The Marvin X theory of Writing as taught to his students at the Academy of da Corner, 14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland

 Aries Jordan and Prosperity, Academy of da Corner students, both have their own books of poetry; they perform with Marvin X and do their original works.

Berkeley High B-Tech Students at the home of Marvin X, checking out his archives that were acquired by the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Marvin X on Writing

Perhaps, one day I can present testimonies in the first person, especially since I am pushing the suffering oppressed to write their narratives of How I Survived, the essential theme in North American African literature, beginning with the so called Slave Narratives. We say Narratives of North American Africans caught in the American Slave System of pseudo democracy  and unfair free trade capitalism based on wage slavery and exploitation of the national resources of underdeveloped nations in Africa, Middle East, Asia and Indigenous America, i.e., USA, Latin America and the Caribbean (American Slave System is Ed Howard term). 

All those who come to me claiming they have a book in their heads, I tell them to write one page a day. They say, how can I do this? I say turn off the cell phone, get the lover off your shoulder, put them out the room for an hour or two; do not show them what you are writing, then write, write, write. Got blockage? Get some Henny, weed or Blizo! No writer's block up in here ! If you are serious about writing a book, don't call me until you have done one page per day, then call me. I don't have time for bullshit. I'm writing my own books, thank you very much! --Marvin X

The Wild Crazy Ride of the Marvin X Experience Tour 2015

 I am so thankful to have Sun Ra as my mentor and comrade in the Black Arts Movement. What a wonderful teacher!

May 21

University of Chicago Sun Ra Conference

Screening: Film Space in the Place

 May 22

Presentations, Symposium, Concert

Marivn X speaks on Sun Ra and Black Resistance  at University of Chicago.

Marvin X performs with Sun Ra musicians Marshall Allen and Danny Thompson, also, David Boykin and invited Chicago musicians.

May 23

African Liberation Day Chicago. Marvin X and David Boykin will perform together.

June 5-7, 2015

The Wild Crazy Ride of the Marvin X Experience at Sacramento Black Book Fair,

June 5,6,7, 2015

Sacramento Black Book Fair

Marvin X will perform with his Academy of da Corner students, Aries Jordan and Prosperity, both have their own books as students of Marvin X. Student Aries Jordan coined the term "Wild Crazy Ride of the Marvin X Experience!" Aries and her sister Prosperity have endured Marvin X's well-known Ordeal by Fire! But when the dross is removed, only gold remains!

Juneteenth San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Fresno

Marvin X will autograph books and/or speak. Look for his booth.