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Thursday, March 3, 2011


Women's History Month at Joyce Gordon Gallery, Sat., March 19th, 3-6pm, Bay Area Black Authors present

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Women's History Month at Joyce Gordon Gallery, Saturday, March 19, 3-6pm 406 14th Street at Franklin, downtown Oakland

Bay Area Black Authors
present

An Afternoon of Poetry, Drama and Dialogue

Tentative Program

Welcome
Libations
Journal of Pan African Studies Women Poets
Aries Jordan
Phavia Kujichagulia
Tureada MIkell
Ayodele Nzingha
devorah major
Jasmin Conner

Drama
Parable of Woman on
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Africa

India is one of the most popular destinations for so many people who love picturesque valleys, historical monuments, majestic palaces, spirituality, mysticism, diversity and exotic locations. It has so many things to offer to the discerning visitor. India is a huge country and exploring the entire country seems to be an impossible task in one single trip. One cannot even cover one state in a single trip. It might take months to explore this beautiful country. Each state is unique and it has its

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The Root Of The Problem Is “The Root”

March 3, 2011 

  

  

Raynard Jackson

 

In agriculture, if the root of the plant goes bad, so goes the rest of the plant.  Above the ground, the plant may be very beautiful, but internally it is dying.

 

This reminds me of “The Root” online magazine (www.theroot.com).  According to their website:  “The Root is a daily online magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a variety of black perspectives.”  They are owned and published by the Washington Post Newsweek Interactive.

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RUTH Minista Paul Scott ~
 
March 3, 1991. What started off as just another case of a brotha gettin' beat
down by the Po Po, would set off a chain of events that would forever change
the socio-political dynamics of America, especially for the Hip Hop
generation.
 
Although, they beating of Rodney King by four Los Angeles police officers
happened 20 years ago, the shock waves from the event are still being felt
today. To grasp the gravity of the situation one has to look at it in
historical terms.
 

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Beyond Religion, toward Spirituality

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Beyond Illusions of the Monkey Mind

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Beyond Illusions of the Monkey Mind

We forever thank His Holiness guru%252520bawa.jpgMuhaiyadin Guru Bawa, who taught here in the Bay Area for many years, and there were a blessed many who were blessed to hear his teachings on the Divine Luminous Wisdom that Dispels Darkness, or Man/God/God/Man.

He enlighte
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The American Beast in the Middle East



Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The American Beast in the Middle East

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When we examine the deep structure of events in North Africa and the Middle East, we must come to understand that America is the primary reason the oppressive regimes in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman have continued their wickedness for decades. It is billions in America military aid that has gone to stem internal threats rather than external. Many of these nations have participated in American sta

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10_smith%5C2010_0826_gb033_macht.jpgIndianapolis Colts Wide Receiver Taj Smith joined a panel of current and former NFL athletes for the Young Fathers Program in celebration of Black History Month at UMDNJ in Newark.

Topics included life before and after football and what it means to be a “Football Father”.
Newark, N.J.—February 28, 2011—On Wednesday February 24, 2011 the Young Fathers Program at UMDNJ joined professionals from the Sports Industry for a presentation on “The Pressure/Impact of Black Professional Athletes in Raising a

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Monday, February 28, 2011

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Well now that I've recouped from one of the busiest weekends of Black History Month, I have finally gathered up the strength and energy to write this article.

The MEC Coalition took its concerns to Albany last weekend, during the 40th Annual Black and Puerto Rican and Asian Legislative Caucus and placed it squarely on the plates of the elected officials.

Armed with petitions, flyers, parent, student and educator support, they spoke individual
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Irony of BOTTOM UP CHANGE!

 

By Sapphire Mann Ahmed, M. D., MPH

February 26, 2011

 

 

Obama’s politically manufactured bottom up change ‘rhetoric’ has ricocheted back on to the USA imperial greedy capitalist society and its zionist colony. It is a royal irony that peoples of Africa and its Arab Peninsula, rather than the American bottom classes, are realizing Mr. Obama's ‘bottom up change’ seriously.

 

 

Truly, our brother President Obama, should receive the Middle-Eastern Nobel Bottom Up Change Prize. The Egyptians and s

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Europe
A Farcical And Anarchic Look At Nigerian Car PlatesAkintokunbo A Adejumoakinadejum@aol.comLaughter, they say is the best medicine. Let’s take a comic look at our predicament in Nigeria.A “farce” is defined as “A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect”. And “The broad or spirited humor characteristic of such works”. Or “A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery: e.g. The Maurice Iwu-conducted 2007
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Marvin X on Partner Violence, A Pauline Conversion

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Marvin X on Partner Violence, A Pauline Conversion

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Marvin X on Partner Violence, A Pauline Conversion

On the matter of partner violence, Marvin X long ago experienced a Pauline conversion, similar to how Saul suffered a conversion on the road to Damascus and transformed into Paul, the champion of Christianity. Marvin's conversion was not religious but perhaps spiritual for he has come to recognize women as spiritual beings in human form, thus they are not to be treated l
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By Rodney D. Coates*

Balancing on the precipice of Ockham’s Razor, the world debates on whether or not it should intervene in the Libyan crises.  As we debate, a tyrant continues to bombard his citizens, but the question is can or should we –particularly in America – be doing something.  Similar debilitating discussions in America’s past to include Rwanda, Sudan, or Bosnia –resulted in embarrassed silence, isolation, and ultimately inaction.  Now, faced with the potential for massive civilian de

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Marvin X Speaks at San Francisco State University

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Marvin X Speaks at San Francisco State University

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Marvin X Speaks at San Francisco State University


Marvin X returned to his Alma Mater, San Francisco State University, for a Black History Month talk in Davey D's class on Hip Hop. Davey D asked the poet about ideological differences between the Black Arts Movement and the political liberation movement, especially between BAM at the Black Panther Party. The poet said much of the dispute centered around arm struggle, with

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The Media’s Foreign Policy

February 24, 2011Raynard JacksonThe media in general and the American media in particular continue to bring shame to what’s left of the profession once called journalism. They have long ago conceded the principles of objectivity and reporting strictly “the facts.” They seem more interested in becoming a celebrity or injecting themselves into the story, rather than reporting the story.The media does a grave injustice to their profession by attempting to give overly simplistic coverage to what are
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Chicago-Midwest

Obama Symbolism For Rahm Won In Chicago

 


Obama Symbolism for Rahm Won In Chicago Mayors Race

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Marksallen

One of the first community organizers to work with Barack Obama in Chicago for over 20 years. Now Associate Editor of The South Street Journal Newspaper and 37 year activist/journalist, recently selected as 2010 Who's Who In Black Chicago. 312-624-8351 or direct at 773-392-0165

 

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Chicago-Midwest
The ballroom stage was decorated with the backdrop signage "From Harold to Carol" with the photo of Chicago's first Black Mayor Harold Washington and Carol Moseley Braun and over 300 grassroots supporters packed the ballroom and greeting candidate Brauin with the chants of "Carol - Carol - Carol sounding like our historic chants of Harold - Harold - Harold," for we were celebrating the historic election date of FEBRUARY 22nd !!
 
Commentary/Analysis
Veteran Activist/JournalistMark S. Allen
Associate
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Chicago-Midwest
The ballroom stage was decorated with the backdrop signage "From Harold to Carol" with the photo of Chicago's first Black Mayor Harold Washington and Carol Moseley Braun and over 300 grassroots supporters packed the ballroom and greeting candidate Brauin with the chants of "Carol - Carol - Carol sounding like our historic chants of Harold - Harold - Harold," for we were celebrating the historic election date of FEBRUARY 22nd !!
 
Commentary/Analysis
Veteran Activist/JournalistMark S. Allen
Associate
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RAS TAFARI: THE MAJESTY & THE MOVEMENT

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RAS TAFARI: THE MAJESTY & THE MOVEMENT EXHIBIT in ETHIOPIA 2015

 

RAS TAFARI: THE MAJESTY AND THE MOVEMENT is an exhibition devoted to the celebration, preservation, interpretation and overstanding of the contributions and experiences of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, and the Pan African Movement known by The Majesty’s early name, Ras Tafari. The main exhibition will be housed at The Ethiopian National Museum in Addis Ababa in 2015 with satellite exhibits in Shasha

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