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Artist, author, & punk rock aficionado Raeghan Buchanan discusses her comic The Secret History of Black Punk, an illustrated roll-call of punk, post-punk & experimental bands from ground zero til now.
Artist, author, and punk rock aficionado Raeghan Buchanan discusses her comic The Secret History of Black Punk, the first volume of an ongoing series that covers musicians like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Poly Styrene, Don Letts, Minority Threat, and many others. Raeghan will be in conversation with Scott Woods.
About the Book:
The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero is an illustrated roll-call for punk, post-punk, hardcore, no wave, and experimental bands from ground zero 'til now. A starting point for anyone curious, another reference for those who devour all genre-related things, or a cool artifact for them who already know.
About the Author:
Raeghan Buchanan is an artist from Eerie, PA who resides in Columbus, Ohio and paints murals, draws portraits, makes comics, plays drums, and chooses death by typeface. Buchanan makes comics highlighting rock ‘n’ roll musical roots in Black culture and focuses specifically on the punk rock aspects of that canon. She gets artistic influence from early punk aesthetic and the political/art movements it drew from, and uses the DIY vehicles associated with punk, such as sloganeering, merchandise, and zines to proliferate information. She created and co-runs @POCtoberArt online, an instagallery that goes live during October and calls for artist participation in drawing Black and POC punk bands, as well as funk and rock musicians, in order to document, practice drawing skills, and create a visual dialog between artists and bands.
About the Moderator:
Scott Woods is a writer and event producer in Columbus, Ohio. Woods is the author of Black Night is Falling, Urban Contemporary History Month, We Over Here Now and Prince and Little Weird Black Boy Gods. Scott is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Streetlight Guild.
Join us in person at the Bexley Public Library or live stream this program on BPL's YouTube channel.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Global and Cultural Awareness | Civics, Current Events, and History | Books Reading and Storytelling | Art Music and Culture |
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
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