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Marvin X Speaks at San Francisco State University
Marvin X Speaks at San Francisco State UniversityMarvin X Speaks at San Francisco State UniversityMarvin X returned to his Alma Mater, San Francisco State University, for a Black History Month talk in...
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Dr. Abdul Alkalimat on the Black Panther movie
The Black Panther movie: Why is it dangerous? Why do we fall for it?Abdul AlkalimatVeteran Black Liberation Activist, Educator, Researcher and a founder of Black/Africana Studies.(2/18/18)The Panther...
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Dancing in Blackness, a memoir by Halifu Osumare, Black Arts Movement co-founder
Praise for Halifu Osumare’sDancing in Blackness"As per the West coast Black Arts Movement, especially its origins at San Francisco State College/now University, Halifu was there from the beginning and...
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Children and the National Security of America
The latest mass killing in Florida at the school that left 17 children dead and an equal number wounded, including teachers, recalls the apology poet Askia Toure gave for our generation leaving work...
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Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter Marvin X: How to transcend the low...
MLK, Jr. and MX"You can be a Christian nigga, Muslim nigga, Communist nigga, Capitalist nigga, Democrat nigga, Republican nigga, Gay/Lesbian nigga, but you still a nigga in America. When WEB DuBois...
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The Black Arts Movement and Chicago's Spoken Word Scene
Chicago’s Spoken Word Scene is Serious BusinessDefender Contributing Writer | Charles PrestonThe late Amiri Baraka, a forbearer of the Black Arts movement, once poignantly stated, “…we need poems that...
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Parable of Solitude, from Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter Marvin X
Parable of Solitude, from Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter Marvin XI love Duke's tune In My Solitude, although I long wanted to rename the tune In My Negritude to express my African consciousness....
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Marvin X reviews Black Panther
Marvin X reviews the film Black PantherLet me begin with praise to ancestor Sun Ra and his Myth-Science philosophy. Throughout watching Black Panther, I kept thinking of Sun Ra's film Space is the...
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Black Panther as neo-Tarzanism
Black Panther as neo-TarzanismBiko Agozinopambazuka.orgFeb 23, 2018Hollywood expects everyone to cheer whenever African characters are starred as superheroes even if the roles assigned to them include...
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Black Dialogue: Sam Anderson, Muhammad Ahmed and Fritz Pointer on BPP/BLM...
Brotha Marvin,Brotha Muhammad is correct. By July/August of 1966 I was made Organizational Director and part of my work did include helping to build the United Front effort via BPP chapters across the...
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Dr. Oba T'Shaka comments on Marvin X's review of film Black Panther
Hey Marvin,I'm in the middle of writing my sixth book on African and African American "Mastery Systems" that are basically the same I took time to read your comments on the film Black Panther. This is...
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Dr. Nathan Hare's Introduction to Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter Marvin X
cover photo Alicia Mayocover design Adam Turner INTRODUCTIONBy Nathan HareWith the return of “white nationalism” to the international stage and the White House and new threats of nuclear war, the...
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International Women's Day event Celebrating the Feminine
Date and Time Fri, March 9, 2018 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PSTLocation4799 Shattuck AvenueOakland, CA 94609 International Women's Day 2018 "The Art of Embodying the Feminine Summit is a gathering for...
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International Women's Day Summit: The Art of Embodying the Feminine
Date and Time Fri, March 9, 2018 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PSTLocation4799 Shattuck AvenueOakland, CA 94609International Women's Day 2018 "The Art of Embodying the Feminine Summit is a gathering for...
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Black Bird Press News Popular Posts 3/8/18
Black Bird Press News and Review Popular Posts 3/8/18Marvin X reviews Black PantherMarvin X reviews the film Black Panther Let me begin with praise to ancestor Sun Ra and his Myth-Science philosophy....
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Black Bird Press News & Review: The Public Career of Marvin X by James G. Spady....Marvin X is a teacher of primeval knowledge, a knower of both street poetry and book poetry. In fact, he combines...
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Save the date: Respect Hip Hop Exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California,...
Bay Area folks, don't miss the Respect Hip Hop Exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California, March 24-August 12, 2018. As per the Black Arts Movement as the foundation of Hip Hop, the archives of...
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