May 12, 2011

Raynard Jackson

Last night Michelle Obama hosted an “Evening of Poetry” at the White House.  She invited an eclectic group of poets to recite their poetry.  But, Fox News and right wing radio has singled out one performer—the Grammy award winning rapper Common—to be on the receiving end of their ire.

I don’t listen to his music, but from talking with friends who know him, he seems to be a nice enough guy and is very talented!  But, he has one song about shooting a policeman, therefo

India is a country of diversity and varied culture. One of the main attractions of the country is the capital city, Delhi. It is situated in north India and is a starting point for many North India tours. It is a city that has a glorious history which speaks for itself through its numerous ancient monuments and architecture. Delhi is a beautiful blend of modern and historic culture and is a true glimpse of what India holds for its travelers. Many north India tour packages start from Delhi and co

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Amiri Baraka on Marable's Malcolm X

Manning Marable’s Malcolm X

By Amiri Baraka

 

Preface

by Marvin X

Amiri Baraka is the Pope of Poetry in the First Poet's Church of the Latter Day Egyptian Revisionists. His review of Manning's book reveals how academics suffer a severe degree of myopia by being disconnected from the street. We agree with Baraka that we cannot dismiss the Nation of Islam as some small sect in the North American African nation. How did such a small sect produce me

On Thursday, May 19th, the Malcolm X Commemoration Committee will observe the 86th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X with the annual pilgrimage to his gravesite at Ferncliff Cemetery in Ardsley, NY.

 Joined by the Sons and Daughters of Afrika and the New Black Panther Party, busses will assemble at the Harlem St Office Building, 163 W. 125th St. in Harlem at 9am.

There is a donation of $8.00 and $5.00 for adults and children respectively. Families and groups interested in making reservati

May 5, 2011

Raynard Jackson

Of course all the talk this week has been of the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by the elite Navy SEAL Team 6.  I was hoping, at least in the U.S., that this event would allow America to come together, if only for a moment, and reflect on what makes America such a wonderful place.  But, I guess I was a bit too optimistic!

The word SEAL is an abbreviation for SEa, Air and Land.  They are part of the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC).  They were formerly refe

 From the Ramparts
by Junious Ricardo Stanton

Don’t Believe The Hype

        “How many Americans will have the wits to wonder why the ‘terror mastermind’--who defeated not merely the CIA and the FBI, but all 16 US intelligence agencies along with Israel’s Mossad and the intelligence services of NATO, who defeated NORAD, the National Security Council, the Pentagon and Joint Chiefs of Staff, the US Air Force, and Air Traffic Control, who caused security procedures to fail four times in US airports in

As an African American university professor of Africana Studies and history (Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, USA) I find it unsettling to recognize how universal the experience of African Americans really is. First, so many other ethnicities, nations, and peoples have experience slavery, oppression, and genocide, not just African Americans. And second, most disturbing, everyone who suffers abuse at the hands of the monarchist, imperialist, corporate, and religio-fascist power exper