08/01/2026
IT STARTS WITH ANGER BOOK RELEASE PARTY
+ PANEL + AUTHOR TALK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 @ 7PM - 11PM
MoCADA Museum CULTURE LAB II, 10 LAFAYETTE AVE, BROOKLYN
In 2003 James Spooner released the acclaimed documentary Afro-Punk, uniting and building a previously disjointed community of politically radical young Black people. The unintended result, two decades on, was a multimillion-dollar international brand and a cultural phenomenon, with festivals held annually in New York, Atlanta, and Miami. But just as the company was beginning to blow up, Spooner walked away—never revealing why.
Until now.
The evening will feature Spooner in discussion with fellow graphic memoirist Mira Jacob and Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell. How have issues of Black identity, representation, and racial solidarity evolved over the last two decades? What can we learn from the AFROPUNK movement about resistance now, when the political stakes are higher than ever?
Music by DJ Sugarfree BK aka Honeychild Coleman (The 1865 / Bachslider)
The event is FREE. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.
RSVP: https://mocada.org/events/it-starts-with-anger-book-release-panel-author-talk/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnTrSfSroPYKEMtKBiuwpCtaUTd47XbILerMo8akKLv19lMydd70PnCktqvB8_aem_faW3s6e7T_RbwtNzEzfscw
Made possible thanks to generous support from NYC Coalition of Theaters of Color as administered by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in collaboration with NYC Council.
