look for me vin the whirlwind, black panther 21

New from PM Press $26.95   |  648 Pages ISBN: 9781629633893 Look for Me in the Whirlwind     From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions ______________  Contributions from Sekou Odinga, Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Jamal Joseph, and the New York Panther 21. Edited by déqui kioni-sadiki and Matt Meyer, with a foreword from Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown) and afterword by Mumia Abu-Jamal.    ______________    Use coupon code JULY VALID THROUGH 07/31 DESCRIPTION Amid music festivals and moon landings, the tumultuous year of 1969 included an infamous case in the annals of criminal justice and Black liberation: the New York City Black Panther 21. Though some among the group had hardly even met one another, the 21 were rounded up by the FBI and New York Police Department in an attempt to disrupt and destroy the organization that was attracting young people around the world. Involving charges of conspiracy to commit violent acts, the Panther 21 trial----the longest and most expensive in New York history----revealed the illegal government activities which led to exile, imprisonment on false charges, and assassination of Black liberation leaders. Solidarity for the 21 also extended well beyond "movement" circles and included mainstream publication of their collective autobiography, Look for Me in the Whirlwind, which is reprinted here for the first time.   Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions contains the entire original manuscript, and includes new commentary from surviving members of the 21: Sekou Odinga, Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Jamal Joseph, and Shaba Om. Still-imprisoned Sundiata Acoli, Imam Jamil Al-Amin, and Mumia Abu-Jamal contribute new essays. Never or rarely seen poetry and prose from Afeni Shakur, Kuwasi Balagoon, Ali Bey Hassan, and Michael "Cetewayo" Tabor is included. Early Panther leader and jazz master Bilal Sunni-Ali adds a historical essay and lyrics from his composition "Look for Me in the Whirlwind," and coeditors kioni-sadiki, Meyer, and Panther rank-and-file member Cyril "Bullwhip" Innis Jr. help bring the story up to date.   At a moment when the Movement for Black Lives recites the affirmation that "it is our duty to win," penned by Black Liberation Army (BLA) militant Assata Shakur, those who made up the BLA and worked alongside of Assata are largely unknown. This book----with archival photos from David Fenton, Stephen Shames, and the private collections of the authors----provides essential parts of a hidden and missing-in-action history. PRAISE "Listen to these voices of young men and women who poured their insights, courage, and creative energy into New York City's fledgling Black Panther Party. This edition allows a new generation to hear these amazing stories, and additionally, to read the authors' reflections and insights for today."  ----Kathleen Cleaver, Black Panther Party communications secretary, 1967-1971; senior lecturer, Emory University School of Law "This release of Look for Me in the Whirlwind challenges all of us----those who are active, and those who have yet to become activated----to step into our sacred duty to fight for our freedom and win."  ----Melina Abdullah, Black Lives Matter leadership team; chair, California State University, Los Angeles, Department of Pan-African Studies ABOUT THE AUTHORS Dhoruba Bin Wahad was a member of the Panther 21. Arrested in June 1971, he was framed as part of the illegal FBI Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) and subjected to unfair treatment and torture during his nineteen years in prison. During Dhoruba's incarceration, litigation on his behalf produced over 300,000 pages of COINTELPRO documentation, and upon release in 1990 he was able to bring a successful lawsuit against the New York Department of Corrections for their criminal activities.  Sekou Odinga was a member of Malcolm X's Organization of Afro-American Unity and was a member of the Panther 21. A citizen of the Republic of New Afrika and combatant of the Black Liberation Army, Sekou was captured in October 1981, mercilessly tortured, and spent the following thirty-three years behind bars. Since his release in November 2014, he has remained a stalwart fighter for justice and for the release of all political prisoners. Jamal Joseph was a member of the Panther 21 and the Black Liberation Army. Joseph earned his BA from the University of Kansas while imprisoned at Leavenworth. He is a full professor and former chair of Columbia University's Graduate Film Division and the artistic director of the New Heritage Theatre Group in Harlem. He is the author of a biography on Tupac Shakur, Tupac Shakur Legacy, and his own autobiography, Panther Baby. déqui kioni-sadiki is the chair of the Malcolm X Commemoration Committee and was a leader of the Sekou Odinga Defense Committee, which waged a successful campaign for the release of her husband. A tireless organizer, déqui is a radio producer of the weekly show "Where We Live" on WBAI Radio, an educator with the NYC Department of Education, and a member of the Jericho Movement to Free All Political Prisoners. Matt Meyer is a New York City-based educator, organizer, and author who serves as War Resisters International Africa Support Network Coordinator, and who represents the International Peace Research Association at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Meyer's extensive human rights work has included support for all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, solidarity with Puerto Rico and the Black Liberation Movement, and board membership on the A.J. Muste Memorial Institute.

chris hall's love poem to his uncle marvin x

mrs. and mr. robin and chris hall

marvin x and oakland mayor libby schaaf

photo jahahara alkebulan

left to rt: paul cobb, dr. leslie stratford, rt. col. conway jones, jr.,  marvin x,oakland mayor libby schaaf holding marvin's granddaughter naeema joy, below, grandson jahmeel; laney college president elnora t. webb, dr. nathan hare, lynette mcelhaney, president, oakland city council

photo ken johnson

I got Jackmon in my blood

Marvin X has four living children and one son who preceded him in death.

There are some things only family can know. 

The great Marvin "X" Jackmon, one of the Leaders of the Negro, 
live Strong ,recreate for black Fate. 

Besides Trying to Understand a man against hate but will not WAIT to use it in a debate 

a man that 8 plus 1 one is what he comes from 

wasn't the oldest but defiantly the closest 

Uncle ollie is whole notha story, He was Quite the OG 
but back to the man with a plan . 

Peaceful Muslim at heart but still Christian in art 
continues to write books that preach but tend to reach. 

keep faith my brotha 

denounce hate my brotha 

you buried a brotha and sista in one year 

someone I was taught to fear 

but the reasons were unclear 

the world should see how I would be  

I wanna say thanks you see 

if it wasn't for the x man 
a father at heart

witty and sharp 

holds composure 
struggles with closure 

The war on segregation is over

I have known you my whole life  

growing up  thinking you didn't like nothin white 

thought you hated my mother

thought one half or another 

was never gonna be good or tough enough 

it was never quite there

when push came to shove. 

Speaking the word of love 

but my skin makes me only half good enough. 

House nigga that's what you  call me  But

yet you my blood n know nothin about me 

 I know how to stay woke 

but sometimes it feels good to lay down without the fear of early stroke. 

You know how it goes for black folk

turn on the blinders pretend 

the shit I read aint the shit in real life 

Worry bout my son gettin shot by police

In flat out malice 

You probably think that's why I married a girl that could easily be named Alice 

Life its hard to imagine 

tunnel vision 

quickly dismissing my right to be 

livin 

you got three daughters all of em queens

trust I've seen. 

tho it may seem a half white half black shouldn't be able to dream 

fearing the world may no longer divide 

instead unite 

have you heard your own  words?

you preach the opposite of a white supremacist 

but you will lead black men in herds to fight your battle 

what makes you different than the honky moving cattle   

what separates you from the man in the klan 

how come their demise has to be part of the plan 

battle against America so called land of the free 

yet when set free we grow to hate.

ya I said it. it's true 

hate to say it but think about ray curruth goggle him 

baller Allstar killed his own kin because his ignorance made him believe that'd help him win 

just like the negro used to live next door to me got caught up 

the sight I saw as he begged and pleaded

covered in blood shot in front  of my door

find him bleeding by another black man that keeps him from breeding 

it's apparent to me 

you and whitey or Abdullah Hussein 

different parts of the world calls you terrorist 
does that make them insane 

we live in a world each culture finds a reason 
to be the definition of vain 

Looks and verbiage turbans and capes 

Not heroes at all 

now readers and viewers don't take this poem wrong  

a letter  no no it's  a song 
of  love to my uncle Marv 

no one will understand being treated like I should play with the Otha white boys or kick back be black 

and discover the lack of which I was man of color 

took awhile but found out 

so now I'm letting the sound out 

So hear me shout

black haters trying to fuck the so called shit outta us niggers

as the African black man hates his own self  so 

much 

all the punishment didn't deter him from raping a white lady who has his baby 

then feels too much responsibility runs down hills and trees 

Now that child faces hate from both sides 

Poor ol half breed 

Uncle Marv should I starve 

cause I'm light or called a nigger when I'm out of sight

1 2 3 4 I could count some more 

that's the number of fights over words 

I'm whiteafrican 

fuck the fact some times I get discriminated cuz someone thinks I'm actually Mexican 

I'm part German 

the part that thought gays jews and blacks were the closest thing to Vermin 

it could be simple  

you  see why its important to allow me to have my rite of passage 

my message 

to you brotha father grandfather uncle 

man black man  who is kin 

to me 

Gotta love the nigger and nazi in me 

heard your words that sparked thought 

like what if we put our minds off culture and color 

and blend one another 

it's because you fear we are too weak 

our minds don't show signs of elevating to the next level 

tell us to stay woke 

but shoot down any signs of peace and hope 

it's all right tho 

had a long night so 

you showed me love in oak town

thought I could provide you with som black nazi  poetry 

whose really not either as he sees him self for himself 

No I'm not oj or someone with that new playlist from jay z 

 I love you uncle seriously 

your heart your spirit 

feels reborn in me 

But what if I preach unity 

share my features with the evil white creature 

you my anti hero hero I want you to win 

because well you my  kin... 

