Marvin X Writes Seven Books in 2010

Posted by Marvin X on December 4, 2010 at 4:17am

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Marvin X: Seven Books in 2010

Marvin X: Writes Seven Books in 2010

The Wisdom of Plato Negro, Parables/fables, Volume I, $100.00.

If you want to learn about inspiration and motivation, don't spend allthat money going to workshops and seminars, just go stand at 14th andBroadway and watch Marvin X at work. He's Plato teaching on the streetsof Oakland.--Ishmael Reed

Hustler’s Guide to the Game Called Life, (Wisdom of Plato Negro, Volume II), $100.00.

Mythology of Pussy and Dick

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Aretha Franklin calls her surgery a success

Posted by Burl Cashion on December 3, 2010 at 9:53am

Aretha Franklin says her surgery was "highly successful" and thanks well-wishers for their prayers. In a statement released Thursday to The Associated Press, the Queen of Soul says: "God is still in control. I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country."

Franklin did not say what she was being treated for Thursday.

Last month, the 68-year-old singer announced she was canceling all concert dates and personal appearances through May on the orders o

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Michael Vick—From Vick-tim to Vick-tory

Posted by Raynard Jackson on December 2, 2010 at 1:08am

Michael Vick—From Vick-tim to Vick-tory

December 2, 2010

Raynard Jackson

Am I the only one who is sick and tired of the media coverage of NFL quarterback Michael Vick—post incarceration? Last July I wrote a column titled, “Michael Is A Vick-tim.” I discussed Vick’s going to jail for nearly two years for killing a couple of dogs.

He has served his time and is now playing football again in the NFL. He has had a stellar season as the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Since leaving jail

The Lebanonisation of Iraq

Posted by Marvin X on November 27, 2010 at 12:36pm

Saturday, November 27, 2010

The 'Lebanonisation' of Iraq - In Depth - Al Jazeera English

The Art of Deception in the Middle East

TheMiddle East is the prime area on the planet for the play out ofdeception in the political arena. Of course, it is original home of thethe Assassins, those deceptive, double dealing Medieval hashishsmoking Muslims who killed Christians during the Crusades. And since weare in the midst of the neo-Crusades,inclu

West

Is it right to say this is a Police State?

Posted by Goddess IsIs Akkebala on November 26, 2010 at 2:18pm

ooo

http://www.askmen.com/sports/news/26_jails-to-charge-for-room-board.html

A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.

In the ever-widening search for extra income during desperate economic times, states across the nation are embracing a new idea: making inmates pay their debt to society not only in hard time, but also in cold, hard cash.

In New York, GOP Assemblyman James Tedisco introduced a bill that would charge wealthy criminals $

Toward Systematic Structural Change

Posted by Marvin X on November 26, 2010 at 11:30am

Friday, November 26, 2010

Toward Systematic Structural Change

Toward Systematic Structural Change
Ifwe desire to change ourselves and the social order, we must first think long and hard. We may need to isolate ourselves where we can experience neural placidity, a changing or rearranging of our brain cells that has had us in a box of ignorance and stupidity. If we want to jump out of the box of our addiction to disgusting habits, we must find a place to detox from that which we have become addicted

Buy Black on Black Friday

Posted by Marvin X on November 24, 2010 at 8:47pm

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Buy Black on Black Friday

Buy Black on Black Friday

Whydo we lack the economic vitality of Chinatown, Mexico town, white town,gay town? And yet Black America is the 16th richest nation in theworld, but most of our money goes out the hood to feed and enrichothers. When will we do for self and kind? Of course first there must belove of self and kind that is sorely lacking at this hour, although theeconomic situation is, as Elijah demanded, forcing black unity.Families are

Georgia

Do You Know What You are Eating? In 3 Years There will Be a Massive Explosion of Sick People from Eating GMOs

Posted by Cathy Harris on November 24, 2010 at 11:43am

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE EATING???

Do You Eat Genetically Modified (GM) FrankenFoods?

