Black Arts Movement--West
Celebrating 50 years
focusing on Bay Area contributions
to the Black Arts Movement
In honor of Amina and Amiri Baraka (RIP)
Saturday, February 7, 2015
10am - 8pm
Doors Open at 9amLaney College900 Fallon Avenue | Oakland, CA
Godfather of the Black Arts Movement, Amiri Baraka
Art by James Gayles
Working Program
10:00 AM--Black Arts Movement Physical Wellness Boot Camp, facilitated by Michael Bennett's Wellness Team from the YMCA, HP/Bayview
12 Noon--Book Fair--authors speak, music
photo Gene Hazzard/Adam Turner
2pm--Open Mike Poetry/Speak Out
2pm--BAM and Black Women Writers Panel; moderated by Elaine Brown; invited panelists: Judy Juanita, Avojtcha, Alice Walker, Aries Jordan, Phavia Kujichagulia, Portia Anderson
Black Arts Movement/Black Power Babies Amira Jackmon, Esq., Nefertiti Jackmon, M.A., Muhammida El Muhajir, B.S., and father Marvin X, M.A. (El Muhajir)
(Black Arts/Black Power Babies is the idea of Muhammida El Muhajir)
MX and Black Power Baby Fred Hampton, Jr.
photo Kamau Amen Ra
Black Arts/Black Power Babies, Brooklyn, New York, produced by Muhammida El Muhajir
Black Arts/Black Power Babies 3.0: Mahadevi El Muhajir, daughter of Muhammida El Muhajir and Shani Baraka, daughter of Amiri Baraka, Jr.
Black Arts Movement/Black Power Baby, Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ
His mama (Mrs. Amina Baraka) say they will attend Laney BAM Celebration if they are invited
by the Mayor of Oakland, Libby Shaaf!
4pm Black Arts Movement/Black Power Babies panel, moderated by Davey D; invited panelists: Phavia Kujichagulia and Taiwo; Dr. Ayodele Nzinga and son Stanley; Terry Collins and daughter Renya; Walter Riley and Boots Riley; Marvin X and Nefertiti
6pm - RECEPTION IN THE ART GALLERY: EXHIBIT OF SAN QUENTIN PRISON ART and Bay Area Visual Artists; curated by Professor Leslee Stradford; Welcome, Laney College President, Dr. Elnora T. Webb; proclamation of Black Arts Movement Cultural and Business District, Libby Shaaf, Mayor of Oakland; host, Paul Cobb, Publisher, Post News Group
Attorney John Burris, Mayor elect Libby Shaaf and Oakland Post Publisher, Paul Cobb
Laney College President, Dr. Elnora T. Webb and BAM producer Marvin X
7pm Laney College Theatre: Marvin X's BAM classic play Flowers for the Trashman, introductory remarks by Dr. Nathan Hare, father of Black Studies, founding publisher of the Black Scholar Magazine
The Black Arts Movement Poet's Choir & Arkestra at BAM Conference, University of California, Merced, Feb-Mar, 2014
A Kim McMillan/Marvin X Production
8pm Black Arts Movement Poet's Choir & Arkestra with special guests
Black Arts Movement Poet's Choir & Arkestra at Malcolm X Jazz/Art Festival, Oakland, May 17, 2014
photo collage Adam Turner
Sponsors: Laney College, Post News Group, Black Caucus of California Community Colleges, YMCA, HP/Bayview; Black Think Tank, Black Bird Press, KPOO Radio, Davey D and Greg Bridges of KPFA Radio, lajones associates, BWOPA/TILEFor more information, contact Marvin X, Project Director, 510-200-4164
MX and Danny Glover, BAM workers
photo Ken Johnson
Actor Delroy Lindo and MX
photo Ken Johnson
photo Ken Johnson
Space is the Place, Space is the Place, Space is the Place
"Gimme some space, podna, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe!"
Hands up, Pants up, Hands up, Pants up, Hands up, Pants up!
