Black Arts West Celebrates Amiri Baraka

Program for Amiri Baraka Celebration at the Jazz Heritage Center
November 9, 2009, 3-7PM
Jazz Heritage Media Center (1330 Fillmore), San Francisco
Musical/Dance Interlude
Augusta Collins, Rashidah Mwongozi, Phavia Khujichagulia,Tarika Lewis,
Linda Johnson Dancers, Raynetta Rayzetta, Earl Davis, Val Serrant, Kele Nitoto
Welcome Charlie Walker
Invocation Suzzette Celeste
Libations Mutima Imani
Words of Praise (2 min. max) Bay Area Writers
Facilitators: Art Sheridan, Ayodele Nzingha
Confirmed Particpants for Amiri Baraka Celebration
devorah major
Jahahara
Wade "Speedy" Woods
Jerri Lange
Michael Lange
Dr. Oba'Tshaka
Dr. Dorothy Tsuruta
Norman Brown
Aubrey Labrie
Abdul Sabry
Tarika Lewis
Augusta Collins
Linda Johnson
Raynetta Rayzetta
Val Serrant
Rashidah Mwongozi
Kele Nitoto
James Sweeney
Mutima Imani
Suzzette Celeste
Earl Davis
Charlie Walker
Adam Turner
Ken Johnson
Gene Hazzard
Arthur Sheridan
Duke Williams
Walter Riley
Rev. George Murray
Cecil Brown
Dr. James Garrett
Terry Collins
Christine Harris
Kamau Amen-Ra
Phavia Kujichagulia
Paradise
Ptah Allah El
Elliott Bey
Paul Cobb
Leon Teasley
Thomas Simpson
Avotcja
HuNia
Saadat Ahmed
Timothy Reed
Pat Brown
Shukuru
Billy X Jennings
Emory Douglas
Wanda Sabir



Introduction of Amiri Baraka by James Sweeney
Amiri Baraka

“Black Studies Went to College and Never Came Home!”—Ptah Allah El
Panel Discussion on Black Studies and Community
Amiri Baraka, Abdul Sabry, Mary Lewis, Rev. George Murray, Ptah Allah El,
Cecil Brown, Dorothy Tsuruta, Jimmy Garrett
Moderator: Marvin X
Q and A
Reception at Lush Life Gallery (1320 Fillmore)
Organizers, Supporters, Sponsors:
Post Newspaper Group (Paul Cobb, Jack Naidu, Conway Jones, Gene Hazzard, Adam Turner, Maxine Ussery), Jazz Heritage Center/Lush Life Gallery (Peter Fitzgerald), Black Dialogue Brothers (Aubrey Labrie, Abdul Sabry, Duke Williams, Saadat Ahmed, Al Young, Marvin X), Black Bird Press, San Francisco Recovery Theatre (Geoffrey Grier), Lower Bottom Playaz (Ayodele Nzingha), Dr. J. Vern Cromartie, James W. Sweeney, KPOO radio (Terry Collins, JJ), Afro-Solo (Thomas Simpson), Charlie Walker, August Collins, Khalid Waajib, Kamau Amenra, Kenneth Johnson, Paradise, Phavia, Raynetta Rayzetta,Ptah Allah el, Elliott Bey, Tony, Eugene Allen, Hunia, Rehema Ba, Walter Riley, Leon Teasley.

A Marvin X Production