In 1962, a confrontation with the LAPD outside a mosque resulted in the death of a Nation of Islam member. It was an event seized on by an outraged Malcolm X, who would condemn it in an impassioned speech. Malcolm X: Police brutality & mainstream media
Category: Malcolm X
Malcolm X: A Human Rights Activist Moving Towards Socialism
Gloria Verdieu Malcolm X speaks at a rally in New York City on Aug. 6, 1963. If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, as we mark Malcolm X’s 95th birthday on May 19, 2020, hundreds and thousands of people would be marching and rallying in the streets, shouting “Justice for Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor!” as…
Malcom X: Who Ever Heard of a Revolution that Makes Accommodation to the Oppressor?
Malcolm X spoke at Ford Hall. His message was one he commonly spoke. He spoke how White Liberals/Democrats deceived and took control of the black movements for freedom.
The Global Dimensions of the Life and Legacy of Malcolm X
Revolutionary leader developed amid monumental changes around the world By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 3 Note: This is the text of a lecture delivered at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan in honor of African American History Month on February 8, 2017. The program was sponsored by the campus African American…
The Strategy of Malcolm X
Lorenzo St. Dubois Last month many of us celebrated the 90th birthday of the one of America’s greatest revolutionaries, El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X. That his birthday follows his assassination date (February 21) on the calendar seems appropriate this year, as Malcolm could be said to be resurrected these days: from condemnations…
Malcolm X: “Message to the Grass Roots”
Malcolm X: “Message To The Grass Roots” Speech, Detroit on November 10, 1963
