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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Power of Blackness and the tragi-comedy of our present condition

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Forgive me and permit me to deconstruct the term tragic-comedy in the Cheikh Anta Diop paradigm. In his paradigm of the Northern and South...

Marvin X Notes on BAMFEST 2019: Monday Night Drama at the Flight Deck

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Don't miss this rare appearance by West Oakland raised internationally known and honored poet/author Marvin X. He will read and sign ...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

Parable of the man who didn't want to leave prison

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"Sir, your time is up and you must leave prison now, without delay!" "Please, the man cried, "I don't want to ...

Coming soon, revised Son of Man, 1969 Book of Proverbs by Marvin X

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h Son of Man, Proverbs by Marvin X, Black Bird Press, 1969, Harlem, NY. For the first time since 1969, Marvin X is revising his Book of Pr...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Train in da Water/How We Got Ovah 2/14/19

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Graphic design Adam Turner Train in da Water "In the Atlantic ocean is a railroad of human bones...."--Amiri Baraka ...
Friday, February 8, 2019

Can You Sing the Song of Paul Robeson?

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Sing song of Paul Robeson sing mighty world choir sing hundred languages sing Paul's song to global masses sing like Paul sang ...

Door of No Return winner of Black Caucus of American Library Association Poetry Award

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Door of No Return  by Neal Hall, M.D. is the Black Caucus of the American Library  Association  2019 Best Poetry Award Winner ! BCA...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Marvin X poem: Make Black Great Again

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 Cover art by BAM Master Ben Caldwell make black great again beyond pyramids king tut akhenaten's praise hymn aboriginal monothe...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

Black Arts Movement West at SF Apple Store

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Marvin X and filmmaker Cheryl Fabio at SF Apple Store celebrating Black History Month. Cheryl'smother Sarah Webster Fabio (RIP) and M...