Belinda Becker reviews DanceAfrica 2015 at Brooklyn Academy of Music. This episode discusses dance across the African diaspora, including Haiti, Brazil and Cuba. She also talks about warrior dances, Black Lives Matter, and resistance. Performance by Afro-Brazilian dance troupe Balé Folclórico da Bahia.
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Plains Indians at The Met
Lauren Chief Elk reviews “The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She discusses beadwork, headdresses, and representations of Natives. Chief Elk is a Nakoda/Lakota writer, data artist, and co-founder of the Save Wiyabi Project.