October 7, 2010

Raynard Jackson

Can you imagine Michael Jordan hitting the game winning shot and then asking the media not to say anything? Or Barak Obama winning the presidential election and refusing to talk about his victory? Or You discovering the cure for cancer, but not wanting anyone to know?

Well, that’s in essence what Macy’s Department Stores have done. Macy's is the top department store chain in the U.S., with more than 800 stores in 45 states and annual sales of more than $26 billion.

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First Unitarian Society where it just seemed so appropriate. Imagine my surprise when I typed in bring many names hymn and found that it was included in other religious hymn books. In fact “Bring Many Names”
caused quite a stir when it was included in a book of hymns for Episcopalians. The reason being that the image of God changes throughout the song. The second verse contains some very controversial lyrics.

Strong mother God, working night and day,
Planning all the wonders of creation,
Setting ea

Preview #8, Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue

Guest Editor, Marvin X

Anthony Mays, South Korea

OBAMA

Articulate, dreamy, foreign child

The classic mulatto, infectious smile

Malcolm and Martin rolled into one

Mandingo’s scrapping bastard son!

Obama!

Styled his Gullah wife in a corporate blouse

Did a buck dance for bankers to the White House

Bailed out greedy bankers with a juicy treat

Did a Negro’s tap dance for Wall Street.

Obama!

Denounced his father, forsook with his preacher,

Praises robber baron

Preview #7, Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue

Guest Editor, Marvin X

Bruce George,

New York City

I’m in a world

I’m in a world

of concrete and steel

of mace and riots

of endless talk

of endless plots

of prison politics

of taking orders

of giving orders

of recycled dreams

of letters gone unanswered

of funerals unattended

of lock-downs

of beat-downs

of testosterone

of claustrophobia

of anger

of no love

of no hope

of no peace!

I’m in a world

where you look th

Preview #6, Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue

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kalamu ya salaam, New Orleans LA

IF YOU'RE STILL THE SAME AFTERWARDS

IT WASN'T LOVE

(to nia, thanx for making me better)

to say

"i am touched

by you"

is to be

changed

into

a person neither of us

was before

entering the other

more open, a sun of sensitivity

emotionally nude, erupting joy

& willing to kiss life open mouthed

em

In "'We Didn't Get Nothing:' The Plight of Black Farmers", Waymon R. Hinson and Edward Robinson made an interesting revelation: "American agriculture was built upon the backs of Africans who were enslaved upon American soil." Through the progression of slavery, peonage, and land ownership, working the land became a symbol of tradition, prosperity, and, for some, independence in African American culture. First, in 1863, the

September 30, 2010

Raynard Jackson

During the past two weeks I have been asked to be involved in two projects relating to Africa. While dealing with Africa can sometimes be very frustrating, after the past two weeks, I am very high on the future of Africa.

Last month I was asked to help put together the first ever Seychelles Investment Forum in New York. The event was held last week and was a great success. The Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa, surrounded by the Indian Ocean (www.seychell

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Preview of Poetry Issue, Journal of Pan African Studies

Poetry Issue of Journal of Pan African Studies Dedicated to Dingane (Jose Goncalves)

We are humbled to dedicate the poetry issue of the Journal of Pan African Studies to the Honorable Jose Goncalves, publisher and editor of the
Journal of Black Poetry, the poetic Bible of the 60s Black
Liberation/Black Arts Movement. No other journal in the history of
American literature published so many poets. No other journal was mo

JOURNAL of Pan African Studies

Poetry Issue

MARVIN X, GUEST EDITOR

Dedicated

to

Dingane, aka, Jose Goncalves,

Publisher, Editor

Journal of Black Poetry

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Achebe, professor of Africana studies at Brown University, has written more than 20 books, often using his writing to forge a better understanding of modern-day Africa, said Brown on Friday.

The 80-year-old author has founded a number of magazines for African art, fiction and poetry. As editor of Heinemann Publishing’s “African Writers S

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Separation and Divorce

Friday, September 24, 2010

Obama edges to the dark side - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sex and Drugs

Sex and Drugs

"Idon't need drugs to make me freak," said a sister, "I'm a naturalfreak. I don't need nothing but some good dick!" And so it is, peoplespend billions of dollars around the world to get high, yet the braincontains the chemicals that get us high naturally. Certain activitiessuch as sex, dancing, jogging, listening to music or a great speech, canget us high, even eating good, natural food can make us proclaim, "Thisfood is better than dope!"

So