Karen Armstrong - Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong is one of my favorite scholars of theology and spirituality. I love her because she has that eclectic vision so necessary to unravel the conundrums of the present intellectual morass....
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Black Hollywood unChained
Out of a nation shaken by terrorism, racial tension and violence, where traces of past sins collide with a quicksilver pop culture, rides Quentin Tarantino's new film about frontier justice, strange...
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The Sixteen Crucified Saviors before Jesus
The World's Sixteen Crucified SaviorsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors (1875)The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ, Containing...
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Black Peter (the Moor) and White Santa; 15 things you didn't know about the...
Dutch self-image shaken by "Black Pete" debateTHE HAGUE | By Thomas Escritt Saint Nicholas (C) is escorted by his assistants called 'Zwarte Piet' (Black Pete) during a traditional parade in central...
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How does it feel to be treated like a nigguh?
You do not eat when hungrydo not consume water when thirstyOh, how does it feel to be treatedlike a nigguhto be wanted watched betrayedmocked derided your presence"crime against the state"no rest no...
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Marvin X interviewed by Wanda Sabir
Journalist/Professor Wanda Sabir Wanda's Picks Dec. 18, 2015 This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical...
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Black Bird Press News & Review: Marvin X drafts 27 City Black Arts Movement National Tour Advisory Board
View ArticleMarvin X tops list of notable alumni at Edison High School, Fresno
Edison High School (Fresno, California)Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_High_School_(Fresno,_California)Updated: 2015-08-22T08:08Z Edison High SchoolLocation540 E. California AvenueFresno,...
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Chicago as American as apple pie! by Norman O. Richmond
Chicago killing as American as apple pie Posted by Norman Otis Richmond a.k.a JalaliDecember 10, 2015 By Norman (Otis) Richmond First Published in Caribbean Camera December 2, 2015Chicago Mayor Rahm...
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Black Arts Movement District Community Meeting, Sunday, Jan. 3, 3pm, Joyce...
12/23/15Dear artists, vendors, educators, businesspersons:We are requesting your attendance at a community meeting to discuss plans for the renaming of the 14th Street corridor, downtown Oakland. The...
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Marvin X: My LIfe in the Global Village, Notes of an Artistic Freedom Fighter
My Life in the Global Village—Notes of an Artistic Freedom Fighter byMarvin X (El Muhajir, the Migrant) "Don't beat yaself, Jackmon, enjoy yaself. One day at a time, one day at a time...."--Dr....
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The Revolutionary role of SNCC Women
Department of Defense. "Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)." 1967. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army, gratefully acknowledges the...
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Marvin X at Oakland rally in support of Black churches and artists
Oakland Steps Out for Faith with a Joyful NoiseOn Saturday, Nov. 7, churches and community leaders in Oakland and the Bay Area stood in solidarity with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in West Oakland,...
View ArticlePoem by Fritz Pointer: Heightened Awareness
Heightened AwarenessBy Fritz PointerWhere do bomber pilots worship?Do they genuflect before boarding their bomber planes?Do they sing “Onward Christian Soldiers Marching On To War?” In a...
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Marvin X: My life in the global village--notes of an artistic freedom fighter
My Life in the Global Village—Notes of an Artistic Freedom Fighter byMarvin X (El Muhajir, the Migrant) Marvin X at his Academy of da Corner, 14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland. Photo Adam...
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Blacks in America: We live under the shadow of death
LeGrier and Jones Families Demand Answers From Chicago Policefrom Chicago Defender News Fatal shooting victims Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrierWith all that has happened and all that...
View ArticleMarvin X reads "Dope" by Amiri Baraka at the Sun Ra Conference, University of...
Marvin X reads "Dope" by Amiri Baraka at the Sun Ra Conference, University of Chicago, performing with Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Rollo Radford, Isaiah Spencer, David Boykin, conference...
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