Interview with M. Lamar
Interview with M. Lamar about the upcoming Vantablack show with Stagefright (my band), Protea and N-Retrograde. We talk about Afrogothic music and literature, Toni Morrison's Beloved, Gothic horror, American Gothic horror and its relationship to the African American community and slavery and the antebellum south. Losing Toni Morrison in 2019. "The Pieces that I Am"... Continue Reading →
Award winning filmmaker Kevin Craig West added!
Kevin Craig West - Award winning actor/filmmaker and proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. When not on camera or stage, he enjoys producing, directing, writing and coaching. He also enjoys sharing his talents as a teacher/artist and has worked with many Arts in Education groups including Theatre for a New Audience, Only Make Believe, and... Continue Reading →
Sexy Sci-fi Sisters Reading
https://www.facebook.com/events/571183507067276/ Expressions Gallery 2035 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, California 94703 7 pm to 9 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2020 Sexy Sci-Fi Sisters! James Tiptree Award Winner Nisi Shawl, Crystal Connor, Linda Addison and Sumiko Saulson who write horror and put together anthologies. Two Bram Stoker Award Winners, one Afrosurrealist Award Winner. One, the First Black... Continue Reading →
Scary Sisters Book Signing at at Marcus Bookstore
Sunday February 16, 2020 from 1pm to 2pm- "Scary Sisters" Crystal Connor, Linda Addison and Sumiko Saulson who write horror and put together anthologies. Two Bram Stoker Award Winners, one Afrosurrealist Award Winner. One, the First Black Stoker Award Winner! And James Tiptree Award Winner Nisi Shawl. Marcus Books Oakland Offering books by and about black... Continue Reading →
Film Festival Venue Confirmed – Artist Television Access
Bay Area Black Independent Film Festival The Bay Area Black Independent Film Festival started in 1997 as the Iconoclast Productions Black History Film Festival, a component to the African American Multimedia Conference that started a year earlier in 1996. Over the next four years, it would become increasingly evident that while the festival took place during Black History Month (initially, over... Continue Reading →
Calendar of Events
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Guest of Honor Rappin 4-Tay
Rappin’ 4-Tay is an original Bay Area rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California. 4-Tay wasted no time showing the world his swag style. Right after high school, he made his debut featuring on the album Life Is... Too Short by the legend Too Short. After a brief stint away (for some weed,... Continue Reading →
The Amazing Meosha Bean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pqRg2HeTJU We are honored to have the amazing Meosha Bean at the Conference on Monday, February 17, 2020 and to have her short films as a part of the Beyond Us Film Festival!Meosha Bean is an award winning actress and filmmaker. voted best upcoming director at the New Jersey Film Festival 2012 Meosha started filming... Continue Reading →