WATCH: Scholars Reflect on the “Legacy of Malcolm X” (Part 2)
There are many academic Malcolm X representations, readings, and interpretations, and with many great figures in human history, their legacy is more and something other than that great person’s biography.
Mar 25 15March 25, 2015
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On 50th Anniv. of His Death, Scholars Reflect on the Legacy of Malcolm X — Afro-American Visionary, Muslim Activist (Part 1)
The life of Malcom X — as a black figure, as a Muslim figure, and as an international figure — and legacy have gotten widespread media and scholarly attention.
Mar 24 15March 24, 2015
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WATCH: Sohail Daulatzai on “Malcolm X: The Martyr That Upsets the Peace”
Topics included the impact of Black radicalism and Black Islam on third world revolutionary movements of the 50s and 60s; Malcolm X's recurrent presence within the culture and politics of US racecraft, Malcom's impact on post-cold-war hip hop, & more
Mar 24 15March 24, 2015
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WATCH: Maytha AlHassen on Malcolm X, #BlackLivesMatter & the Middle East
I interviewed Maytha Alhassen, a University of Southern California Provost Ph.D. Fellow in American Studies and Ethnicity about her previous work on the Malcolm X Project, and how Malcolm’s pro-Palestinian activism inspired her in her own activism.
Mar 20 15March 20, 2015
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WATCH: Scholars Reflect on the Legacy of Malcolm X (Part 3, inc. conference videos)
“We are living through the 50th anniversary of many of the monumental events in the history of the civil rights movement. The protests in Ferguson, New York and elsewhere tell us that issues of racism, brutality, poverty and militarism are still..."
Mar 20 15March 20, 2015
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WATCH: Sandy Darity and Bill Hart on the Religious & the Political Malcolm X
February 21, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. I sat down with Professors William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr. (Duke) and Bill Hart (UNC-Greensboro) for a taped conversation about Malcom X.
Mar 20 15March 20, 2015
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