Black Power Babies in Philly w/ Marvin X, Amina Baraka, Amiri Middy Baraka, Molefi Kete Asante, Michael Coard, Lois Fernandez + Bumi Fernandez. A Sun in Leo x 900AM WURD collaboration
It is only when we reach this age
we come to see we know nothing
knowing is beginning
yet it is The End
and so we begin and end with ignorance
it is the only thing we can claim for sure
ignorance and illusion
we are sure about this
after all the women, wine, dope, money
illusion
momentary passions in the night
early morn
things unsatisfied
things eternally oppositional
The moment can transcend the moment into the eternal
and if we don't get there so what
let's have ease after difficulty
no oppositional personality
silencia por favor.
no words can cover all the years tears fears
silencia por favor.
--El Muhajir (Marvin X)
3-28-13
Marvin X is now available for readings/lecturers:
jmarvinx@yahoo.com
510-200-4164
jmarvinx@yahoo.com
510-200-4164
Marvin X interviewed at the Black Power Babies Conversation, Philadelphia, PA.
He also participated at the Black Love Lives Conference, University of Penn, reading with Philly's living legend, pianist Alfie Pollitt.
His most recent book is The Wisdom of Plato Negro, parables/fables, Black Bird Press, Berkeley, 2012. President Davis and Reginald James, students at Marvin X's Academy of da Corner, Oakland
President is now at Howard University, Reginald at UC Berkeley. Pictured at Sankofa Books, Washington DC.
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President is now at Howard University, Reginald at UC Berkeley. Pictured at Sankofa Books, Washington DC.
Marvin X appears in the anthologies Black Fire, Bum Rush the Pages, Mumia, Black California; the forthcoming Stand Our Ground and the forthcoming D'jango. He edited a Journal of Pan African Studies Poetry issue. He is project director of the Community Archives Project and teaches at Academy of da Corner, 14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland.
Marvin X, Dr. Julia Hare, Dr. Nathan Hare and Attorney Amira Jackmon, Senior Agent of the Community Archives Project. The project is agent for the Dr. Julia Hare and Dr. Nathan Hare archives. Stanford University has requested to view the Hare papers for possible acquisition.
Marvin X, aka Plato Negro, at Academy of da Corner, seated beside him is Prof of Legal Affairs, Gregory Fields.
Academy student Jermaine, Civil Rights attorney Walter Riley, Blues living legend Sugarpie de Stanto and Marvin X at Academy of da Corner, 14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland.