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Fly to Allah



Flyto Allah, 1968, established Marvin X as one of the key poets of theBlack Arts Movement and the father of Muslim American literature. SeeDr. Mohja Kahf on Muslim American literature.

In the September,1969, Negro Digest/Black World magazine, Chicago poet Johari Amimireviewed Fly to Allah: Fly to Allah by Marvin X, is more than poetry--itis singing/song, it is meditation, it is spirit/flowing/flying, it isblackness celebrated, it is prophecy, it is life, is all of thesethings and more, beyond art
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

These poems will resound for as long and as deeply as any love poem that has ever been written by anyone; Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonja Sanchez, Maya et al
--Fahizah Alim

Poetic Notes from MOP


Testimony, a Love Song

Man

I remember when I met you, woman

The feeling has never left me

What is the magic of you, what is the mystery

Every day, you are there,

In my hair

In my skin

I hear you blowing in the wind

Woman

I remember when I first me you, man

You were strong t

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Chicago-Midwest
BREAKING NEWS -- PETITIONS ARE NOW ON THE STREET BEING CIRCULATED FORJONATHAN JACKSON FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO !! Now this I previously reportedthis in an exclusive from my newspaper The South Street Journal and somany other media questioned by validity, maybe because I have sourcesthey didn't, or they did to want to give a small grassroots newspaperany credit as the source of major breaking news, but today, a number ofgrassroots community organizers who are circulating petitions verifiedthis again,
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Rapid Speaking Success is Finally Live!


3828519914?profile=originalNorma's powerful videos over the
last several days prove she is
the real deal.

No hype, no fluff, just straight
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Everything is included to go from
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now she is the standard in the
speaking industry.

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Rapid Speaking Success is Finally Live!


3828519914?profile=originalNorma's powerful videos over the
last several days prove she is
the real deal.

No hype, no fluff, just straight
talk about how to MAKE IT HAPPEN!

She has truly made it "paint by
numbers" to succeed in the speaking
industry as the next big deal!

Pick up your membership here:

http://rapidspeakingsuccess.com/cmd.php?af=918512

Everything is included to go from
where you are to where you want
to be. She was just like you and
now she is the standard in the
speaking industry.

http://rapidspeakingsuccess.com
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DMV

A Heavenly Thought

September 16, 2010

Raynard Jackson

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die. I have been told that the only way to go to heaven without dying is by visiting the beautiful island of the Seychelles (pronounced—say-chells).

It is an island country consisting of 115 smaller (mostly uninhabited) islands. It is located off the east coast of Africa (northeast of Madagascar) in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It has a small population, just over 87,000 people; but is big on hospitality.

Pres

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Fly to Allah and Son of Man by Marvin X

Wednesday, September 15, 2010







Son of Man, Proverbs by Marvin X, Harlem, 1968, Doug Harris photo


Fly
to Allah, 1968, established Marvin X as one of the key poets of the
Black Arts Movement and the father of Muslim American literature. See
Dr. Mohja Kahf on Muslim American literature.

During 1968-69,Marvin X lived underground in Harlem, resisting the Vietnam war. He
worked at the New Lafayette Theatre in Harlem, serving as associate
editor of Black Theatre magazine. His Harlem associates included Amiri
Bar
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NYMetro
PHILADELPHIA BLACK RADICAL CONGRESS
a 501-(C)-3
organization

P.O. BOX 27423

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118

Radical means getting to the root causes of society's
problems and working for root level solutions.

The Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress Invites You To

A FORUM

PEACE IN THE COMMUNITY

PEACE IN THE WORLD:

HOW DO WE STOP THE VIOLENCE?

Sunday, September 26, 2010 – 2
to 4 P.M.

Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St.

Skyline Room, 4th Floor

A panel of speakers will share
their organization's experiences with
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NYMetro
On Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., The Philadelphia Social Science Forum presents THE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS:...a Program for Jobs and the November Elections. This will take place at 4515 Baltimore Avenue (45th Street and Baltimore Avenue), Philadelphia, PA.
This forum will feature a guest speaker, Art Perlo, Chair of the Economics Commission of the Communist Party, U.S.A. The presentation will feature a slide show with remarks aboutthe economic situation today, updates on pending legisla
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Europe

In the opening paragraph of my article, Really Must Be Really Scared
Now!”

written in June 2009(
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com
) I wrote normal"">“I am scared for
myself, my family, my people (all Nigerians), Nigeria itself. Please don’t get me
wrong, I am not going to let Nigeria
kill me. I am just sad and scared because idiots are getting away with murder,
literarily. I am scared because I might die outside Nigeria, with my family scattered
all over the world, not wanting to have anything to do

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Marvin X: Godfather of Oakland Soul

"The Godfather of Oakland Soul: Marvin X" (Community Voices)

Marvin X

Marvin X

Marvin X! The X Man! The Godfather of Oakland Soul!

