{"id":9121,"date":"2021-02-24T16:49:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=9121"},"modified":"2021-02-25T01:03:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:03:43","slug":"audioperk-with-tantra-zawadi-on-black-power-baby-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=9121","title":{"rendered":"Tantra Zawadi on &#8220;Black Power Baby Blues&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3hZPGPp-wxE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>an &#8216;every month is Black History month&#8217; conversation with Tantra Zawadi about her new show &#8220;Black Power Baby Blues&#8221; which will air on Sunday, February 28, 2021, 6PM (EDT) via Zoom.<br \/>\nAdmission is Free &#8211; Register at : <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bpbbreg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bit.ly\/bpbbreg<\/a><br \/>\nView this interview on YouTube at : <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/aperktzawadi01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bit.ly\/aperktzawadi01<\/a><br \/>\nView trailer at : <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bpbbpromo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bit.ly\/bpbbpromo<\/a>\u00a0and learn more about Tantra Zawadi at : <a href=\"http:\/\/tantrazawadi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tantrazawadi.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TANTRA-zawadi \u2013 2020 Brooklyn Arts Fund Grantee<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9131 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tzawadi_bpbb01.jpg?resize=695%2C981\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"981\" data-id=\"9131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tzawadi_bpbb01.jpg?w=695&amp;ssl=1 695w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tzawadi_bpbb01.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Tantra-zawadi,<\/strong> is the author of three books of poetry (\u201califepoeminprogress\u201d published by Chuma Spirit Books, \u201cGathered at Her Sky,\u201d and \u201cBubbles: \u00a0One Conscious Breath,\u201d published by Poets Wear Prada). \u00a0She is an educator, international performance poet, and has presented to standing room audiences around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tantra-zawadi has performed original works off-Broadway including the staged reading of To Face It; and featured at The Badilisha Poetry X-Change Festival in Cape Town, South Africa,\u00a0The New York Public Library at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Lincoln Center<\/span><span class=\"s1\">,\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">American Museum of Natural History<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, The Montserrat Poetry Festival, The Daniel Sorano National Theatre in Dakar, Senegal, Never Again Royal Night in the UK, The Great Falls International<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Word Festival, The Austin International Poetry Festival and the Amsterdam Dance Event, just to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tantra-zawadi is a 2020 Brooklyn Arts Fund Grantee for her forthcoming project \u201cBlack Power Baby Blues,\u201d a pushcart Prize nominee for her poem \u201cGirl,\u201d a member of the spoken word trio Precious Gift, recipient of the Kings County District Attorney\u2019s Women\u2019s History Month Award; and in 2014, received the honor of Pan African Princess. \u00a0She has also garnered residences at Smith College with the Senegal-America Project, and as a participant in E|MERGE Interdisciplinary Collaborative Residency. As a mentor for the Girl-Child Network Worldwide, she is donating a portion of the proceeds from her books to GCN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tantra-zawadi performs regularly with The Senegal-America Project, is a poetry and creative writing workshop facilitator, and appears in several global music compilations, anthologies and publications including Essence Magazine. She is the director of two short documentaries, and her poem and video \u201cScarlet Waters,\u201d was featured on the Product(RED) video wall to raise awareness for HIV\/AIDS in Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Works in progress include several spoken word collaborations, dramatic stage performances, a new book of poetry \u201cOkay Baby\u201d dedicated to her late father, and the newly released \u201cWord 2 Word\u201d poetry E-book with the Senegal-America Project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nDerin Young is a cultural programmer, independent producer and creator of the <a href=\"http:\/\/audioperkulator.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audioPERKULATOR\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=9121\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><div class=\"reddit_button\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/static\/button\/button1.html?newwindow=true&width=120&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fearthexhibitions.org%2Fmedia-archive%2F%3Fp%3D9121&amp;title=Tantra%20Zawadi%20on%20%22Black%20Power%20Baby%20Blues%22\" height=\"22\" width=\"120\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=9121\" data-text=\"Tantra Zawadi on &quot;Black Power Baby Blues&quot;\" data-via=\"baiaonline\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a class=\"tumblr-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\" data-title=\"Tantra Zawadi on \"Black Power Baby Blues\"\" data-content=\"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=9121\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"data-posttype=\"link\">Share on Tumblr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><div class=\"linkedin_button\"><script type=\"in\/share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=9121\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fearthexhibitions.org%2Fmedia-archive%2F%3Fp%3D9121&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fearthexhibitions.org%2Fmedia-archive%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F02%2Ftzawadi_bpbb01a-1.jpg%3Ffit%3D693%252C477%26ssl%3D1&#038;description=Tantra%20Zawadi%20on%20%22Black%20Power%20Baby%20Blues%22\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png?w=750\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>an &#8216;every month is Black History month&#8217; conversation with Tantra Zawadi about her new show &#8220;Black Power Baby Blues&#8221; which will air on Sunday, February 28, 2021, 6PM (EDT) via Zoom. 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