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Parable of the City of God
You have destroyed the City of God, turned it into a hell hole wherein brother is against brother and sister against sister. The City of God has become the habitation of devils who kill at will the children of God who are slain in the streets while no action is taken against them and the so-called good people are silent in the night, hiding in their mansions in fear and terror, knowing for a certainty the devils shall invade their homes, it is only a matter of time, sim
Announcing the kick-off of a cell phone drive to benefit The All African People’s Development and Empowerment Project (AAPDEP) and the environment you live in!
Come donate your used cell phones to be reused or recycled. For each cell phone donation, you will support AAPDEP in our effort to build community garden projects in St. Petersburg, Houston, and Washington D.C. and an infant and maternal mortality clinic in Sierra Leone.
Many Africans suffer from food insecurity in the US. The gardens are
Parables,
Fables,
Musings of
Plato Negro
by
Marvin X
Contents
Part One: Parables and Fables
Parable of the Hustler
Parable of the Woman at the Well
Parable of the Gambler
Parable of Letting Go
Parable of the Bar
Parable of the Table
Parable of the Bitter Bitch
Parable of the Weather
Parable of the City of God
Parable of the Sick Soul
Parable of the Criminal Society
Parable of Monks and Ministers
Parable of the No People
Fable of the Black Bird
Parable of the Real Woman
Parable of the Cell Phone
Parable of the Man With
Fable of the Black Bird
Parable of the Real Woman
Parable of the Cell Phone
Parable of the Man With
Marvin X and Dr. J. Vern Cromartie--a Marvin X Scholar. This photo is from the celebration for Amiri Baraka's 75th birthday, produced by Marvin X at the San Francisco Jazz Heritage Center in the Fillmore District. Photo by Kamau Amen Ra
Street Spirits
(For Marvin X)
under a red sky
you have roamed
the streets of San Francisco
rapping about homeless blues
in your poetry
in your life
in your spirit
under a red sky
i saw you
once selling the Poetry Flash
to rich tourists and wondered
whether you would bec
(For Marvin X)
under a red sky
you have roamed
the streets of San Francisco
rapping about homeless blues
in your poetry
in your life
in your spirit
under a red sky
i saw you
once selling the Poetry Flash
to rich tourists and wondered
whether you would bec
Thursday March 25th at 7:00 p.m.
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Vanderbilt Room 220, New York University
The Fort Dix Five. Yassin Aref. The Newburgh Four.
"Homegrown terrorists" stopped dead in their tracks, or victims of FBI
entrapment? A panel of speakers will discuss these cases in light of the FBI's
campaign since 9/11 that includes preemptive prosecution, the targeting of
Muslim communities and the use of agent provocateurs and informants to entrap
innocent people.
"Homegrown terrorists" stopped dead in their tracks, or victims of FBI
entrapment? A panel of speakers will discuss these cases in light of the FBI's
campaign since 9/11 that includes preemptive prosecution, the targeting of
Muslim communities and the use of agent provocateurs and informants to entrap
innocent people.
A Street Named Rashidah Muhammad
There is a street in Oakland
nobody knows
hardly sees
they pass it going downtown on 20th Street/Tom Berkley Way (A Black Man)
Rashidah Muhammad intersecting Tom Berkley
how nice
a black man's street intersecting a black woman's street
how nice
but who knows this Rashidah Muhammad
how many women or men or children
black or white, Muslim, Christian
but there it is
Rashidah Muhammad Street
named for a little warrior woman
midwife community organizer mother wife lover
who fought an
There is a street in Oakland
nobody knows
hardly sees
they pass it going downtown on 20th Street/Tom Berkley Way (A Black Man)
Rashidah Muhammad intersecting Tom Berkley
how nice
a black man's street intersecting a black woman's street
how nice
but who knows this Rashidah Muhammad
how many women or men or children
black or white, Muslim, Christian
but there it is
Rashidah Muhammad Street
named for a little warrior woman
midwife community organizer mother wife lover
who fought an
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Parables and Fables of Marvin X
Parables and Fables of Marvin X
Contents
Fable of the Black Bird
Parable of A Real Woman
Plato Negro on the Cell Phone
\Parable of the Man With the Gun in Hand
Parable of the Gangsta
Fable of the Rooster and the Hen
Parable of the Pit Bull
Parable of Black Man and Block Man
Fable of the Sleeping Lion
Par
able of the Baby Carriage
able of the Baby Carriage
Parable of the Woman in the Box
Parable of the Fire
Parable of the Bas
ket
ketParable of the Man Who Wanted to Die
Plato Negro on Suic
March 18, 2010
Raynard Jackson
As the debate over healthcare finally comes to an end, I have been amazed and almost embarrassed at how the Republicans have responded to the Democrats creative maneuverings to get the bill up for a vote. The Democrats have decided to use a parliamentary rule called reconciliation.
