The Fire Next Time: A Call & Response (#TFNTOakland) is a year-long, Oakland led international arts and culture initiative designed to be part cultural think- tank + exhibition + instigation. TFNT: A Call and Response takes its name and inspiration from the life and legacy of James Baldwin and the band of artists, actors, instigators and agitators who worked together to advance freedom, human rights, racial + social justice all over the world.
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BONJOUR: Day Party + Fundraiser Celebrating Art and Resistance Sept. 22, 1-5pm
In 1948, James Baldwin moved to France in search of the space to develop as a cultural thinker and writer that evaded him in this country. The contributions he made fighting for civil rights, justice and Black cultural radicalism-in addition to those of Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, Nina Simone, Stuart Hall and many others–inspired us to launch a year-long inquiry and cultural think tank entitled The Fire Next Time: A Call and Response (#TFNTOakland). Join us on September 22 from 1-5pm for BONJOUR: A Day Party + Fundraiser to raise critical funds for the project and celebrate this rich legacy of art and resistance!
BETTI ONO CELEBRATES 7 YEAR ANNIVERSARY “BLACK WOMEN OVER BREATHING” EXHIBITION
—“There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in black women. It’s as if a steel rod runs right through the head down to the feet” – Maya Angelou, November 21, 1973 Betti Ono Gallery, an experimentally minded space for art, culture, and community is pleased to present a group show in…
