Free Political Prisoner, Black Panther Abdullah Majid, Harlem Rally
TONIGHT IN HARLEM:IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD TIME... AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING AND WRITING A LETTER...THANK YOU!!!!!Abdullah Majid is a native of Jamaica, Queens, New York. He has...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Black Panthers in China: Chairman Huey P. Newton meets...
Huey Newton meeting Chinese Premier - Chou En LaiThe 1946 Chinese revolution ensured the independence of China from once being a semi-colony of many european colonialists. The revolution also developed...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Black History--Oakland's Shame by Marvin X
Marvin XThe purpose of history is to give people a memory of their past in order that they may endure the present and propel themselves into the future. When they are disconnected from their myths and...
View ArticleGov. Brown Signs Legislation Creating CA Cultural Districts
Gov. Jerry Brown Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Black Arts Movement at Laney College, Feb. 14, 2015. Left to Right: Oakland Post Publisher Paul Cobb, Laney Art...
View ArticleBook Release: Black Hollywood unChained, edited by Ishmael Reed
Friends,After the controversial release of the movie Django Unchained three years, Ishmael Reed was asked by Third World Press to put together a book of essays of criticism and response by various...
View ArticlePlease sign petition for Black Arts Movement Cultural District for downtown...
Will Oakland establish the Black Arts Movement Cultural and Business District? Please sign this petition: Black Arts Movement Cultural District for downtown OaklandHotep,To raise cultural, economic and...
View ArticleBlack Theatre groups defunded in New York City in age of hyper-gentrification...
Even Tho NYC Has a "Liberal" Mayor, Black Culture Gets Kicked to the Curb in the Age of HyperGentrificationHarlem Arts Alliance is a network based arts service organization comprised of established...
View ArticleBlack Bird Press News & Review: Please sign petition for Black Arts Movement...
Black Bird Press News & Review: Please sign petition for Black Arts Movement Cultural District for downtown Oakland
View ArticleBlack Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X's Grand Vision for the Bay Area...
Black Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X's Grand Vision for the Bay Area Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Black Arts Movement, 2015
View ArticleHuffington Post: California Launches effort promoting art and culture districts
It is my pleasure to invite you to a meeting to discuss arts in Downtown Oakland. As part of Plan Downtown we are convening a meeting with artists and cultural leaders on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 11amat...
View ArticleHistorical sights along the route of the Black Arts Movement District, 14th...
The Black Arts Movement District begins at the African American Museum/Library, Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and 14th Street.At 14th and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, The C.L. Dellums Apartments, in...
View ArticleBlack Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X poem: Apology to my Higher Self and...
Black Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X poem: Apology to my Higher Self and Miles Davis - Time After Time (Live 1985)Attorney Amira Jackmon, third and baby daughter of Marvin X, Yale and Stanford...
View ArticleComing Soon in Concert: Marvin X reads the poetry of Amiri Baraka and Sonia...
Coming soon to a venue near you, Marvin X in Concert reading the writings of himself and his comrades in the Black Arts Movement: Amiri Baraka, Sun Ra and Sonia SanchezBlack Arts Movement's...
View ArticleBlack Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X poem: Apology to my Higher Self and...
Black Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X poem: Apology to my Higher Self and Miles Davis - Time After Time (Live 1985): Apology to My Higher SelfOh, Higher SelfI apologize to youGreater SelfHoly...
View ArticleLetter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Black Arts Movement District Petition
Dear Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, I started a petition to you titled Black Arts Movement Cultural District for downtown Oakland. So far, the petition has 506 total signers. You can post a response for...
View ArticleCynthia Mckinney on Dialogue of Civilizations
Dialogue of Civilizations: Imagining a world beyond global disorder Published time: 12 Oct, 2015 © Fotis Plegas G / Reuters After Samuel Huntington’s popular article, “The Clash of Civilizations?”...
View ArticleSyrian Prez Assad considers 'Resignation'; Poets Mohja Kahf and Marvin X on...
Syria Wants Russian Businesses To Help Rebuild Country, As Assad Considers 'Resignation'Kenneth Rapoza ContributorSyrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (R)...
View ArticleMarvin X on the Parable of the Haters
f MARVIN X ON CRACK: "I BELIEVE IN THE HARM REDUCTION MODEL OF RECOVERY.IF YOU WANT TO BE A DOPE FIELD, BE A GOOD DOPE FIELD, Take care of your business, wash your ass, love your woman, go to work,...
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