Cultural Roundtable: Women, Feminism & Race In ‘Mad Max ‘ & HBO’s ‘Bessie’ | Baltimore’s Baker Artist Awards

BessieMay 26, 2015 – Segment 3

We turn to issues of women in our culture, including discussions on feminism, race, Mad Max, the new Bessie Smith biopic Bessie, and Baltimore’s Baker artist awards with: Baltimore performance artist and producer Cricket Arrison, member of AB Video Solutions, and soon to be appearing in The World Is Round at the Acme Corporation (opening June 18th); Dr. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead, Assistant Professor of Communications and Affiliate Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland; Cara Ober, artist and founding Editor In Chief at BmoreArt, Baltimore’s daily online arts magazine; and Sheila Gaskins, performance artist and poet.