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...
View ArticleAfghan 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,...
View ArticleKanye 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...
View ArticleSo 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...
View ArticleMarvin 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...
View ArticleFarewell 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...
View ArticleParable 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...
View ArticleKiss 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,...
View ArticlePrayers 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...
View ArticleOf 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...
View ArticleKiss 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,...
View ArticleWill 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...
View ArticleMarvin 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...
View ArticleAmiri 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...
View ArticleFresno 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...
View ArticleDetoxing 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...
View ArticleMeeting 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,...
View Article13 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...
View ArticleBlack 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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