Malcolm X – The Phoenix
“The centerpiece of Malcolm’s political project was to internationalize the condition of Black peoples in the United States.” – Sohail Daulatzai, Black Star, Crescent Moon: The Muslim International and Black Freedom beyond America, p.36
May 19 marks the 95th posthumous birthday of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz or Malcolm X. In the shadow of the nationwide revolt against endemic police violence, economic exploitation and social alienation, the embryo of a new movement led by youth of color is upon us under the banner #Black Lives Matter. Malcolm X remains a towering figure in the pantheon of the 20th century revolutionaries who sought to end the systems of oppression and degradation. This generation is engaged in a struggle to define ...
