In 2003, Marvel Comics released Kyle Baker’s Truth: Red White and Black, an original, in-continuity graphic novel exploring the idea that before giving the super-soldier serum to a white test subject, the US Army tested the serum on a group of black GIs, most of whom perished in the process. The series was dark, well-written, … The Black Family Gets Its Own on Black Lightning
Opening Party: Thursday, November 15, 6-9 PM On View through November 30th Daily Hours: Monday through Friday 9-4 @ PAPER MACHINE, 6330 Saint Claude Ave The Keep Writing postcard project is turning 10, so we’re throwing a party! All month, we will be showing postcards from the subscription, including the results of the 2018 Summer … Keep Writing
On view: Nov 10 – Dec 30, 2018 Opening Reception: Nov 10, 6-10pm Closing Reception: Dec 8, 6-10pm Daily hours: Tuesday through Sunday 12-5 Over the past 21 months, Thomas Karamus has produced comic-book inspired pen and ink self-portraits (averaging one every 48 hours) -then photographing them around New Orleans as a type of visual … Drawn To This Place: A New Orleans Exploration
On view: Nov 10-Dec 2, 2018 Opening Reception: Nov 10, 6-10pm Daily hours: Tuesday through Sunday 12-5 Antenna Gallery is pleased to present Obsession, an exhibition of new work by Seattle based artist Fumi Amano. Amano was chosen from several hundred applicants during last year’s National/International Open Call. “This show is about my obsession with … Obsession
Sunday October 21st, 5-6:30pm @ Antenna, 3718 St Claude Ave Join us for an impromptu screening of the award-winning documentary, Hotel Everest, followed by a Q&A, afterwards, with the film’s Director/Producer, Claudia Sobral. Hotel Everest is a story about individuals who have the courage to overcome ancient hatreds, fear and mistrust to find a better and … Hotel Everest Screening
This past August, in a bit of a writing funk, I came across Lawrence Ware’s, “What The Source Taught Me.” An homage to the magazine in its glory days as a hip-hop magazine edited by Black people, the article brought memories to the surface. Good memories, often buried underneath thirteen years of post -Katrina drama. Ware’s … History & Geography: Field Marshall Dedan Kimathi Covers “The Source”
Is it still Lion in Winter if there are no signs of frost? Kalamu Ya Salaam’s Be About Beauty arrived in our inboxes as we sent New Orleans Griot: The Tom Dent Reader to the printer. New Orleans Griot was Kalamu’s tribute to his mentor, showing Dent in many of his roles in the … Kalamu Ya Salaam’s Be About Beauty:
A review by Jeremy Tuman Many people understand that wealth inequality, the gap between the poorest and wealthiest members of a society, has drastically increased in recent years, both in the United States and in other countries. We know, for instance, that C.E.O.-to-worker pay was quantified fifty years ago in double-digits, around twenty to one, … If We Could Just Be More Like Iowa
Kiese Laymon in conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin discussing his book, Heavy: An American Memoir. Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6-7:30 PM. Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania St. Kiese will sign books after the discussion. A personal narrative that illuminates national failures, Heavy is defiant yet vulnerable, an insightful, often comical exploration of weight, identity, … Kiese Laymon in Conversation with Maurice Ruffin
Tuesday, December 11, 6:30-9:00pm @ Hermann-Grima Historic House 820 St. Louis Street New Orleans, LA 70112 $10 Tickets (Signals events are free for Antenna subscribers | Subscribe Today for just $3/month!) BUY TICKETS NOW: History has shown us that the manner in which we document places and events can have a large impact on the … Antenna::Signals Issue.011: ONUS
