Fresno Poems: "My son walks in silence"*
My son walks in silenceno noise in his worldI disturb his sleep with a pissrattled his cagehe smiles rarelyor laughssleeps all dayWatches Simpsonsused to travel to JerusalemDamascusstudy in...
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Fresno Poems: "Winter in the Valley"
Birds zig zagblack earthno one for third picking tomatoesbirds eat themhorses graze peacefullyNovember sungrapes cutstillness on vineshomeless sleep between rowssome places grapes grow no morenew homes...
View ArticleFresno Love Poems: To Yvette With Love
To Yvette With LoveYou set the alarm clock for dawnI didn't want to get upfloating on your lovebut you said your kidswouldn't understandif they got up and found mein your waterbedyou said they looked...
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Marvin X and Black Power Babies in Philly for Black History Month
First WURD Speaks event of 2013!!!Join WURD at The Philadelphia Company for an amazing 2-in-1 Black History Month experience. The first part of this WURD Speaks event is a viewing of the award winning...
View ArticleFresno, the Love Poems: Broken Record
I know the argumentthe fearshaunting your mindscarsof long agoall you sisters sing the song of hurtbut I like a challengewhat is greaterto right the wrongsor sing a new songI know it will never be the...
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Fresno, the Love Poems: Tommy Smith
Say ManI remember youdown in the valleywhere old Mexicansrode bicycles to townSaturday morningsand Mama fixed tacosSaturday nights.I remember youon the basketball courtwe played against youon your...
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Black Love Lives at Univ. of Penn
The Black Love Lives Conference March 16, 2013, University of Pennsylvania - Call for Proposals ExtendedEmail not displaying correctly?View it in your browser.THE BLACK LOVE LIVES CONFERENCE MARCH 16,...
View ArticleDanny Glover and the American Slave System
“I don’t know if you know the genesis of the right to bear arms,” he said. “The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts, and from uprisings by Native...
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New Book by Rev. Cecil Williams
First Church Hosts Lively Author SeriesFirst Congregational Church of Berkeley hosts an exciting author series in cooperation with Berkeley Arts & Letters.Melissa Mytinger, formerly of Cody’s...
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PETITION: Urge Congress to Exonerate Civil Rights Leader Marcus GarveyJanuary 6 · Posted to Congress: Exonerate Marcus Garve… by Geoffrey Philp · Invite FriendsTo: Frederica Wilson, Congressional...
View ArticleA Scene from Marvin X's poetic drama In the Name of Love, Laney College...
This scene is from Marvin X's poetic drama In the Name of Love, produced at Oakland'sLaney College Theatre, 1981, directed by Ayodele Nzinga, Ph.D., with Ayo as the Other Woman,Doris Knight Samuels...
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Reentry Solutions Group in Richmond, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Last chance to register for tomorrow's Reentry Solutions Group MeetingTuesday, January 22, 201312:00 PM to 2:00 PMBermuda Room, Richmond Civic CenterRegister here! Why We Exist:The mission of the...
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Last Rites for Garvey Scholar Dr. Tony Martin
We appreciate the scholarship of Dr. Tony Martin (RIP)WHO GAVE US A GREATER APPRECIATION OF THE HONORABLE MARCUS GARVEY. Of course for me Martin's book Literary Garveyism: Garvey, Black Arts and the...
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Mumia Abu Jamal, Long Distance Revolutionary
“Mumia is the 21st Century Frederick Douglass."— Angela Davis HELP US FILL THE THEATER STARTING FEBRUARY 1Every Showtime, Every Seat(tickets on sale starting Jan. 28) With growing anticipation, a...
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Dimensions Dance Theatre 40th Year Celebration
40 th Anniversary! Congratulations Deborah and Dimensions! From: dviiaa@comcast.netTo: Shukuru@aol.comSent: 1/22/2013 3:01:59 P.M. Pacific Standard TimeSubj: Fwd: DIMENSIONS DANCE THEATER'S 40th...
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Oaktown Brothers in DC at Sankofa Books
President Davis and Reginald James at Sankofa Books, Washington, DC. They hold a copy of their Master Teacher's book The Wisdom of Plato Negro, parables and fables, Black Bird Press,Berkeley, 2012....
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Obama Urged to Free Blind Sheikh
Obama urged to stand ground against renewed call for 'Blind Sheikh' releaseBy Barnini ChakrabortyPublished January 11, 2013FoxNews.comThe head of the House Homeland Security Committee is urging...
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Fillmore Jazz Heritage Center
Share This: CONGRATULATIONS TO SFJAZZ!This is a historic day in San Francisco. Tonight is the debut performance for the new SFJAZZ Center, a major cultural institution that will attract visitors to our...
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Crisis of the Pan African Intellectual
What is the revolutionary Pan African position on the Euro-American-Chinese occupation of Africa?And what can the Diaspora do to stop the military campaigns for the mineral riches of Africa? Do we have...
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