Are You at Risk for Morgellon’s Disease?

http://www.angelspress.com/MorgellonsDisease.pdf (on the web)

More Articles on Genetically Engineered/Modified Foods

18-6

Ban on Genetically Modified Salmon Proposed in Senate Despite Powerful Biotech Lobby

http://www.truth-out.org/ban-genetically-modified-salmon-proposed-senate-despite-p

Africa

Experiencing Extravagance with Rajasthan Tour

Posted by India Tours on November 24, 2010 at 7:04am

Rajasthan is the land of glistening sands, welcome oases and the swaying camel. If you believe that a Rajasthan Tour offers you complete coverage of Rajasthan and its wonders, you have a big surprise in store for you. Rajasthan is so large and complex that several tours can be contained within it. A variety of comprehensive experiences make up interesting tours within Rajasthan that leave your mind and senses tingling with anticipation.Palace Tours in Rajasthan allow you an insight into colossal

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'Buffy' remake in the works at Warner Bros.

Posted by Burl Cashion on November 24, 2010 at 6:22am

Vampires, beware: Buffy is coming back.

A remake of the horror comedy "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is in the works at Warner Bros., the studio said Tuesday.

A studio spokeswoman says the project is in the earliest stages of development. It hasn't even been green-lit yet, and there's no director or star attached.

One thing we do know: Joss Whedon, who wrote the first "Buffy" script and created the TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar that became a pop-culture phenomenon, is not involved. The new s

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The Charisma of Popular India Tour Packages

Posted by India Tours on November 24, 2010 at 4:33am

India has always been a magnet for tourists from across the world. Its residents also travel India extensively. India is expansive and covers a large geographic region. Even within India, there are differences in climate and temperatures. India’s varied terrain offers a plethora of options to explore, and diverse experiences.

It is almost impossible to make a comprehensive tour of India all at once. A more viable option is the choice of tour packages in India, which allow you to cover specific r

NYMetro

Properly Management in Baltimore Maryland – Ten Questions

Posted by Ramesh Booapthy on November 24, 2010 at 2:19am

Managing properties is not a fun chore. It is time consuming and stressful issue. But people can hire manage their properties conveniently by hiring professional property management services from a good and reputable firm. Managing all properties yourself is the surest way to make your real investment experience a bitter one. Also you will have to wait for next deal. But you can give yourself an easy experience by hiring professional and good property manager in Baltimore, Maryland. There are ma

Parable of Dr. Yacoub's America

Posted by Marvin X on November 23, 2010 at 9:31pm

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Parable of Dr. Yacoub's America

Inthe populist black studies of Elijah Muhammad, we are taught a big-headscientist genetically engineered the white man by separating thedominant and recessive genes from the aboriginal Asiatic black man.Yacoub's bio tech lab was not much different from the bio-tech labsoperating in Berkeley and Emeryville, a few blocks from my house. Wehave no doubt they have cloned a man in these labs, but are simplydelaying the announcement.

According to

Blacks in Brazil Celebrate Black Consciousness Day

Posted by Marvin X on November 22, 2010 at 10:01pm

Monday, November 22, 2010

Brazil Celebrates Black Consciousness Day

Brazil commemorates Black Consciousness Day recalling fugitive slaves’ leader

Hundreds of cities, towns and villages throughout Brazil commemorated SaturdayBlack Consciousness Day with different festivities and culturalactivities. Brazil is considered the second Black Country in the worldbehind Nigeria, with 75.8 million African-Brazilians and is stillexposed to the consequences of racial discrimination.

