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MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2018

Breaking News: Marvin X agrees to write The Untold Story of the Black Student Revolution at San Francisco State University

Dr. Nathan Hare, first Chair of Black Studies on a major college 

campus at San Francisco State College/University,

Sociologist and Clinical Psychologist.  Dr. Nathan Hare 

and his student/associate Marvin X. Marvin X was part of

the initial visionary students at SFSU. He was a TA in the

English/Creative Writing Department, later taught in Black Studies

and Rad

The GroovaLottos debut album, "ASK YO MAMA" not only received 4 Grammy nominations bus is still going strong in sales and song discoveries by new fans. The song "Just Is..." becomes one of the rising r&b hits of the album.

"Just Is..." a nice dance floor-worthy love song, planted right in the middle of The GroovaLottos multi-Grammy nominated album is gaining the attention of r&b fans, slowly appearing on urban format radio stations around the country, and streaming and downloads of the song are i

Sean Harper better known as rapper Seven Da Great was born in Memphis Tennessee. From an early age he was groomed to pursue a career in the entertainment business as his mother Frances Taylor Harper was an entertainer and singer and along with Seven's godmother Lois put on community talent shows every year. Seven and his two brothers performed every year at those shows. As time went on Seven developed a knack for writing and rapping. His inspirations were rap stars as Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Tu

What are our eating habits? How prepared are we for emergencies and disasters? What determines repair protocols? What is a killer source of stress.

In the latest episode of DaPhunkeeProfessor.com, Mwalim visits the drive-tru, talks about an observation of the practices of the power company in making repairs after a storm and the need for people to be prepared in case of a storm. With his guest, Eddie Ray Johnson of The GroovaLottos, they discuss the deadly effects of the "John Henry Complex" and

Relocation is a time-taking task. The relocator face so many problems and many things go through his mind while moving and shifting. How to move goods safely at the desired location, what if the goods will get damaged how will you recover the losses, etc. Relocation is a series of tasks and for this one has to be very attentive and careful while doing every phase of relocation process. One can hire packers and movers company to relocate home safely and securely but for that he has to check compa

Yung Kizz Is A 20 Year Old Rapper From Boston, MA. He has been writing music ever since he was 11 years old and is really passionate about it! Ask him what he does everyday and he’s going to respond “I write music every single day” His main focus is making girl/relationship songs but switching it up is not a problem for him!
Check out ''Scary Sight'' by Yung Kizz:

Non-profit arts and education organization gears up for its second annual summer street concert tour, expanding beyond Cape Cod and into other cities and town around New England and beyond. Great opportunities for sponsors.

Provincetown, Harwich, Hyannis, Falmouth, Marion, Plymouth, Brockton, Boston, Worcester, Providence, New York City, Hartford... As dates and locations are being confirmed, planning for the Phunk Hits 2018 summer street concert tour is underway. As last year the tour will featu

The creator of the cultural shopping app, Spendwith, responds to comments made by Music Mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, in a recent article, that he and Jay-Z are looking into developing a ‘buy black’ app

In a GQ article titled, "Diddy Opens up About Biggie’s Death and the Secret Project," the hip-hop icon reveals he’s working with Jay-Z on an app that will allow users to look at a given city or neighborhood and see where the black-owned and black-friendly businesses are.

Although Diddy also spoke abo

AfroLife.TV announced today that is has partnered with Chimpanzee Productions, Inc. to license their groundbreaking show, Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela, for AfroLife audiences.

The hottest new wave of music to come out of  Detroit,mi/Las Vegas Nv. Gorilla Gang consist of Mazi Montana ,BM Gizzle, Streetz Luciano. This trio has been solid for almost 10 yrs strong. They have deliver music to the world thru out the years with countless Mixtape's and singles with no signs of letting up. They raw real and gritty flow has caught the ears of a few labels and blogs as of late with their new ep "The foundation" on the way surely will be no disappointment. These three guys are so

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Black Panther was a visually stunning film that paid homage to the shared values, traditions and customs of African people. This powerful screenplay was set in the fictitious Kingdom of Wakanda, a completely self-sufficient, politically independent, highly-technological, and scientifically-advanced African nation. This is a concept never before seen in cinema or other Western art forms. Most, if not all other Hollywood movies about the continent were merely attempts to roma

Group calls on FG to stop Rivers State Neighborhood Corps

*As Chidi Lloyd, others threaten counter armed group, says 200,000 cults, militia groups exist in Rivers

*Threatens to set up another safety corps

Some prominent sons of Rivers state, under the platform of Free Rivers Development Innitiative (FRDI) have called on the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to urgently stop the Rivers state governor Nelson Wike, from inaugurating the Neighbourhood Safety Corps in the state.

Rec

Dr. Ayodele Nzinga to direct Marvin X Driving Miss Libby

I am at a lost for words, but if you let me, I will direct it!--Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, Director, Marvin X Driving Miss Libby

Filming will begin after the April release of Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter Marvin X, Introduction by Dr. Nathan Hare, Black Bird Press, Oakland, 500 pages.

Dr. Ayodele Nzinga is founder of The Lower Bottom Playaz, in residence at the Flight Deck Theater, downtown Oakland. She has produced the complete 10 play cycle of

[By Mike Ramey] Gang leaders don’t like to lose members to local churches. They will ‘tolerate’ members ‘looking at’ religion and the church as a good ‘exit’ strategy, or as a good means of looking legitimate. Churches that want to make a true dent in Modern Street Gangs need to add a forgotten key--the key of discipleship. To put it bluntly, a church MUST show gang members the way out of gang life TO Jesus Christ AND how to STAY in Christ.

Don’t be fooled. Just because a person ‘comes forward’ a

[By Mike Ramey] On the subject of getting children to mind their parents, I remember a comment from Pastor John Hagee: “If THEY can train a dolphin to bounce a basketball on its nose at Sea World, YOU--parents--can train your child to do their chores and show proper respect to you in your own home.”

I’ve been noticing over the past few years that the video gadgets are getting smaller and smaller, and the kids using them are getting younger and younger. Parents these days have gotten used to the ‘

Among the various jazz and fusion drummers who have influenced The ZYG 808, the style and career of John Blackwell, Jr had a considerable influence on the child prodigy's own development.

One night while performing with The GroovaLottos, The ZYG 808 took to the drum kit to perform "Baychester Ave", and instrumental jazz piece that he co-composed with his father, Mwalim. Before rolling into the up-tempo, Latin-influenced groove, he announced that he  to dedicate this performance to the late John B