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February 9, 2019 by Imani Roach

Yolanda Wisher on finding her voice and discovering the power of poetry for social change

https://www.theartblog.org/wp-content/uploaded/2019/02/Artblog-Artblog-Radio-Yolanda-Wisher-Podcast.mp3 In one of her last podcast interviews for Artblog Radio, Imani Roach speaks with Yolanda Wisher, poet, educator, community advocate and Curator of Spoken Word at Philadelphia Contemporary (PC)….

January 30, 2019 by Morgan Nitz

Representation matters, Patricia Renee Thomas hits her stride

…of her 40th Street residency (more information about dates to come!) Interested in learning more about Kara Springer? Navigate to this podcast featuring Springer hosted by Artblog’s own Imani Roach!…

January 27, 2019 by Roberta

Forty years later, celebrating the important federal employment program, CETA, plus, Philadelphia Contemporary announces Spring lineup

…with the words. Speaking of podcasts, come back soon for an upcoming Artblog Radio podcast, with Imani Roach talking to Yolanda Wisher (fyi, scheduled before we knew of her impending…

January 21, 2019 by Artblog

Hans Charles on cinematography as portraiture and helping young filmmakers cross the finish line

by Imani Roach (ED. NOTE: THIS POST BY IMANI ROACH WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AUG. 19, 2018) I can’t remember the last time a documentary made me cry from joy. But…

January 13, 2019 by Imani Roach

Wil Haygood’s personal approach to the art of the Harlem Renaissance in I Too Sing America

The Harlem Renaissance started in earnest about 100 years ago when, on the tail end of World War I, droves of African American workers (and their families) fled the field…

January 10, 2019 by Roberta

Letter from the Editor about a big change at Artblog

…Imani Roach will be leaving us. Imani will focus on completing her PhD dissertation (on the first generation of black South African photojournalists working under Apartheid and the larger history…

January 7, 2019 by Tina Plokarz

Aaron Terry Reassembles a Revolution at The Delaware Contemporary

…-5, Closed Monday; phone: 302-656-6466 * Read Imani’s interview with theater artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph about Opera Philadelphia’s 2017 production of “We Shall Not Be Moved,” which addresses the history…

December 7, 2018 by Imani Roach

Many stages of girlhood in Suzanne Bocanegra’s Poorly Watched Girls at the Fabric Workshop and Museum

…and Museum. Photo courtesy of Imani Roach. Detail, “Dialogue of the Carmelites” by Suzanne Bocanegra. From “Poorly Watched Girls” at The Fabric Worksop and Museum. Photo courtesy of Imani Roach….