January 2010
28 posts
10 Female African American Artists To Know →
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For your listening pleasure... →
Neg Mawon: The Spirit of Resistance from the...
Greetings, The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute has recently been asked to sponsor an exhibition for the United Nations’ International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. I’m sending out a call for submissions, even though the deadline for submitting is an extremely short period of time. If you are indeed interested and already...
Ali Raps... →
Kenya (Robinson's) BLACK TRASH: A Sacred Melodrama →
“I wanna have sex with a robot!..And then talk to... →
…when Male Privilege attacks!
January 16: Saturday Sessions features WERRRQ, an... →
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010 Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
P.S.1 invites Edwin Ramoran from Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art (Newark, NJ), to host and organize WERRRQ, an afternoon program of performance and music which is part of the ongoing Saturday Sessions series and Free Space program. WERRRQ introduces emerging artists from the art, club, and ballroom scenes who work in music and...
Forget 'Negro!' Let's Go Back to 'Colored!' →
“It may sound archaic, but it’s the most accurate description of black Americans.”
They Always Get A Pass Don't They? →
The debut publication of firefighter, soldier, and public school teacher Rob Robinson, They Always Get A Pass, Don’t They? is a no-nonsense look at the seamy side of the National Football League.
Sports Desk [by Gabrielle Calvocoressi] →
I am preparing a performance piece in which the curators’ vision is inspired by sports (particularly boxing) and poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi (a friend of one of my fellow LMCC residents, Alicia Jo Rabbins) is approaching a current body of work in much the same fashion. It’s interesting reading her volume (Apocalyptic Swing) and her blog entries, as they connect with my own upbringing...
Rompe Puesto! →
Organized by Blanka Amezkua and Ronny Quevedo With Sounds by DJ Juan Mapu
Friday, January 8, 2010 (7 - 10pm) FREE @ Bronx River Arts Center
Please join us in celebrating the New Year with ROMPE PUESTO, a one-night, celebratory performance event highlighting and deconstructing piñatas created by 23 NYC artists and artist groups. Participants are invited to ...
Dalai Lama’s 18 rules for Living
(1) Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. (2) When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. (3) Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions. (4) Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. (5) Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. (6) Don’t let a little...
Blacks Lose Majority in Harlem →
Ice Cold: Alpha Phi Alpha Freezes Membership... →
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