Left to right: New York actor Ganno Grills (he portrayed Marvin X in the Marvin X/Ed Bullins play Salaam, Huey, Salaam, produced by Woody King at the New Federal Theatre). Woody King also produced Amiri Baraka's classic The Toilet (See Marvin X's review entitled The Toilet: A Love Letter to Gay and Lesbian Youth). Mrs. Amina Baraka said she thought Marvin X was crazy until she read this essay.
Marvin X and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. The Mayor invited Marvin X to bring his play, One Day in the Life, to San Francisco after a production at Oakland's Uhuru House in East Oakland. The play became a recovery community classic and the longest running North American African drama in Northern California history.
Othello and Desdemona, aka Marvin X and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
Marvin X interviewed on Harambee Radio by Sista Q, Thursday, September 21,5PM PST, 8PM ESTy
Marvin X interviewed by Terri Collins, KPOO Radio, San Francisco, Tuesday, September 26, 10PM
Marvin X interviewed by Donald Lacy, KPOO Radio, San Francisco, Saturday, September 30, 11AM
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