Malcolm X Day 2025
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Like his contemporary, James Baldwin he didn't hold his tongue for anybody anytime anywhere.
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little and became el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz as a function of his evolution as a man. I have sometimes wondered if we would have gotten along, with him being of his time and me being of mine.
He was born May 19, 1925 and was murdered February 21, 1965.
I was nine about to turn ten years old in Aragona Village, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
His claim to fame was African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964 after which he left the movement, he was a vocal advocate for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community.
Immersed in controversy and accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a widely celebrated figure within African American and Muslim communities and for his pursuit of racial justice.
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