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Marvin X recalls his 1968 interview with James Baldwin
photographic art by Ted Pontiflet, Oakland CA, Joyce Gordon Gallery ExhibitMarvin X confesses, "After I saw Ted Pontiflet's photographic art of James Baldwin,I had to reconstruct my esthetics of...
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In the spirit of Jesus, Allah and Sun Ra, let us be in this world but not of it.
We can transcend this mentally retarded bullshit of white supremacy illusion. Don't get sucked into it. Amiri Baraka told us how the Sirens call you but you must not answer. If you answer, then they...
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Playwright August Wilson and Oakland's Lower Bottom Playaz
The Lower Bottom Playaz and The American Century Cycle Project.by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD King Hedley II is the beginning of the end of The Lower Bottom Playaz, Inc., momentous American Century Cycle...
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The "Real" New Black Panther Party on the Beating of BPP Elder Dhoruba,...
From: Krystal Muhammad <nbppnationalchair@gmail.com>To: panthershepcat <panthershepcat@aol.com>Sent: Tue, Aug 25, 2015 8:08 pmSubject: Fwd: NBPP STATEMENT ON DHORUBA, KALONGI AND OTHERS...
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KPFK's Dedon Kamathi joins Ancestors
From: Michael Novick mnovick.kpfklsb@gmail.com;Subject: Passing of brother Dedon KamathiDate: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 2:28 PM Dedon KamathiI just received a call with the sad news of the passing of...
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Sekou Osei responds to comments of the "real" New Black Panther Party on the...
Black Panther Party Elder Dhoruba bin WahabThese are nice words but rather late. I just want to know about any charges of "assault" on the members of the NBPP who carry this attack out? And a public...
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Notes by Dr. Ayodele Nzinga on August Wilson's King Hedley II
Blood on the Mountain, IIIby Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD oGrowing Family in the Land of Rocky Soil or Blood on the Mountian, IIby Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhDTonya does not want to have anymore children....
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Malik Zulu Shabazz on the beating of Dhoruba bin Wahad
Received by email Aug 23, 2015Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz on the Dhoruba Bin Wahad Incident & Criticism On BPP/BLA History Official Statement of Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz on the Dhoruba Bin Wahad...
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Crisis in California Sex Education: Pregnancies and STDs in Fresno County
Fresno Unified looks to restore sex educationJune 17, 2015 The school board examined a plan Wednesday to add a comprehensive sex education curriculumThe district’s Sociology for Living class ended in...
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Black Bird Press News & Review: Navigating the perilous mental landscape
Black Bird Press News & Review: Navigating the perilous mental landscapeIn my 1968 interview with ancestor James Baldwin, he said, "It's a wonder we all haven't gone stark raving mad." Oh, Jimmy,...
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Parable of a Poor Righteous Teacher
The poor righteous teacher does not teach for money, fame or fortune. His message is truth and truth alone. Marvin X told Jet Magazine, "I don't want the Christian truth, Muslim truth, Communist Truth,...
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BERKELEY NAACPRACE, EQUITY & GENTRIFICATION"The Politics and Control of Black Bodies"SPEAKERS - COMMUNITY CONVERSATION - ACTION**City of Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks****Black Lives Matter...
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Black man charged with assassinating Texas police officer.
If murder of police is assassination, what is the killing of unarmed Black men but assassination under the color of law! We don't need police in our communities who kill unarmed young Black men and...
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Parable of a Mad Mother
She was a sick mother who hated her daughter because she was not a boy. She had three sons but found her daughter disgusting, a little bitch with a pussy like mine. I love my boys but that little...
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Black Bird Press News & Review: Black Bird Press News & Review: Navigating the perilous mental landscape
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Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner, 2015: Pam Africa and Mumia Abu Jamal, Ona Move...
I didn't get a chance to meet Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner, butI was blessed to meet Pan Africa and Mumia Abu Jamal. All praise is dueAllah I met them in my lifetime as the direct spirit of Harriet...
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New Anthology of Activists: Talking Back: Voices of Color
Black voices featured in "Talking Back," a dynamic new anthology by activists of color Talking Back contributor Lillian ThompsonTalking Back: Voices of ColorEdited and with an introduction by Nellie...
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New Book: Race to Revolution--The US and Cuba during Slavery and Jim Crow by...
Race to Revolution- The U.S. and Cuba during Slavery and Jim CrowbyGerald Horne429 pagesPaper ISBN: 978-1-58367-445-1Cloth ISBN: 978-1-58367-446-8June 2014Also available as an e-bookMonthly Review...
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NY Times: Newark, NJ Mayor Ras Baraka Praised
New York TimesDefying Expectations, Mayor Ras Baraka Is Praised in All Corners of NewarkBy KATE ZERNIKE AUG. 30, 2015Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark speaking at Occupy the City, an anti-violence rally and...
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New York film screening: Black Panthers, Vanguard of the Revolution
A MESSAGE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT AKILA WORKSONGS...The award-winningfilmmaker STANLEY NELSONwill be at a special screeningof THE BLACK PANTHERS live and in-person... hosted by April R. Silver of AKILA...
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