Episode 7: William Paul Thomas discusses his reasons for creating portraiture, his thought process when working with a subject and his most recent exhibitions including the group show "Front Burner" at the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Read MoreEpisode 6: Filmmaker and producer Christopher Everett talks about his background, his company Speller Street Films and upcoming projects “Grandmaster" and “Harlem’s Last Poet.” We also share exclusive footage from “Wilmington on Fire II.”
Read MoreEpisode 5: Triangle-based visual artist Natasha Powell Walker talks about her art background, her “Sexy Not Silent” exhibition series and what arts organizations can do to pivot during the current global pandemic.
Read MoreEpisode 4: Raleigh artist Alexandria Clay discusses how her practice explores what public spaces would look like if they prioritized, reinforced and supported the identity of minorities.
Read MoreEpisode 3: Black On Black founder and curator Michael S. Williams uses this episode of BOBP Curated Conversations for a Saturday Night Book Club discussion about the book "The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860–1935" by James D. Anderson.
Read MoreEpisode 2: Durham artist Anthony Patterson discusses how his art helps to uncover some of the “forgotten” history in our nation.
Read MoreEpisode 1: Poet Johnny Lee Chapman, III talks about his writing practice and projects he’s done about the history in North Carolina. [Video file is corrupt, but watch Chapman perform his original poem “Free Market” in Fayetteville with Anthony Otto Nelson, Jr. The poem and performance were part of a group exhibition called “Troublesome Presence.”]
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