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Community photojournalist looking for community support
by Leroy F. Moore, Krip-Hop Nation Malaika Kambon Malaika H Kambon has another chance to compete in the 2012 Amateur Athletics Union Tae Kwon Do National Championships! She medaled gold at the 2012...
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AAU Tae Kwon Do bronze medalist back in the Bay Area
by Malaika H Kambon and Leroy F. Moore Kyorugi, or Olympic style sparring in Tae Kwon Do, is nearly non-stop, full contact fighting. Competitors are matched according to gender, weight, belt rank and...
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In celebration of true revolutionaries
by Malaika H Kambon A now famous quote from Ernesto Che Guevara says, “At the risk of sounding ridiculous, the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” At Oscar Grant Plaza outside...
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Martial mastery and the African origins of Shaolin
by Malaika H Kambon Shaolin Warriors demonstrate systematic, prearranged sequences of martial techniques that are performed with or without weapons. These sequences of movements are used primarily as a...
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Justice 4 Alan Blueford – JAB – power punching the Oakland PD
On Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m., join Angela Davis and Alan’s parents for ‘Honoring Alan Blueford’ on what should be his 19th birthday: Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon, Oakland by Malaika H Kambon...
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UPDATE: Haitians protect Aristide from attack on Lavalas
by Malaika Kambon President Martelly-appointed Haitian Prosecutor Lucmane Delille, a former member of the GNB (Balls Up Your Butt) movement that worked to oust Aristide in 2004, has arrested 21 Lavalas...
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Leo L. Robinson, ILWU Local 10: Guerrilla fighter for the people
by Malaika Kambon Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group using the element of surprise and extraordinary mobility dominates a larger and less-mobile traditional army or...
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‘The Black Woman Is God’
by Malaika Kambon “The Black Woman Is God” comes out of the creative genius of artist Karen Seneferu. – Photo: Malaika Kambon The late Dr. John Henrik Clarke once stated that the rendition by...
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In loving memory of El Hajj Malcolm Latif El Shabazz
by Malaika H Kambon On the joyous occasion of his 26th birthday, at a party surrounded by his family and friends, Malcolm Shabazz kisses his beloved mother, Qubilah Shabazz, on Oct. 9, 2010, a month...
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Killer cop vengeance: Was the OPD killing of Alan Blueford a retaliatory hit?
by Malaika H Kambon Oddly enough, Floyd “Money” Mayweather fought and defeated Robert Guerrero on May 4, 2013, just one day prior to the candlelight vigil and community memorial organized by JAB, the...
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‘The Black Woman Is God’ – Part II
Closing reception for ‘The Black Woman Is God’ exhibit is Thursday, May 30, 6 p.m., in the Sargent Johnson Gallery, African-American Arts and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St., San Francisco by Malaika H...
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Save Marcus Books, soul of San Francisco, oldest Black book store in US!
June 25 update: Instead of negotiating with supporters who are prepared to buy back Marcus Books from the Sweis family, the Sweises are pressuring the judge to evict the book store and the family who...
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Hunger strike rally at Corcoran Prison: The sound before the fury
by Malaika Kambon It is hot enough in Corcoran, California, to melt people. That being said, it still wasn’t hot enough to keep upwards of 400 people from braving 103-degree weather to mobilize and...
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Mass march against police brutality in Anaheim: Basta ya!
by Malaika Kambon There was an ocean of signs in a sea of banners of struggle and liberation in front of Anaheim’s City Hall and the adjacent park on July 21, 2013. Marchers in Anaheim carried a sea of...
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Andy Lopez, 13, murdered by cop with ‘mean gene’
by Malaika Kambon “Today is the day you may need to kill someone in order to go home. If you cannot turn on the ‘mean gene’ for yourself, who will? If you find yourself in an ambush, in the kill zone,...
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And still WBA champion of the world! Andre Ward outclasses Edwin Rodriguez
by Malaika Kambon “Luck is the last dying wish of those who want to believe winning can happen by accident. Sweating, on the other hand, is for those who know it’s a choice!” – Raquel “The Rock”...
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Andre Ward in 2014: Reflections on a son of God
by Malaika Kambon This is the first in series of left hand jabs that caught Edwin Rodriguez all night. – Photo: Malaika Kambon Even though people use the words “second best pound-for-pound fighter”...
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Our people – our evolution: ‘Emmett Till: An American Hero’
See the Tavia Percia Theatre Company production at Eastside Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, Saturday, Feb. 1, 7 and 9 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 2, 3 and 5 p.m., tickets at...
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US-Israeli terrorism blocked at the Port of Oakland
by Malaika H Kambon Youth led thousands Saturday on the march to the Port of Oakland to stop an Israeli cargo ship from unloading. – Photo: Malaika Kambon “You may take the last strip of my land, Feed...
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Defining our empowerment fuels Black Media Appreciation Night 2014
by Malaika Kambon “Power is the ability to define phenomena and make it act in a desired manner.” – Dr. Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party Bay View columnist Rochelle Metcalfe gives...
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