Weeksville Watchnight: Soul to Soul 1971

Join us as we watch the iconic 1971 documentary capturing a landmark Pan-African concert in Ghana celebrating the country’s independence, featuring legendary performances by Ike & Tina Turner, Roberta Flack, and more.

This screening is presented in connection with POW Fest (Pan-Afro Wisdom Fest), a Brooklyn-based celebration presented by the Divine Times Collective that centers healing, culture, and community across the African diaspora.

Soul to Soul was chosen because its spirit of Pan-African connection, artistic exchange, and collective joy directly inspired the vision for POW Fest. Just as the concert in Ghana became a bridge across continents, POW Fest seeks to build bridges across our diasporic communities here in Brooklyn and beyond.

Following the film, join us for a dialogue with therapists and social workers on healing, identity, and the diaspora.

Panelist Bios

Diamond Jones- MSW is a Brooklyn-based therapist and experience artist who created Only Humans Department, an interactive game series designed to deepen people’s relationships with their emotions through play and vulnerability. She blends therapeutic care with sensory-rich design to create spaces that are honest, human, and beautifully felt.

Rooted in the belief that emotions deserve softness and design, Diamond’s approach invites people to move beyond survival and into deeper self-awareness, joy, and intimacy. Only Humans Department helps dismantle mental health stigma in Black communities by fostering liberation through the audacity of feeling deeply.

Coumbah- is a multidisciplinary artist who uses sociology as a foundation to disrupt traditional approaches to curation, centering community care and mutual aid. Their work is deeply rooted in the search for and creation of alternative third spaces—sites of refuge, resistance, and collective sustenance. 
Drawing from an academic background, Coumbah responds to the demands of survival and creation for artists, engaging in a praxis that navigates the tensions of identity, belonging, and artistic expression. As a Black femme West African artist often feeling unmoored within the diaspora, they are in constant negotiation with what it means to hold space for themselves and others.