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Marvin X poem in Arabic/English: The Origin of Blackness, translated by Ali...

The Origin of BlacknessSudan la al lawnblack is not a colorlawn kuli min sudanall colors come from blacksudan al harakatblack is a rhythmal marna tamburaa drum beat.anata.ancientassiprimitiveal awwal...

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Marvin X poem: Fetus

Mama, please don't kill medon't you seeI got your eyesMama, please don't kill medon't you seeI got my daddy's hair, head feetMama, please don't flush me down the toiletI might be a prophetcome to save...

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Marvin X poem: Al Fitnah Muhajir

When you enterstrange citiesbe silentin the streetsbut speakwith allyou meetand you will seeas the people seethe poor peopleare very rich.When you entertheir homeseat with themor they will hate youbut...

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Black Bird Press News & Review: The works of Marvin X now available from...

Black Bird Press News & Review: The works of Marvin X now available from Black Bird Press

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All You Nigguhs Lookin fa Jesus

 A man and two women named JesusAll you Nigguhs lookin fa Jesushe was crucified for sellin single cigarettesSandra Jesus was crucified for not using turn signalOscar Grant Jesus was crucified for...

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Fly Yo Flag, North American African

August 17 will mark the 128th birthday of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, the visionary Jamaican-born leader who built the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League...

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Don't believe the hype: White folks don't know shit except how to steal, lie...

England's PM Gordon Brown and President Lula of Brazil Brazil's Lula raps 'white' crisis By Gary Duffy BBC News, Sao Paulo, Brazil 27 March 2009 President Lula said white, blue-eyed people - not...

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Ebony Magazine: Tech entrepreneur Muhammida El Muhajir on Ghana's Tech School...

29 July2015Ghana Launches Tech Start-Up School Tech entrepreneur Muhammida El Muhajir discusses the success of Ghana's Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology By Suede  Muhammida El...

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The works of Marvin X now available from Black Bird Press

Black Bird Press News & Review: Black Bird Press News & Review: The works of Marvin X now available from Black Bird PressAside from his own works, Marvin X's writings and thought appears in...

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Parable of a Square Bitch by Marvin XYZ

She was a square bitch, sophisticated Spelman bitch, til Dante turned her out, made her a stripper, climbing up and down poles like a monkey. She stripped til her mama and daddy came and got her and...

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Marvin X: the Audio/Video Library

The following are a few of the titles in the audio/video library of Marvin X. Most of these titles are now available from Black Bird Press. We have the Square for credit/debit card purchases. Simply...

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Marvin XYZ--Beyond Boundaries, the line crosser who lives in Marvin's...

  According to Islamic literary scholar, Dr. Mohja Kahf, Fly to Allah is the seminal work in Muslim American literature. "Marvin X's Fly to Allah (1969) is possibly the first book of poems published in...

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'Oldest' Qur'an fragments found in Birmingham University archives

'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham UniversityBy Sean CoughlanEducation correspondent22 July 2015 Download Flash Player nowYou need to install Flash Player to play this content.Media...

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Poem for the Living Dead by Marvin XYZ

The Living DeadI look into my people's eyessee the hollowness withinI wonder where their spirit wentthe hope of yesterdaythe zombie stareshe walks awaywhy have we come to thiswhy is that stare so far...

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Time, poem by Marvin X

TimePeople living like they got foreverbut tomorrow is almost hereafraid to enjoy the blessings of Godafraid to love to be lovedblindly praying when God has already answeredTimelook at your...

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Fable of theSleeping Lion, Parable of the Gangsta and Parable of the Man with...

 Fable of the Sleeping LionOnce there was a lion who lived in a cage in a wilderness. He did not like living in a cage, but he was put in the cage by his master.He was strong and he used to run free,...

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Oakland literary icon Ishmael Reed still fighting the good fight

Oakland literary icon Ishmael Reed still fighting the good fightMarvin X comments on Ishmael Reed Ishmael Reed is my elder, friend and supporter. He has done critical praises of my work. Every author...

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Marvin X Love Poem: The Rapture, I will go into the city (from the play In...

I will go into the cityI will find workI will find workI will remember you country womanI will not forget youyour laugh your argumentsto learnit is your way let it behow can I foget your lipsenchanting...

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Oh, Black People, Let us escape the ovens of US white supremacy

 Farrakhan presents the last chance with the sacrifice of 10,000 warriors in the cause of freedom. Better that ten thousand be sacrificed than one by one in the hood. Let those 10,000 not go home until...

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Photo Essay by Harrison Chastang: Marvin X at Berkeley Juneteenth, 2015

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