King Catalyst for the post Civil Rights, Black Arts Movement of the WestCoast, simultaneously with his bi coastal literary arts buddy, AmiriBaraka of the east coast. The Senior Citizen General on the front linesagainst White Supremacy. Former crack addict who helped save himself andscores of others with his institution of The San Francisco Reco

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Chicago-Midwest

Mark S. Allen
Associate Editor
The South Street Journal Newspaper
Founder, Black Leadership Development Institute, BLDI
Chairman & Lead Organizer, Voter Restoration Project
449 East 35th Street, 1st Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60616

(Office) 312-624-8351 (Cell) 773-392-0165

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THE CHICAGO MAYORAL GRASSROOTS POLL ON CANDIDATE AND AGENDA

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e30xgbrsge1mrlex/start


Thank you to Hermene Hartman, veteran educator, activist and publisher ofN'DIGO Magapaper and Melody Spann-Coop
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DMV
Once again we owe a show of graditude to Sons of Africa for the information about The Stono Rebellion. Information about Sons of Africa can be obtained at KAfrica33@aol.com An excerpt from one of their postings about The Stono Rebellion that prompted the following blog by
H. Khalif Khalifah
It was information about The Stono Rebellion, Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey & Nat Turner that helped to uncover my Purpose in Life. The information about Stono, Prosser and Denmark (to a lesser extent, since i
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Chicago-Midwest
The Race For Chicago Mayor and other 2011 local elective offices beginswith a candidate being able to first to make the ballot with enoughpetition signatures to make the ballot. Far too many candidates foroffice spend too much time working on issues that come after making theballot and far too many prospective candidates never make the ballotbecause many of the valid signatures are traditionally ruled invalid.Today, we continue our outreach to prospective candidates for ChicagoMayor and other 20
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Chicago-Midwest

My Challenge To Rev. Jackson, Rev. Sharpton, Grassroots Leaders On "Process First" in Black Chicago Mayoral Candidate

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One of the first community organizers to work with Barack Obama in Chicago for over 20 years. Now AssociateEditor of The South Street Journal Newspaper and 37 yearactivist/journalist, recently selected as 2010 Who's Who In BlackChicago. (Office) 312-624-8351 (Cell) 773-392-0165


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TRUTH Minista Paul Scott --

Back in the 90's, on the song "Revolution," Tupac Shakur said that suppressing the revolution was a premeditated scheme, alleging that the death, disease and destruction so prevalent in the Black community is not an accident but a result of skillful planning by those who have as their agenda the destruction of Afrikan people; physically. mentally and spiritually. Unfortunately, 14 years after his murder, even those fans who are able to quote every Pac lyric word for wo
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How To Get Famous As A Speaker

In 1975 at the stroke of midnight
on Halloween, Michael Franzese
walked into a room with a hand
full of other men.

At the young age of 24 he was
about to be baptized in the
Colombo crime family in New York.

The boss then took a picture of
a saint and lit it on fire with
a gold lighter and dropped the
burning picture into the now
cupped hands of Michael.

"If you violate what you know
about this life or betray your
brothers, then you will die - -
then you will die, and you're
going to burn in hell li
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The Emmett Till Legacy Foundation and other national organizations joined together to help launch The Never Again Movement and Pledge as they commemorated the 55th Anniversary of the death of Christopher.pdfEmmett Till (whose kidnapping at age 14, brutal murder, confessed murders acquittal, open casket funeral, sparked outrage around the world and the modern civil rights movement) on August 27-28th 2010, in Chicago, IL.

They are encouraging all generations and those across the world, who are con
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South

9-11 Reflection - Perception

Topic: 9-11 Reflection -PerceptionReply to Topic.Displaying the only post..Joe Fisher As I reflect on that fateful date ( my life date ) . I was en route to the " World Trade Train " to take me to the world trade building. and go to " CHINA TOWN " and work my way back up to 33rd St. sta. and back to Newark N.J.The " SPIRIT " told me to take the 33rd. St. train . While on the train , strap hanging , facing N.Y. skyline . Someone said ; a plane just hit the world trade bld. I focused on the skylin
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