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Marvin X poem for Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain

I am Othelloloving Desdemonaso in loveIago will take me out for surebut for nowDesdemona is my queenI am the Moorwho came to Spain 711crossing the Strait of Gibraltarthe Rock of the African Warrior...

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Afghan Leader for Closer Iran Ties

By ALISSA J. RUBINKABUL, Afghanistan — Amid highly public tensions with the United States over a long-term security deal, Afghanistan’s president looked to forge closer ties with neighboring Iran,...

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Kanye West on Institutional White Supremacy

The Chi-town rapper admirably tries to tackle the behemoth that is white supremacy, a system organized to maintain global power and influence in the hands of WesternEuropean people and their...

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So you a Black Greek Society? Why don't you invite Plato Negro, aka Marvin X,...

"Marvin X is Plato teaching on the streets of Oakland."--Ishmael Reed"We doubted a Marvin Xexisted. We double doubtthere is a Plato Negro."--Amiri Baraka IntroductionbyPtah Allah ElTTo all seekers of...

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Marvin X poem for Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

If you fall I will catch youtime after timea song of trustdevotion and lovetime after timewho knows the end of lovesome dramas go on forevertime after timewe say a friend is a friend to the endtime...

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Farewell Soldier Mandela

So long soldierwarrior man strongmove history forwardconfound the wickedthe job is still aheadfree the landshare the wealthcan we eat tonightdo we read in the darkwhat about revolutionary...

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Parable of the Madpoet

Parable of the MadpoetParable of the MadpoetAnd I'm the great would-be poet. Yes. That's right! Poet. Some kind of bastard literature...all it needs is a simple knife thrust. Just let me bleed you, you...

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Kiss My Black Arts

The Black Arts Movement Conference will gather at the University of California, Merced, Feb. 28, March 1-2, 2014.Special invited guests include Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Ishmael Reed, Askia Toure,...

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Save the Date: March 1-2, 2014, Black Arts Movement Conference, University of...

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Prayers for Amiri Baraka and Dr. Julia Hare

Our prayers go out to Amiri Baraka who is hospitalized in Newark, NJ. He entered the hospital over the weekend suffering from diabetes, then a mild heart attack, then pneumonia, according to his...

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Of Love, Life and Death in da Hood, a poem for AB, Julia and all of us in...

And Job said it bestnaked I came and naked I goachethere is only one lesson to learn in this lifeNature Boy told us thislearn to love and be loved in returnall else illusionmoney fame sexmomentary...

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Kiss My Black Arts

Inspired by Visual artist Rtystk #kissmyblackartsFilled with soulColorful and vibrantAliveDivine creative flowBlack art is that rock and roll, hip hopJazz and R&B soulBlack art is Chuck berry,...

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Will the Black Arts Movement outdo Michelle Obama at UC Merced

When the Black Arts Movement Conference happens at UC Merced, Feb. 28 thru March 2, 2014, we wonder will the BAM folks get the turn out folks gave the First Lady? Probably not, but the BAM conference...

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Marvin X fires up crowd at Fresno Kwanza Celebration

Marvin X made a rare public appearance in his central valley hometown of Fresno last night. His talk on Umoja or unity stressed the need for a unified mental apparatus as the prerequisite for uniting...

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Amiri Baraka condition improving, please continue prayring for our beloved...

  By Richard Khavkine/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger     December 27, 2013 at 12:38 AM, updated December 27, 2013 at 12:38 PM      The poet and playwright Amiri Baraka, who was hospitalized in...

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Fresno ready to recover from the addiction to white supremacy type II!

 The North American Africans in Fresno, CA appear ready to recover from the addiction to white supremacy type II. According to remarks made at the Kwanza celebration at the African American Museum, the...

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Detoxing from White Supremacy Type II

Detoxing White SupremacyPrior to our attempt at recovery from the effects of the addiction to white supremacy, we need to consider detoxification, to rid the body and mind from the toxicity of decades...

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Meeting format to recover from the addiction to white supremacy type II

 Based on the book by Dr. M (Marvin X) How to Recover from the Addiction to White Supremacy, foreword by Dr. Nathan Hare, afterword by Ptah Allah El (Tracy Mitchell),Black Bird Press, Berkeley CA,...

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13 Steps to Recover from the Addiction to White Supremacy

13 StepsStep 1: We are not powerless over self-hatred, racism white supremacy thinking but our lives have become unmanageable.Step 2: We have come to believe that a power within ourselves can restore...

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Black Bird Press News & Review: Review of How to Recover from the Addiction...

Black Bird Press News & Review: Review of How to Recover from the Addiction to White Supremacy:  In the great tradition of indigenous healers, Dr. M pours love into patients inspiring hope for a...

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