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, […] The post EP 27 Scholar Therí A. Pickens appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

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EP 27 Scholar Therí A. Pickens

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 […] The post EP 26 Poet Geffrey Davis appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

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’ […] The post BAM EP 5 Scholars, Dancers, and Choreographers: Dr. Osumare and Dr. Dixon Gottschild appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

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

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 […] The post EP 25 Scholar Rashad Shabazz appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

EP 25 Scholar Rashad Shabazz

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 […] The post BAMAA EP 4 Scholar & Activist Abdul Alkalimat appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

BAMAA EP 4 Scholar & Activist Abdul Alkalimat

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 […] The post EP 24 Curator Meg Onli appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

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 […] The post EP 23 Visual Artist, Architectural Designer, and Poet Komi Olaf appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

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

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 […] The post EP 22 Educator Khalilah Brann appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

EP 22 Educator 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, 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 post BAM Ep 2: Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

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 […] The post BAMAA Ep 1: Poet and Press Founder Naomi Long Madgett appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

BAMAA Ep 1: Poet and Press Founder Naomi Long Madgett

In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Tommy “Junebug” Joshua, the founder & 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 & well into adulthood that heavily influenced […] The post EP 21: Tommy Joshua, Founder of North Philadelphia Peace Park appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

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

This week on Contemporary Black Canvas we are pleased to present our first co-hosted interview. On this episode, I, Dr. Pia Deas, am joined by our CBC Research Assistant Madison Washington. Stay tuned  to hear our engaging and inspiring interview with Supreme Dow, founder and executive director of the Black Writers’ Museum, located at Vernon […] The post EP:20 Supreme Dow appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

EP:20 Supreme Dow

On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, I had the pleasure of speaking to Jeri Lynne Johnson, a conductor and the founder of Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. Jeri Lynne Johnson is deeply committed to building the diversity of the contemporary orchestra and its audience. On this episode, we learn about  her love for classical music […] The post Ep:19 Jeri Lynne Johnson appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

Ep:19 Jeri Lynne Johnson

On this episode of Contemporary Black Canvas, I had the pleasure of speaking to J Mase, the III, a Black/trans/queer poet and educator. He is also the founder of AwQuard the first ever trans and queer people of color specific talent agency. He is author of “If I Should Die Under the Knife, Tell My […] The post EP 18 Poet and Educator J Mason, III appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

EP 18 Poet and Educator J Mason, III

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. […] The post EP 17: Mixed Media Visual Artist Amber Robles-Gordon appeared first on Contemporary Black Canvas.

EP 17: Mixed Media Visual Artist Amber Robles-Gordon

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