HELLO BARKADA
arts & culture centered on the margins
Our new coloring sheet pays respect to the late Eartha Kitt, who was born on January 17, 1927. In celebration of her life in the arts, our illustration references Kitt at four different stages of her decades-long career as an international actress, singer, and dancer.
ILLUSTRATED BY CHRISTINE PASALO NORLAND.
Guest writer and film critic Jonita Davis discusses why this film from 2019 is worth several watches now that it's available to stream on Netflix. Codeblack's Fast Color stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Lorraine Toussaint.
IMAGE OF GUGU MBATHA-RAW COURTESY OF LIONSGATE.
We're wishing you a happy new year with our first micro-press effort: A 16-page zine featuring the first print reproductions of our 2021 comics series as well as original written and illustrated works.
A new list of grant opportunities is on deck, featuring 10 11 grants with application deadlines in January through the first week of February 2022, seven grants with open dates in January, and 11 grants that take applications on a rolling basis.
Each installment of our comics series features a different emerging or established cartoonist. In "Changing Love Conversations," our last comic strip of 2021, Breena Nuñez illustrates how one can draw validation and voice from their barkada.
The new (and final) season of the dramedy set in Boyle Heights premiered on Netflix in November. Catch up with the Morales', then binge both seasons over and over.
IMAGE COURTESY OF NETFLIX.
Watch the replay of our panel "Celebrating Jackie Ormes," presented in coordination with Women in Comics Collective International (WinC). Featuring cartoonists Barbara Brandon-Croft, Bianca Xunise, and Steenz.
Thanks to the generosity of our readers, patrons, and clients, Hello Barkada will feature a guest contributor every month in 2022! When you become a Hello Barkada patron or client, you help support independent arts journalism and programming by, about, and for marginalized communities. Please consider a contribution, collaboration, and zine purchase today!
Each activity is made to stir curiosity, start conversations, and build connections. No printer? No problem: Printing isn't necessary! These can be written, typed, and colored on in any free PDF editing application.
