Emory Douglas

MOCA Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue
Design Plaza G102
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Though February 24, 2008
Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas

"Bobby Seale and Huey Newton said I was going to be the revolutionary artist, but as the Party grew and we needed more structure, I became the Minister of Culture. I reported to Eldridge Cleaver, the Minister of Information. I was in charge of the printing operation, photography, and the design layout of the newspaper.

We would do posters, banners, fliers, and business cards for people in the community. That helped sustain our operation."

--- Emory Douglas, August 18, 2007.

[image from MOCA web site. "Emory Douglas, poster for The Black Panther, November 8, 1969.]

Local Noise: Hip-Hop and Langauage

[with thanks to language scholar BKL, my brilliant friend and colleague in Washington State]

"Local Noise is an ARC (Australian Research Council) funded project running since 2005 and led by Dr. Tony Mitchell and Prof. Alastair Pennycook from UTS (University of Technology, Sydney). The project’s focus is on Australian hip-hop, and the localisation of hip-hop in different cultural, societal and educational contexts."

see | hear

[screen grab from Local Noise Web site.]

Neville Brothers + The Meters

[for your weekend listening enjoyment, a broadcast performance by The Neville Brothers, "New Orleans first family of funk" and the legendary Meters]

State of the Nation Art and Performance Series

Ashe Cultural Art Center
1712 Oretha Castle Haley
New Orleans

December 7th, 2007 (Doors at 7pm, Performances 8-10pm)
$5.

"ASHE Cultural Art Center, ArtSpot Productions, Mondo Bizarro, New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival and the Network of Ensemble Theaters are teaming up to produce an evening of performances from local and national artists. Performers and presenters from across North America and beyond will converge on Louisiana for the National Performance Network Annual Meeting December 6-10.

To highlight the work of New Orleans artists, we are hosting an installment of our State of the Nation Art and Performance Series at ASHE Cultural Art Center. Complimentary food will be served from 7-8pm with performances, film and music to follow.

National Guests:
M.U.G.A.B.E.E. (Jackson, MS), Tim Miller (Los Angeles, CA), Millicent Johnnie (Tallahassee, FL), HIJACK (Minneapolis, MN).

Local performers include:
Bamboula 2000, Creative Forces, Cripple Creek Theater Company, The Free Agents Brass Band, Mardi Gras Indians, Jose Torres Tama, Sunni Patterson, 2-Cents, MOOSE, Scotty Heron and Hijack, Origins of Life on Earth, Stephanie McKee, Maritza Mercado Narcisse and many more…"

[information from ArtSpot Productions Web site.. Image of M.U.G.A.B.E.E. from their MySpace page.]

Bronx Museum First Fridays Holiday Party

Friday, December 7 – 6:00pm
Bronx Museum of the Arts

From Salsa & Bachata to Merengue & Son:
The Popular Music of Two Islands
South Wing—Lower Gallery
Admission: Free

A showcase with live band performances and DJs covering popular musical genres from Cuba and Dominican Republic.

Hosted by DJ Cato
Featuring Grupo Son Como Son with special guest David Oquendo.

[photograph of DJ Cato from Bronx Museum mailing.]

Screen Cleaner

[With thanks for the tip to KMcL of Flashcoders New York]

FYA


[01.12.08 update: from DMcD on the West Coast, we learn that the link is down again. Sigh. See below for the commerce-driven alternative]

[01.11.08 revision: thanks to the SC in Newcastle Upon Tyne, we're now able to present the original cleaner. For context here's the alternate.]

[12.06.07 note: shortly after featuring this project, as often happens the site was removed from the Internet. Again, with thanks to KMcL we've put up a link to a similar project. The image above is a detail from the now defunct site which featured a very rambunctious, slobbery pug.]

World AIDS Day

Uniting the World Against AIDS

[graphic from Avert Web site]