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 →

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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →