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Negro leaders as muzzled mouth dogs
Why Our Black Political Class is Paralyzed and Silent on Gaza Massacres and Israeli Apartheid — Bruce A. Dixonby BAR managing editor Bruce A. DixonWed, 07/23/2014- How did the NAACP wrap up its...
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James G. Spady on The Public Career of Marvin X
Black Bird Press News & Review: The Public Career of Marvin X: please go to the above link Marvin X appears in the forthcoming anthology edited by Ishmael ReedMarvin X has been teaching for a long...
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Construction, not Destruction--wave the Red, Black and Green, let the world...
The uprisings over Oscar Grant, Occupy Oakland and now Ferguson occurred literally in my classroom at Oakland's 14th and Broadway. But I am in favor of construction not destruction. We have the green...
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Black Friday ain't Black
Black Friday ain't BlackBlack Friday ain't BlackBlack Friday ain't whiteBlack Friday isMade in ChinaYou speak ChineseMy granddaughter speaks Chinese3 years oldshe say GpaDon't be so dramatic!Black...
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Black Arts Movement 27 City Tour appeal for donations on Indiegogo
Mayor Elect Libby Schaaf endorses The Black Arts Movement BAM Executive Board Member Conway Jones with Mayor Elect Libby Schaaf“Oakland is lucky to have an incredibly talented and diverse art...
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Marvin X expected to meet with North American Yoruba King Alase Oba Adefunmi...
Ancestor Oba Serjiman Olatunji, chief dispenser of Yoruba culture in the United States, founded Olatunji Village, Sheldon, South Carolina. Marvin X looks forward to meeting with the new Oba (King) who...
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IBW applauds young leaders in Ferguson and Beyond
Press ReleaseThe Institute of the Black World 21st Century decries the decision of the Grand Jury in Ferguson not to indict Officer Darren Wilson as yet another in a tragic litany of injustices that is...
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Ferguson, Riot or Revolution
Dear FriendsThere are those like Louis Head, the stepfather of Mike Brown--the 18-year-old murdered in the street by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson cop--who said after the Attorney General reading of the...
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Historical overviews of the Black Arts Movement
Historical Overviews of The Black Arts MovementKaluma ya SalaamBoth inherently and overtly political in content, the Black Arts movement was the only American literary movement to advance "social...
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BAM needs artist concept of The Black Arrts Movement District along 14th...
Dear Visual artists,In preparation of an official declaration of The Black Arts Movement District along 14th Street, downtown Oakland, we would like to see rough sketches of what such an African...
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National Week of Action in Solidarity with the People of Ferguson
NATIONAL WEEK of ACTION in SOLIDARITY with the People of Ferguson, St. Louis and BeyondThe Peace and Justice Studies Association, Center for Education Equity, The Sophia Project, Code Pink, Hands Up...
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Open letter to Mayor elect Libby Shaaf, et al.
Dear Mayor elect Libby Shaaf and OaklandCity Councilwomen Desley Brooks and Lynette Gibson McElhaneyOn behalf of the Black Arts Movement, we congratulate you all for declaring support of the Black Arts...
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St. Louis Rams: Hands up, don't shoot--show unity for Michael Brown
St. Louis Rams players put their hands up to show support for Michael Brown before a game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome on Nov. 30, 2014.Jeff Curry/USA Today Sports/Reuters St....
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Afro-Cuban musician John Santos will participate in Black Arts Movement...
We are honored the great John Santos has agreed to participate in the 50th anniversary celebration of the Black Arts Movement. --Marvin X John Santos: Keeper of the Culture By STEVE BRYANT,...
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INDIEGOGO CROWD FUNDING UPDATE ON BAM 27 CITY TOUR
Here’s an update for you from the ‘Black Arts Movement 27 City National Tour’ team:1 new Announcement:Dear Mayor elect Libby Shaaf and OaklandCity Councilwomen Desley Brooks and Lynette Gibson...
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Donate to Black Arts Movement 27 City Tour, receive 5 books by Marvin X
You’ve Received a Campaign Update! Dear Friends and Supporters,Here’s an update for you from the ‘Black Arts Movement 27 City National Tour’ team:1 new Announcement:For your donation of $500.00 or...
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Proud to be Black package for your Holy Days
Friends, I've been inundated with Facebook messages, emails, and even phone calls since last night about our Proud to Be Black package sale that we ran this weekend. Many of you have informed me that...
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Bill Cosby resigns from Temple University Board of Trustees
The history of America is the crucifixion of the Black man, from the beginning until now, from the highest brother to the lowest. In the words of Rev. Cone, it is about the cross and the lynching tree....
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James Gayles portrait of August Wilson for sale
August Wilson portrait by Iconic artist James Gayles is for sale by auction.by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhDIconic artist James Gayles of Oakland CA has generously donated this portrait of America's...
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