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Save Marcus Books, soul of San Francisco, oldest Black book store in US!
June 15, 2013
Marcus Book Store, at 1712 Fillmore St., San Francisco, is packed with knowledge it has purveyed since 1960, for 53 years. Now the oldest Black book store in the country has been ordered out. After strong turnouts Sunday at St. Nicholas Church, where the Sweises are deacon and subdeacon, and at the meeting today, the decision is that Marcus Books will not be moved, not now anyway. Come to the press conference at the store Saturday, June 22, 12-3 p.m. Spread the word! “When folks begin to attack our cultural institutions, they attack our very existence,” says Ed Donaldson. This is “an assault on this community,” says Rev. Arnold Townsend.
Robert Chrisman and The Black Scholar
March 21, 2013
Robert Chrisman and the internationally acclaimed The Black Scholar journal (TBS) are principle beacons of achievement and hope within the movement to create Black Studies departments and ultimately Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies departments. Chrisman and The Black Scholar occupied the vanguard of the struggle for recognition of Black Studies as a serious academic endeavor.
A rose growing from concrete: an interview wit’ poet Jazz Hudson
February 12, 2011
Jazz Hudson is one of the new up and coming poets out of the Bay who has been making a name for herself at poetry readings – one of the most loquacious and passionate young sistas to come out of the concrete jungle of Oakland in a long time.
‘Poems About This Roller-Coaster Ride Called Life’: an interview with poet Kaira Espinoza
January 14, 2011
Kaira Espinoza is a poet from the Mission district of San Francisco who recently completed her debut book of poetry called “Poems About This Roller-Coaster Ride Called Life.”
The word master: an interview with master spoken word artist Talaam Acey
October 24, 2010
In my opinion, passionate writers are the best writers because of their ability to convey emotion from their mind to yours. They’re memorable because of the feelings that they stir up inside of you simply with their wordplay. Talaam Acey is a master spokenword artist and a national artistic treasure in Black communities around the nation.
Welcome to the Congo
December 10, 2008
Rwanda and Uganda invaded the Congo twice, first in 1996 and again in 1998. These invasions unleashed the mass deaths and suffering that we see in the Congo today. It is estimated that nearly 6 million people have died as… Read the rest »