Mahnaz Badihian is an Iranian poet and painter whose work reflects ideas of immigrants and exiles, women’s issues, poverty, struggles for justice and, of course, love. An award-winning poet and author of two poetry collections, and a recording of Rumi poems with her own translations with the poems read by […]
“Employing Empathy, Shooting for Artistry, Talking Truth” Mass media creates music stars whose talent and vision varies and is at times altogether absent. But alongside these commercialized voices are original talents who shine brightly spreading their gifts throughout the world. I would like to take the opportunity to highlight one […]
For Anthony Brown the art of music must carry a purpose, a politic, a call to action and/or a healing. I ended this interview with him talking about current and upcoming work. I always enjoy your performances but the recent iteration of Max Roach’s We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, and […]
I have known and worked with Anthony Brown for decades. He has always been a musician with a vision that embraced and transcended his art form. A grammy nominated composer, arranger, drummer/percussionist and recording artist, he tours nationally and internationally and always includes his world view and life imperatives as a […]
A question that I often hear these days is “how did we get here?” Here politically in this country, here individually in our lives, here globally looking at the millions of families who flee war, face famine. Yet the line from there to here only needs a look at the […]
If you go to any bookstore, independent or chain, it will seem as if you are inundated with magazine choices. But often the best magazines cannot be found on those shelves. Caribbean Interview is an important magazine that needs to read, looked at and enjoyed with its mix of visual […]
In addition to her work as a journalist, radio personality and television host and producer Kiilu has written hundreds of letters to political prisoners. She also uses her disability to spur her to activism rather than excuse her from continuing to struggle. ************ Letter writing was once considered a literary […]
Kiilu Nyasha is one of my sheroes. She became politically aware as a youth and has been an active member of the struggle to bring human rights and dignity to all people. What is especially impressive about her struggle is that a significant amount of her revolutionary activism has been accomplished as a disabled […]
giovanni singleton is a writer who is always seeking to find new lands where her ideas can root and new seas where they can sail. Award winning Poet and editor, , visual poet, and prose writer, giovanni singleton is a writer who dares to be herself. e.e. cummings once wrote […]
What caused you to turn to writing as a way of expression and connection? I am a serious nerd and always have been. I would like to say that it was my reading habit that inspired me to write but I think that there were a number of contributing factors. […]
