From the archives: Marvin X on gun violence: level the playing...
"I like the idea of a 'designated packer' similar to the designated driver. "--Marvin X Police: Suspect stockpiled arsenalViolence is as American as cherry pie!--H. Rap Brown, aka Imam Jamil Al AminThe...
View ArticleBook: Negroland, A Memoir
Negroland: A Memoirby Margo JeffersonPantheon, 248 pp., $25.00The house Negro, according to Malcolm X, looked out for his master’s interest and put the field Negro back in his place on the plantation...
View ArticleState Terrorism: Attica prison massacure, 1971
Remembering Attica Prison: The ‘Bloodiest One-Day Encounter Between Americans Since The Civil War’US Judge ready to unseal documents on 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion "If we can't live as men, we sure as...
View ArticleBobby Seale in discussion with Sellassie at Freedom Archives
Fry!!Socio-Political Hip Hop Artist and Activist Sellassie sits down with Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale in an intimate setting and asks the questions the community wants to hear. Subjects...
View ArticleIshmael Reed on the musical Hamilton: The Negro in slave master dress and...
Hamilton and the Negro Whisperers: Miranda’s Consumer FraudbyIshmael ReedIshmael Reed is the author of many books including The Complete Muhammad Ali.April 15, 2016- counterpunch.orgAmong the types of...
View ArticleEbony Magazine sold! Be careful, "they" sold you once and may try again!
Ebony and Jet, according to Dr. E. Franklin Frazier, perpetuated the Negro bourgeoisie's world of make believe and conspicuous consumption. Of course Jet was the Negro's bible: if it wasn't in Jet it...
View ArticleThe Mythology of Pussy and Dick: Oakland Police Department in moral or...
Oakland Mayor Fires Interim Police Chief After 4 Days During Sex Scandal Involving Teen GirlAnna MerlanOakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced today that she’d fired the police department’s interim chief...
View ArticleNavigating the Perilous Mental Landscape in the Crazy House Called America
Saturday, December 7, 2013 Watch the zombie in the car ahead of you. He may be sleep walking, sleep talking, texting or sexing--his blinker says left turn or right turn, but the light changes and the...
View ArticleDon't miss the discussion by Black Hollywood unChained contributors at the SF...
Some of you know that last year, Third World Press published Black Hollywood Unchained. Edited by Ishmael Reed, the book contains a collection of critical essays by various authors around the country...
View ArticleA student reflects on the Wild Crazy Ride of the Marvin X Experience
Reflections of a "Human Earthquake" Victim who suffered the wild crazy ride of the Marvin X Experience and survived!Meet Marvin X I’m sure we all have those teachers from our past who have impacted our...
View ArticleSave the date: Memorial for Kamau Amen-Ra and Photo Exhibition, Friday, July...
Memorial for Kamau Amen-Ra and Photo Exhibition honoring his work. FRIDAY, JULY 15 EASTSIDE CULTURAL CENTER, 2277 International Blvd, 5-9PM. Bring a dish to share. - Please spread the word!The...
View ArticleCal Shakespeare presents August Wilson's Fences
Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cal Shakes presents August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winner, FENCES, July 6-31 Press Contact: Marilyn LangbehnOffice: 510.809.3290Cell:...
View ArticleMagazine for Black Parenting
BLACK IS BACK: The Incredible Story Behind the Relaunch of the First Parenting Magazine for Black Parents Successful Black Parenting magazine, originally founded in 1993 and launched in 1995 with...
View ArticleBlack Bird Press News & Review: Don't miss the discussion by Black Hollywood...
Black Bird Press News & Review: Don't miss the discussion by Black Hollywood unChained contributors at the SF Main Library, July3, 1:30PM
View ArticleVideo: BLACK HOLLYWOOD UNCHAINED!
Justin Desmangles, Jesse Douglas Allen Taylor, Halifu Osumare, Marvin X Jackmon, Ishmael Reed / video by Johnnie BurrellProgram: Black Hollywood UnchainedDate: July 3, 2016Time: 1:30-3:30 PMLocation:...
View ArticleAmiri Baraka and Marvin X on Who Who Who Who?
Who built this plantation house? Why would the white man build while he had free labor?If Blacks are criminals in America, how did we get to America? Who brought us here and why?Who was the captain on...
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