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Message to the White Man

We rejected the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad in his classic book Message to the Black Man, so today the white man, yes, the white devil, Yacub’s grafted being, is teaching his people from Message to the Black Man. On the popular AM radio show Coast to Coast Live, recently featured on the TV show Nightline, for years, the white man has been talking about many of the notions Elijah tried to tell us in his book and Supreme Wisdom. At least the hip hop generatio

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

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

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

Parable of the Baby Carriage

Parable of the Woman in the Box

Parable of the Fire

Parable of the Basket

Parable 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

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

while they are t

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