Norman Brown comments on Stanley Nelson's film The Black Panthers, Vanguard...
Keeping you in the Know!BLACK PANTHERS VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION!Last night Renee James-Williams,and I sat for two hours,and watched a replay of modern American History in Black and white. If you want...
View ArticleMarvin X reads "Dope" by Amiri Baraka
Marvin X is now available for readings of his own writings and the works of fellow Black Arts Movement associates Amiri Baraka and Sonia Sanchez. This was his first public reading of Ancestor Amiri...
View Article"Bunchy" would have rode with Nat Turner
Al Prentice “Bunchy" Carter” Would Have Rode with Nat Turner by Norman (Otis) Richmond aka JalaliOctober 12 is the birthday of one of the most talented and promising young men martyred in the massive...
View ArticleMenhuaim Ayele's sketches for the Black Arts Movement Cultural and Economic...
Legba Square (14th and Broadway): crossroads of OaklandMarvin X's Notes on the City of Oakland's planners meeting with the arts communityMarvin X, chief planner of the Black Arts Movement Cultural and...
View ArticleMessage from City of Oakland Planners
What an exciting week of engagement!Beyond the nearly 300 Oakland residents, workers and business owners who attended last Monday’s workshop for Plan Downtown Oakland, hundreds more have shared ideas,...
View ArticleBlack Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X on National Book Tour: The Wisdom of...
Black Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X on National Book Tour: The Wisdom of Plato Negro, parables/fables
View ArticleTime to Buy Black, live Black, Love Black, Die Black!
Stop being a victim of white supremacy capitalism and mythologySHOP BLACK ON BLACK FRIDAYAND EVERY DAY!You say you Blackbut you shop 100% White!You say you Blackbut the white man's ice is colder!You...
View ArticleOakland's White residents racial profiling Via Nextdoor.com
Racial Profiling Via Nextdoor.com White Oakland residents are increasingly using the popular social networking site to report "suspicious activity" about their Black neighbors — and families of color...
View ArticleNotes on Plan Oakland meeting at the Paramount Theatre
If last nights Plan Oakland meeting at the Paramount Theatre is an indication of the role North American Africans will play in the City of Oakland, we are in deep deep trouble. Whites were the majority...
View ArticleHarlem Fine Arts Show Returns to Chicago
Harlem Fine Arts Show Returns to ChicagoThe beautiful sculptures of master artist Woodrow Nash one of the artist who has participated i the HFASHarlem Fine Arts Show returns to Merchandise Mart October...
View ArticlePresident of the Oakland City Council, Lynette McElhaney, replies to Marvin X...
Lynette McElhaney, President of the Oakland City CouncilMarvin,We need African Americans to show up and lean in to this process. Sitting outside the building looking in at the process but not...
View ArticleBlack Man flees to Canada to escape racist police
Black Man Seeks Asylum In Canada Because He Feels Racism Puts His Life In Danger [WATCH]Oct 27, 2015ByTonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.comHundreds of years ago, slaves sought the North Star to point...
View ArticlePoem: Appalling Silence by Neal Hall, M.D.
LiteratureOctober 29, 2015Poem: Appalling Silence by Neal Hall, M.D.New York, N.Y. Appalling Silence is the featured poem of Dr. Neal Hall’s third book of poetry titled Appalling Silence. The book...
View ArticleReview: Talking Back: Voices of Color
Monday, September 7, 2015And, The Workers Say Talking Back: Voices of ColorNellie Wong, editorRed Letter Press240 pagesISBN: 978-0-9323223-32-3Given the recent reports on desperate conditions for...
View ArticleHapi b day, Jazmin and Jordan, grandchildren of Marvin X
Jordan and Jazmin, grandchildren of Marvin X Jordan and Dad, Marvin K Jordan, Jazminstepmother Mary Ann, father Marvin K. Jackmon
View ArticleFresno: Self-Help Credit Union grand opening
Join us as we celebrate our new Fresno Branch with a Ribbon Cutting. View this email in your browser Join Us!Self-Help Federal Credit Union, in Partnership with Fresno EOC, cordially invites you to...
View ArticleIshmael Reed on "Django" Critics and Black Holloywood unChained
October 30, 2015“Django” Critics Do It For the Money? The Slanders of Quentin TarantinobyIshmael Reed Photograph: Moviestore/Rex Features.Quentin Tarantino commits one insult after another to black...
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