Marvin X and Friends at the Junkyard, December 4, 6-10PM

983 89th Avenue,Oakland CA 94621

04 December, 2021

Description

Poet, playwright, essayist, activist, organizer Marvin X and Friends will read perform at this benefit for Black street vendors in the Bay. Marvin X will be accompanied by percussionist Tacuma King, Oakland's First Poet Laureate Dr. Ayodele Nzinga and musicians to be confirmed. The event is produced by Black Bird Press and the Black Vendors Association. Funds will benefit Black Street Magazine, official publication of the Black Vendors Association and provide mini-grants for vendors to come up. Maestro Marvin X and the Black Arts Movement Poets Choir and Arkestra performing at the Malcolm X Jazz Art Festival, 2015 Collage Adam Turner Black Bird Press is publisher of writings by Marvin X, Co-founder of the Black Arts Movement and Oakland's Black Arts Movement Business District.