pickDecent read. I kept thinking is this someone famous, a famous artist or punk rock musician?
Well, no, not really. He is very famous for originating the Afro-Punk scene and Afropunk Festival which has now gone global. Noice!! 🎸
Movie is out-of-print though, not on streaming anywhere and a DVD will set you back close to $100 ! 🤑
pickInteresting graphic memoir about James Spooner's youth as a black punk. Through this coming of age memoir, he gives valuable information about the punk movement, and how he got influenced by it. It's also a thought-provoking plunge into the 90s: the society of the time, the still very present racism, and the bullying.
pickWhat an unexpected delight this was. James Spooner, one of the co-founders of the Afropunk Festival, details his coming-of-age as a biracial punk kid in the desert town of Apple Valley, California. It's gritty, honest, & tender, with Spooner wading into all the tough bits, like his white mother trying her best to understand his alienation, & befriending skinheads with white supremacist family ties. A complex love letter to music, friends, & punk.
High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. | 
