</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/c.denecy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine Denecy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pegasuswarning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guillermo E. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.shokonagai.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shoko Nagai</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.keithwitty.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keith Witty</a></li> <li><a href="http://thekitchen.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Kitchen</a></li> <li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/people/36159/Yuuki_Nakajima" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yūki Nakajima</a></li> <li><a href="http://sabo-project.com/about/sabo-project/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexander Delaunay</a></li> <li><a href="http://ryanleegallery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Lee Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Met Museum</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stephenfriedman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friedman Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.studiomuseum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio museum in harlem</a></li> </ul> Works in Development: <a href="http://www.armoryarts.org/exhibitions/exhibitions-2016/radio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radio Imagination: Artists in the Archive of Octavia E. Butler</a> <a href="http://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-arts/projects/hidden-assets/artists-at-the-crossroads2/index.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Residency at the Crossroads</a> Artists They Recommending: <a href="http://sondraperry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sondra Perry</a> <a href="https://academy.scratch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scratch</a> <a href="http://tomashijackson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomashi Jackson</a> Resource they rely on: LOVE Community The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/httptraffic-libsyn-comcontemporaryblackcanvas03_cbc_03_keithmendinewintro-mp3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ep 3 Mendi + Keith Obadike</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

Ep 3 Mendi + Keith Obadike

Lela Aisha Jones

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing dancer and choreographer Lela Aisha Jones, whose work infuses her movement with the intellectual and movement traditions of the African diaspora. Find out what led her to her unique and multifaceted form of expression, her favorite recipes, what it means to be the archivist of the body, and more– all while she’s getting ready to teach class! Join us and tune in.  Lela Aisha Jones is a movement performance artist that intertwines personal history, diasporic movement, and social commentary. The foundation of her work is the individual and collective lived experiences of blackness as archived in and excavated from the body through dance.  As the founder of her creative home FlyGround she directs her own artistic projects, the Dancing for Justice Philadelphia Initiative, and  Requisite Movers Program and Performances.  Lela is a  2016 Pew Fellow and also a member of the inaugural 2015 Innovative Cultural TheAdvocacy Fellowship program. To follow Lela Aisha Jones’ work, the initiatives she’s leading, or to watch her performances visit her website at http://www.flygroundera.com, to be included on her mailing list please email her at flyground@gmail.com  Interested in the daance artists, companies, and projects Lela mentions on the show? Click these links!  Dancing for Justice (video) Dancing for Justice (facebook) Margo Blake Kulu Mele Urban Bush Women The People’s Institute For Survival and Beyond  Deneane Richburg Nia Love, Marjani Forte  Dorothy Wilkie Onye Ozuzu Rize Onye Ozuzu Guinea Fare Sambada  Books To Read:  M Jaqui Alexander’s Pedagogies of Crossing  Artists to check out:  Leslie Zakiya Cornish Jorge Mayet  Favorite resource to rely on:  Egusi Stew   The post Ep 2 Dancer and Choreographer Lela Aisha Jones appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing dancer and choreographer Lela Aisha Jones, whose work infuses her movement with the intellectual and movement traditions of the African diaspora. Find out what led her to her unique and multifaceted form of expression, her favorite recipes, what it means to be the archivist of the body, and more– all while she’s getting ready to teach class! Join us and tune in. Lela Aisha Jones is a movement performance artist that intertwines personal history, diasporic movement, and social commentary. The foundation of her work is the individual and collective lived experiences of blackness as archived in and excavated from the body through dance.  As the founder of her creative home <a href="http://www.flygroundera.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FlyGround</a> she directs her own artistic projects, the Dancing for Justice Philadelphia Initiative, and  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRequisiteMovers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Requisite Movers Program and Performances</a>.  Lela is a  2016 Pew Fellow and also a member of the inaugural 2015 Innovative Cultural TheAdvocacy Fellowship program. To follow Lela Aisha Jones’ work, the initiatives she’s leading, or to watch her performances visit her website at <a href="http://www.flygroundera.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.flygroundera.com</a>, to be included on her mailing list please email her at flyground@gmail.com  Interested in the daance artists, companies, and projects Lela mentions on the show? Click these links! <ul> <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/185537615" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dancing for Justice </a>(video)</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DFJPhilly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dancing for Justice</a> (facebook)</li> <li><a href="http://www.ghazeldancestudio.com/margo-blake.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Margo Blake</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kulumele.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kulu Mele</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.urbanbushwomen.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urban Bush Women</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pisab.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The People’s Institute For Survival and Beyond</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.brownbody.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deneane Richburg</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nia-love.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nia Love</a>,</li> <li><a href="https://gibneydance.org/performance/past-seasons/making-space-season-spring-2015/marjani-forte/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marjani Forte</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.folkloreproject.org/artists/dorothy-wilkie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dorothy Wilkie</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.colum.edu/academics/fine-and-performing-arts/dance/faculty-detail/onye-ozuzu.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Onye Ozuzu</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPMQiP1waI8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Riz</a>e</li> <li><a href="http://www.colum.edu/academics/fine-and-performing-arts/dance/faculty-detail/onye-ozuzu.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Onye Ozuzu</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wontanaradrumdance.ca/mohamed-bio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guinea Fare</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sambada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sambada</a></li> </ul> Books To Read: <ul> <li>M Jaqui Alexander’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pedagogies-Crossing-Meditations-Modernities-Halberstam/dp/0822336456" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedagogies of Crossing</a></li> </ul> Artists to check out: <ul> <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/lesliezakiya" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leslie Zakiya Cornish</a></li> <li><a href="http://richardtaittinger.com/artist/jorge-mayet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jorge Mayet</a></li> </ul> Favorite resource to rely on: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/soups/egusi-soup.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Egusi Stew </a></li> </ul> The post <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com/ep-2-dancer-choreographer-lela-aisha-jones/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ep 2 Dancer and Choreographer Lela Aisha Jones</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.contemporaryblackcanvas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Black Canvas</a>.

Ep 2 Dancer and Choreographer Lela Aisha Jones

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