How Drawing 1001 Black Men Helped an Artist to See
This post originally appeared in KQED Arts. The first drawing in Ajuan Mance’s sketchbook-journal-art-project series, 1001 Black Men, is the torso of a shirtless, African-American man — inspired by the men … Continue reading
Bay Area Artist Reimagines Disney Characters with the Hijab
By Lakshmi Sarah NOVEMBER 16, 2015 This article originally appeared in KQED Arts Maryam Masud has been drawing and doodling ever since she was a kid. And people are starting … Continue reading
Word to the Word: Books for the People
By Lakshmi Sarah NOVEMBER 9, 2015 This article originally appeared in KQED Arts Remember Howard Zinn? The historian, activist and playwright died in 2010, but he left behind a powerful legacy … Continue reading
Women’s Film Forum, Vol. 2
The early dawning sun on the women’s building : West Mission, San Francisco (2014) (Torbak Hopper) Impact Hub Oakland November 4 – November 6 This article originally appeared in KQED. … Continue reading
Five Reasons to See This Year’s South Asian Film Festival
Still from Tanuj Chopra’s ‘Brown Girl Stoner Film’ (working title). (Courtesy: Chops Films) By Lakshmi Sarah OCTOBER 23, 2015 This article originally appeared in KQED Arts One of the first … Continue reading
New Map Charts Changing Landscape for Arts in Bay Area
By Lakshmi Sarah OCTOBER 20, 2015 This article originally appeared in KQED Arts https://kqedarts.cartodb.com/viz/2f206b60-76a0-11e5-b346-0e3ff518bd15/embed_map With the rising cost of living in the Bay Area, arts organizations across the region have … Continue reading
5 Lessons We Can Learn from the Long Life of Activist Grace Lee Boggs
OCTOBER 6, 2015 This article originally appeared on KQED Arts Author, activist and feminist, Grace Lee Boggs passed away yesterday at the ripe age of 100 years old. After seeing Boggs … Continue reading
True Stories of Being Black in Germany
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 This article originally appeared in KQED Arts At San Francisco’s Goethe Institut, Homestory Deutschland presents photographs of Afro-German men and women alongside their achievements in various areas of … Continue reading