So, the Republican’s response? To whine and complain about how unfair the Democrats are being to the minority party. Republicans, STOP IT!! Grow a pair. Elections have consequences. So, if
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
I Am John Coltrane
I am John Coltrane
not with horn
but pen
beyond words to silence
not sound
words sacred
profane obscene
no proper politically correct
beyond bourgeoisie culture police
revolutionary puritans
I am John Coltrane
not with horn
but pen
beyond words to silence
not sound
words sacred
profane obscene
no proper politically correct
beyond bourgeoisie culture police
revolutionary puritans
who say
don't say nigguh but kill nigguhs at every turn
turn holy in prison doing push ups after killing all nigguhs in the hood
don't say motherfucker
but fuck their mothers, daughters, sons and anything else under the sun
but don't say motherfucker
don't say bitch
don't say nigguh but kill nigguhs at every turn
turn holy in prison doing push ups after killing all nigguhs in the hood
don't say motherfucker
but fuck their mothers, daughters, sons and anything else under the sun
but don't say motherfucker
don't say bitch
while they are t
Remember the past or repeat it
In the first Bush election they never acknowledged your vote or your participation and this time will be not different. When time arrives to vote step out of the shadows cast your vote and when Obama wins again they will feel your presence without knowing your location, exact numbers or stronghold.
Forget the hype of receiving more money
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Parable of the Baby Carriage
There was a young couple arguing on the street, downtown Oakland. Two young girls were with them, one in a baby carriage and the other tagging along in silent terror. As they crossed the street, an old white woman was shouting at the young man to stop talking so disrespectfully to the woman who appeared to be his wife or partner, she was obviously the mother of the children, but it is not clear he was the father, more than likely he was the fat
Parable of the Man
With the Gun in Hand
Once there was a man with a gun in his hand; he came to a land and made the native people slaves. The natives had lived on the land since the world began, but now they were slaves. "And," said the man who came to the land, "they shall be slaves 'til they are in their graves."
The land was ripe with everything: diamonds and gold, wealth untold--the land was fit for Kings and Queens. But the man with the gun in his hand wanted everything.
The natives did not k
Plato Negro on the Cell Phone
We have come to the death of speech. The era of high spiritual consciousness shall make speech unnecessary because we shall be keen enough to read thoughts up close and from afar. We shall understand as we understood not so long ago the glance of an eye from mama when we were misbehaving.
There was no mistaking what mama's eyes were saying to us: straighten up and fly right or face the consequences.In the old days, lovers and friends of long time could communicate
Monday, March 15, 2010
Zionism and National Insanity
Zionism And National Insanity
Recent events in Israel such as the planned building of 1,600 housing units in Arab East Jerusalem, lead us to the conclusion the Zionists are headed down a national suicide path that will surely take America, if not the world, with them. What makes their suicide a foregone conclusion is the fact they are surrounded by nations with populations more suicidal than they. The Saudi Arabian brand of Islam promoted by Al Q
Public Hearing:
Protecting Harlem's Historic African Burial Ground
Friday, March 19
> official website
Friday, March 19th, 2010, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location:
- Elmendorf Reformed Church
171 East 121st Street
Between Lexington and 3rd Avenues
New York, NY, 10035-3588
Dates:
- Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Music Preview:
Language of Love by Marvin X and Rashidah Sabreen
Language of Love is the title of a forthcoming CD by Black Arts Movement poet Marvin X with Rashidah Sabreen's lyrics and vocals. Of Marvin X, Bob Holman of New York's Bowery Poetry Club says, "He's the USA's Rumi. He's got the humor of Pietri, the politics of Baraka and the spiritual Muslim grounding that is totally new in English--the ecstasy of Hafiz, the wisdom of Saadi...."
Of Rashidah Sabreen, Marvin X says, "Her original lyrics
If anybody is in doubt about the futility and failure of Nigeria’s democracy, that doubt should have been dispelled by the farcical and ignoble displays that have been happening, and is still happening since our erstwhile President, Umar Yar ‘Adua went missing in November 2009 and up till now, the majority of Nigerians are still no wiser about the true state of his health or his ability to rule the
country.
This is amidst a deadly concoction of political high stakes and intrigues, arrogant and del
If anybody is in doubt about the futility and failure of Nigeria’s democracy, that doubtshould have been dispelled by the farcical and ignoble displays that have beenhappening, and is still happening since our erstwhile President, Umar Yar ‘Aduawent missing in November 2009 and up till now, the majority of Nigerians arestill no wiser about the true state of his health or his ability to rule thecountry.
This is amidst a deadly concoction of political high stakes and intrigues, arrogant anddelibera
In every human social order, there are sacred symbols of cultural respect. Traditions establish a foundation for adherence to ancestral rituals, mores and ceremonies. This was the historical significance of the unfurling of the tricolor red, black and green flag of African Redemption before 25, 000 people of Madison Square Garden, New York on Aug. 1, 1920.
At this opening of the First International Convention, the Provisional Government, Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) raised the
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