A hundred twenty two years

Report from the African Union/SRDC meeting with the Pan African Community

Posted by TheBlackList on November 22, 2010 at 6:43pm

MESSAGE TO THE PAN AFRICAN COMMUNITY

On October 21-22, 2010, a very important meeting was held in New York City hosted by The AfricanUnion delegation to the United Nations. That gathering was important for a number of reasons, one of which is that it was the most recent attempt by the AU to reach out to elements of the African descendant community in the USA regarding bringing the African Diaspora into a sustained partnership with the AU. Below are four summary perspectives from that gathering,

Elijah Muhammad's Great Grandson Heads Schomburg Library

Posted by Marvin X on November 22, 2010 at 6:01pm

Monday, November 22, 2010

Elijah Muhammad's Great Grandson heads Schomburg

Weknow the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Clara Muhammad are smiling toknow their great grandson Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad will head theworld's greatest collection of black history that is housed at theSchomburg Library in Harlem. We think Malcolm and Betty Shabazz aresmiling as well.
--Marvin X

Meet the new director of Schomburg
http://www.nypl.org/audiovideo/meet-next-director-schomburg-center-drkhalil-gibran-muhammad?sms_ss

Ready To Go Home to Ethiopia or Ghana? We are ready to facilitate your p/repatriation.

Posted by KWASI Akyeampong on November 22, 2010 at 2:59pm

Are You Ready To Go Home to Ethiopia or Ghana?
We are ready to facilitate your p/repatriation.
We are the Prepatriation Specialist!

DESTA Y. MEGHOO Development Consultancy, D.Y.M.D.C. & Associates, was founded in
2005 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We are part of an extensive network of goods and
service providers in Africa who can help facilitate your move home including air
and ground travel, accommodations, business development, relocation logistics
and more. We published the Rastafari Economic Devel

Poet/activist Returns Home to West Oakland

Posted by Marvin X on November 22, 2010 at 1:30pm

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Oakland Mayor
Ron Dellums.
His uncle, C.L. Dellums,
headed the Western Sector
of the Pullman Porters Union in Oakland,
the first black union in America.

Sons of Ayodele perform Trashman by Marvin X

Poet/Playwright Returns Home to West Oakland
Performs at Black Dot Cafe

OnSaturday, November 20, Marvin X. Jackmon,
poet/playwright/essayist/producer/organizer/teacher, returned to his
childhood neighborhood in West Oakland where he attended Prescott
elementary and Lowell junior high sc

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Palin's publisher sues Gawker over book excerpts

Posted by Burl Cashion on November 21, 2010 at 4:59am

The publisher of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book filed a lawsuit against Gawker Media on Friday for leaking pages of "America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag" before its release next week.

The legal complaint was filed Friday in federal court in Manhattan, said a spokeswoman for HarperCollins Publishers. The filing came two days after Gawker published images of 21 of the book's pages and its dedication page. In response, Palin tweeted, "Isn't that illegal?"

Her publisher contends it

Obama Drama

Posted by Marvin X on November 20, 2010 at 1:54am

Friday, November 19, 2010

Obama Drama, A Tragi-Comedy

Obama Drama, A Tragi-Comedy

Ilove the nigguh but I knew he was crazy when he vowed to enter Pakistanduring the election campaign. Entering Pakistan is probably the onlything he vowed to do and did. Certainly, there is no change we canbelieve. He drew down a few troops from Iraq, but fifty thousand remainand two hundred thousand contractors, i.e., mercenaries, Special Opskillers. The boy shifts like the shifting sands in the Middle East.Before mi

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Marvin X: Seven Books in 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010

The 'Lebanonisation' of Iraq - In Depth - Al Jazeera English

Friday, November 26, 2010

Toward Systematic Structural Change

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Buy Black on Black Friday

Rush to Approve Frankenfish May Prove Risky - http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/11/18-6

Ban on Genetically Modified Salmon Proposed in Senate Despite Powerful Biotech Lobby

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Brazil Celebrates Black Consciousness Day

Monday, November 22, 2010

Elijah Muhammad's Great Grandson heads Schomburg

Meet the new director of Schomburghttp://www.nypl.org/audiovideo/meet-next-director-schomburg-center-drkhalil-gibran-muhammad?sms_ss

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010

Obama Drama, A Tragi-Comedy

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Meet the new director of Schomburg
http://www.nypl.org/audiovideo/meet-next-director-schomburg-center-drkhalil-gibran-muhammad?sms_ss