Rally to Keep Oakland Creative; artists fight to keep mural at Malonga Center in the BAMBD

I want to thank everyone who made this day so crazy. Lailan Sandra Huen, straight non-stop fire, Carla S Dancer, and Eric Arnold for all their work behind the scenes. Caribelinq Omnimedia, Tacuma King and Ayikwei Scott for carrying the heartbeat and holding down the ‪#‎SoulofOakland‬. Wicah Candy and Gerardo Omar Marin representing the Ohlone, Apache and Mexica... Marvin X Jackmon standing firm for the Black Arts Movement and Business District. Anyka Barber and the Oakland Creative Neighborhoods Coalition for ‪#‎KeepingOaklandCreative‬... Pancho Pescador for motivating the youths. Laura Marshall Arts for showing up and helping. Lungusu Malonga representing for her family and lineage... The East Bay School for Boys representing for the youth - damn they were fired up!! Daniel Zarazua for making this struggle into curriculum for Oakland Unity High School students... Everyone who showed up to support, or donated or signed the petition... And if you couldn't make it, chip in, and got too busy to sign... this is the first step. There are still opportunities to get involved. Like writing your councilperson...

I want to thank everyone who made this day so crazy. Lailan Sandra Huen, straight non-stop fire, Carla S Dancer, and Eric Arnold for all their work behind the scenes. Caribelinq Omnimedia, Tacuma King and Ayikwei Scott for carrying the heartbeat and holding down the ‪#‎SoulofOakland‬. Wicah Candy and Gerardo Omar Marin representing the Ohlone, Apache and Mexica... Marvin X Jackmon standing firm for the Black Arts Movement and Business District. Anyka Barber and the Oakland Creative Neighborhoods Coalition for ‪#‎KeepingOaklandCreative‬... Pancho Pescador for motivating the youths. Laura Marshall Arts for showing up and helping. Lungusu Malonga representing for her family and lineage... The East Bay School for Boys representing for the youth - damn they were fired up!! Daniel Zarazua for making this struggle into curriculum for Oakland Unity High School students... Everyone who showed up to support, or donated or signed the petition... And if you couldn't make it, chip in, and got too busy to sign... this is the first step. There are still opportunities to get involved. Like writing your councilperson...

Members of the Black Arts Movement Business District planning committee and media team.

Left to right: Amir C. Clark, Aries Jordan and son Legend, Robert Arnold, Marvin X, 

Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, Eric Arnold, Ken Johnson, Maiya Newsome-Edgerly, Adam Turner.

photo Amir Aziz Clark

postnewsgroup.com

FYI, the Black Arts Movement Business District planners will meet again on Monday, February 15, 10AM, at the Post News Group office, 405 14th Street, Suite 1215. Black artists and business persons should be there to continue planning the BAMBD.  

 Marvin X interviewed by WURD Talk Radio, Philadelphia, at the Black Power Babies Conversation

If you missed BAMBD planner Marvin X's interview on Harambee Radio yesterday, he has been asked to continue his discussion of Oakland's BAMBD with Sistah Q, next Thursday, February 18, 5PM Pacific time, 8pm Eastern time. www.harambeeradio.com

The call in number is: 805-309-0111
Conference ID number: 840360* [star; not pound]
Moderator number: 754939

Next week's Eastbay Express Newspaper will publish a feature story on Oakland's Downtown Plan, including an interview with BAMBD planner Marvin X.