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• Marcus Garvey: A Failure?

  
  
  Marcus Garvey was a failure and should not be revered as a hero. At least that's what some of the opponents of the exoneration petition would like me to believe. Here's an example of what one opponent posted in a recent online exchange:
  Opponent: Garvey abandoned the movement for green [...]
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• Happy Thanksgiving

  
  Giving thanks and praises for all the many blessings in my life. One Love, One Heart.
  
  
  
  
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  Geoffrey Philp’s Blog Spot receives a percentage of the purchase price on anything you buy through links to Amazon, Shambala Books, Hay House, or any [...]
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• "The Story of a Reluctant Activist" @ The Good Men Project

  
  
  “Marcus Garvey,” screamed the dreadlocked woman as she made her way through the crowd toward me.
  “Yes,” I answered, figuring she had forgotten my name and latched on to the nearest association.
  “I need the name of your children’s book and the exoneration site for Marcus Garvey,” [...]
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• Thanksgiving Sestina

  
  
  Thanksgiving Sestina (For Nadia)
  At the center of this house, I have lit a candle to call back into my heart, my life, the spirit that enters my flesh with the sound of a drum, the thin membrane in my chest, that began the dance we [...]
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• Accepting Submissions: The Island Review

  
  
  Seeking submissions now
  What do we want?
  The editors of The Island Review are seeking submissions of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, photography and visual art from islanders everywhere, as well as from those whose work is influenced by islands or which explores ideas of islandness.
  We’re looking for work that stands out [...]
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• Miami Book Fair International 2012

  So here we are! Books everywhere ...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "Set the captives free..."
  
  Geoffrey Philp, author of Marcus and the Amazons
  Contact: geoffreyphilp101 [at] gmail.com var linkwithin_site_id = [...]
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• Children’s Book Teaches Young Readers Marcus Garvey

  
  
  
  
  Journalist, philosopher, activist and black nationalist, Marcus Garvey once said, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Providing an easy-to-read children’s book educating young readers on Garvey’s life, author and retired professor Eleanor Wint has penned, Marcus [...]
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• Call for Poets: The Bridgewater International Poetry Festiva

  
  
  Call for Poets
  The Bridgewater International Poetry Festival
  A celebration of global poetry in English hosted at Bridgewater College
  January 17-20, 2013
  
  
  Poets: Submissions accepted through December 28, 2012, or until all sessions full. No international submissions accepted after October 15, 2012, unless visa application is already in process [...]
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• My Schedule: Miami Book Fair International 2012

  
  My Schedule - Miami Book Fair International 2012 Monday, November 12 Time Location Event 6:30 p.m. Chapman Conference Center An Evening With Junot Diaz 8:00 p.m. Chapman Conference Center An Evening With Chris Hayes Tuesday, [...]
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• The Sweat Broadsheet Collaboration @ MBFI

  
  
  
  On a sweltering evening in July 2009, a group of visual artists and writers met at Sweat Records in Miami to share their work and talk about ways they might work together. 
  The group effort resulted in The Sweat Broadsheet Collaboration, a vibrant display of nearly [...]
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