you heard it a lot yes yes kin 

but you'll probably not gonna relate to your nephew 

cause of the different genetics that created white skin 

you family by dna 

never expected my offspring to become lighter then me 

but his mom had great energy 

it was meant  to be 

my god created me 

Can't you respect me?

hope you get chance to converse with me 
black love and god speed 

your nephew you know that house negro from Sac 

I'm from the  south to be exact (Georgia)

just hopes you will join me to bring end of hate and start spreading unity rather than call it diversity 

a place to call home

and see no history 

but aint afraid to speak or hear others' story

a grace land 

in which color is celebrated for all man 

in joy not separated with the intent of destroy destroy destroy

Tired of the whole

white versus black 

black versus white 

all hate the brown 

and the yellow 

So maybe you'll hear these words from this young fellow
--Your great nephew, Chris 

Marvin X reads "Dope" by Amiri Baraka

marvin x grandson at Dartmouth, summer class with dr cornel west

 James with dad, Houston, Texas attorney and Texas Southern University Business School Professor, Eric Rhodes.

 James in Paris, France

James speaks

Marvin X's oldest daughter, Nefertiti Jackmon, and son James, Dartmouth student

 Dr. West and Marvin X. He told his grandson to learn all he can from his friend, Dr. West. Carry his bags!

Dr. West with Nefertiti and Amira Jackmon, daughters of Marvin X. Nefertiti is Executive Director of the Austin, Texas Black Cultural District, Six Square; Amira is an attorney. Man on left is the Honorable John Douimbia, RIP, mentor of Marvin X and associate of Malcolm X during his "Big Red" days in Harlem. Photo is from The Kings and Queens of Black Consciousness, San Francisco State University, 2001, a Marvin X production.
photo Kamau Amen Ra, RIP

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Coming soon: Chris Hall's love poem to his uncle marvin x

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RBA Creative Events

Jul 10 at 5:02 PM

RBA Creative Events Vision Board Networking Party Thursday, July 13th Pop-Up Gallery Closing Reception Saturday, July 15th RBA Creative is a design, communications and consulting firm, which provides a comprehensive offering of creative services for corporate and nonprofit clients. RBA Creative has acquired a new co-working space for artists and creative professionals in the Laurel District of Oakland created to provide fine artists, photographers and creatives a place to exhibit work, meet clients, build businesses in a supportive environment. Amenities include a photography and production studio, meeting space, shared marketing and access to business equipment. RBA will also provide high-resolution photography, printing, and fine art reproduction services. A range of affordable membership options are available. This week we have two fun events we are hosting: Vision Board Co-working Party Thursday, July 13th ADHD and Life Coach Ariel Davis is having a vision board co-working party at our space. Learn why she uses vision boards with clients and create and explore this no-tech, old school life hack to identify what you want in your life and how to get there! ***Please RSVP to ariel@adhdcoachsf.com by Wednesday, July 12th so we can save you a seat. Space is limited! Doors at 6:30pm. Event at 7pm.  The event will be led by Adult ADHD & Life Coach, Ariel Davis. Ariel's strengths-based approach is based on over 14 years of supporting people with addiction, ADHD and other mental health issues, as well as 25+ years in the creative arts. Connect with her: adhdcoachsf.com Email: ariel@adhdcoachsf.com Instagram, FB & Twitter: @adhdcoachsf RBA Creative Pop-Up Gallery Closing Reception Saturday, July 15th RBA Creative is hosting a closing reception and sale for our first pop-up gallery. Please tell a friend and stop by to start collecting some of the fabulous artists on exhibit. Featured Artists Lucy Beck Milton Bowens Suzanne Cerny Ariel Davis Jim Dennis Irene Dogmatic Gene Dominique Michael Eastman Em Hertzstein Gary Kuroki Alyx Morgan Malcolm Nicoll Mary K. Shisler Monique Schaifer Laura Schatzkin Craig Smith Karin Turner Tell and Friend and looking forward to seeing you all! Vision Board Co-Working Party  - Thursday, July 13th, 2017 Doors Open 6:30pm Event Starts 7:00pm - - - - - -  Pop-Up Gallery Closing Reception - Saturday, July 15th, 2017 12 noon - 5 pm 3718 MacArthur Blvd Oakland, CA 94619 Find Out More