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Marvin X will perform at Oakland's 25th Black Expo, Saturday, July 23, Frank...

   #bayareablackexpo  ll********************************************************** Through the “B.A.B.E. Stop the Violence Campaign”, we areraising funds to assist various Bay Area Non-profit...

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Black Bird Press News & Review: THE MOVEMENT, BAMBD People's Newsletter:...

THE MOVEMENT, BAMBD People's Newsletter: Letters and Notes on the Black Arts Movement Business District, Oakland CABlack Arts Movement Business District Calendar of EventsBAMBD Town Hall, Sunday, June...

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Miles Davis - Round About Midnight (1967), Hapi b day, Miles Dewey Davis

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Black Bird Press News & Review: THE MOVEMENT, BAMBD People's Newsletter:...

Black Bird Press News & Review: THE MOVEMENT, BAMBD People's Newsletter: Letters and Notes on the Black Arts Movement Business District, Oakland CA:Chairman Mao and W.E.B. DuBois, the greatest...

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Black Arts Movement Photographer joins Ancestors: Kamau Amen Ra

 Marvin X's last pic of Master Black Arts Movement photographer Kamau Amen Ra (RIP) at the Berkeley Flea Market5/22/16On KPOO Radio's interview with Marvin X, News Director Harrison Chastang suggested...

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From the archives: Poem by Ancestor Amiri Baraka

                                                                  Amiri Baraka                                                                  art by Emory The New Invasion of AfricaSo it wd be this...

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The Black American origin of Memorial Day

Time Periods: Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864, 19th Century | Themes: Wars & Related Anti-War Movements | Reading Levels: Adult, High School The First Decoration DayThe people’s history of Memorial...

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Today's UCLA shooting: Deja Vu, 1969, two Black Panther Party leaders slain...

As soon as we heard the news about two killed at UCLA, we flashed back to the 1969 murder of Black Panther Party members Alprintice Bunchy Carter and John Huggins in the Black Student Union meeting...

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Memorial Day poem by Marvin X

Memorial Day, 2007I am a veteranNot of foreign battlefieldsLike my father in world war oneMy uncles in world war twoAnd KoreaOr my friends from VietnamAnd even the Congo “police action”But veteran none...

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Dead Prez - Wolves

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Tentative Tour Schedule: The Wild Crazy Ride of the Marvin X Experience

 Marvin X  National  Tour 2016East Coast/West Coast/Dirty SouthFebruary 24, Black History, Oakland City Hall   Marvin X and Oakland City Council President, Lynette McElhaneyOakland City Hall Black...

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The MOVEMENT, newsletter of the BAMBD--Special Editorial by Marvin X

The Movement Newsletter  Black Arts Movement Business DistrictOakland CAJune 3, 2016Will We Resist America's Black Removal Plan?The next Black Arts Movement Business District Town Hall is scheduled for...

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Marvin X reviews the film Muhammad Ali staring Will Smith

""A notable and articulate advocacy of black conscientious objection came from the Nation of Islam. In 1942 Elijah Muhammad was arrested in Chicago and convicted of sedition, conspiracy and violation...

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Our Man in Toronto: Petition to Prez Obama, Bring Back Black Music Month!

Petitioning President Barack ObamaI want President Obama to bring back "Black Music Month"norman richmond TORONTO, ON"Black Music Month" was supposed to cover black music around the world including the...

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Chicago Defender: The Great Muhammad Ali dies at 74

The Great Muhammad Ali Dies at 74 (CNN) Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and was among the most famous and beloved athletes on the planet, died Friday in Phoenix,...

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"Alice Street" official trailer

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KPOO Radio will interview Marvin X on his MOVEMENT article: Will we resist...

Terry Collins will interview Marvin X on his recent article Will we resist America'sBlack Removal Plan? The interview will air on the Spirit of Joe Rudolph Show, Tuesday, June 7, 10PM, 89.5FM,...

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Black Power, Black Lives and Pan-Africanism Conference, Jackson, Mississippi...

 Black Power, Black Lives and Pan-Africanism Conference Thu, Jun 16, 2016 6:00pm to Sun, Jun 19, 2016 4:00pm 939 West Capitol Street• Jackson, MS, 39203Registration: Black Power, Black Lives,...

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Marvin X and the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant of Egyptian literature, 1800 B.C.

Marvin X has repeatedly appealed to Oakland's African Queen, Lynette McElhaney, President of the Oakland City Council. but to no avail.photo Adam Turner Marvin X also appealed to Pharaoh Libby Schaaf,...

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Economy Tied to Gun Violence in Oakland

Economy Tied to Gun Violence in OaklandCity leaders acknowledge the need to bridge the gap between affluent and poor communities in Oakland in order to reduce violence By Stephen Stock, Michael Bott...

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