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In Remembrance of Malcolm X ”El Hajj Malik El Shabazz”
By M. Quinn
San Francisco, California
May 16, 2006
Born Malcolm Little on
May 19, 1925 in Omaha Nebraska; El Hajj Malik El Shabazz
better known as the beloved Minister Malcolm X, became
one of the most charismatic and enlightened social,
political and spiritual leaders of the 20th century, and
without a doubt went through one of the most magnificent
transformations bestowed upon man by the creator.
Malcolm lived and taught the rule of
self-sufficiency, and self-reliance coupled with the
philosophy relevant to the “Knowledge of Self” - founded
on the principles of precisely who African people truly
are, not the debased image created by the American
mainstream media.
In an interview, Malcolm was once
asked why it was so important for the White man to have
a different perspective of the Blackman – in his
soulfully candid and eloquent style Malcolm stated the
following;
“The focus for the Blackman should
never be to change the way that the white man perceives
the Blackman, but to change the way the Blackman
perceives himself”.
The overriding message articulated
here by Brother Malcolm continues to resonate in today’s
society. The language between too many Black men that
refer to themselves as niggas, dogs, and thugs continues
to denigrate the minds of our youth, our people, our
communities, and our culture. How we view ourselves is
critically important - because it determines how and
what we teach our children, our philosophy on life, and
the social, political and economic impact that we make
on our communities.
One of the fundamental problems that
continue to vex and perplex people of African descent on
these American shores, and in the world community is
unquestionably connected to the lack of “Self
Knowledge.” Too many people of African descent have
steadfastly adopted the customs, nationality and ways of
others, which are in direct contradiction to who they
are as a people.
Malcolm further cited that;
"A race of people is like an
individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes
pride in its own history, expresses its own culture,
affirms its own selfhood it can never fulfill itself."
It is imperative that we pay complete
reverence to one of the most magnificent human beings of
our lifetime. Let us remember his legacy, and let us
likewise remember the sacrifices that Malcolm made for
the advancement of our collective people. We must not
become so superficial, while being completely consumed
and mesmerized by American dollarism that we allow his
tremendous legacy to go to waste.
So therefore, let us commemorate the
life, the lessons, and the philosophy set forth by El
Hajj Malik El Shabazz – the Honorable Minister Malcolm
X, and his diligent work toward the resurrection of the
Blackman, woman, and child. "The Struggle continues."
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M. QUINN is a San Francisco Bay Area freelance writer
specializing in social, historical and political
analysis, and commentary.
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“REMOVING THE VEIL” By M.
Quinn
http://www.lulu.com/content/286753 ISBN:
978-1-4116-9612-9
M. QUINN is a San Francisco
Bay Area freelance writer specializing in social,
historical and political analysis, and commentary.
All Rights reserved by the
Author
18 May 2006
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Malcolm X
artifacts unearthed—Police docs and more found among
belongs of 'Shorty' Jarvis—1 February 2012—Documents
outlining the crime that landed Malcolm X in prison in
the 1940s are among some 1,000 recently unearthed items
purchased jointly by the civil rights leader's
foundation and an independent collector of
African-American artifacts. The documents and other
artifacts belonged to late musician Malcolm "Shorty"
Jarvis, who served in prison with Malcolm X and was one
of his closest friends. Jarvis' 1976 pardon paper also
is part of the collection, which was recently discovered
by accident. The items had been in a Connecticut storage
unit that had gone into default, and were initially
auctioned off to a buyer who had no idea what he was
bidding on. The Omaha, Nebraska-based Malcolm X Memorial
Foundation, which oversees the Malcolm X Center located
at his birthplace, will house and display the
just-arrived archives. It split the cost with Black
History 101 Mobile Museum, based in Detroit—the
birthplace of the Nation of Islam.—Mobile Museum founder
and curator Khalid el-Hakim declined to identify the
original buyer or the price the two organizations paid
for the trove. Still, even after splitting the cost, he
said it's the largest acquisition to date for his mobile
museum, which includes Jim Crow-era artifacts, a Ku Klux
Klan hood and signed documents by Malcolm X and Rosa
Parks. . . . The collection also reveals an enduring
connection between the two Malcolms after their
incarceration, Malcolm X's conversion to Islam and his
rise to prominence. There's a 72-page scrapbook of
Malcolm X's life that was maintained by Jarvis until
after his friend's 1965 assassination. One of the civil
rights era's most controversial and compelling figures,
Malcolm X rose to fame as the chief spokesman of the
Nation of Islam, a movement started in Detroit more than
80 years ago. He proclaimed the black Muslim
organization's message at the time: racial separatism as
a road to self-actualization and urged blacks to claim
civil rights "by any means necessary" and referred to
whites as "devils."—TheGrio
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Malcolm X
A Life of Reinvention
By
Manning Marable
Years
in the making-the definitive biography of
the legendary black activist.
Of the great figure in twentieth-century
American history perhaps none is more
complex and controversial than Malcolm X.
Constantly rewriting his own story, he
became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and
an icon, all before being felled by
assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine.
Through his tireless work and countless
speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands
of black Americans to create better lives
and stronger communities while establishing
the template for the self-actualized,
independent African American man. In death
he became a broad symbol of both resistance
and reconciliation for millions around the
world. |
Manning Marable's
new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement.
Filled with new information and shocking revelations
that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a
sweeping story of race and class in America, from the
rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the
struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties
and sixties.
Reaching into
Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his
parents' activism through his own engagement with the
Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the
world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the
never-before-told true story of his assassination.
Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of
the most singular forces for social change, capturing
with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in
the great American tradition, to remake himself anew.
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years
By David Graeber
Before there was money, there was debt. Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was invented to replace onerous and complicated barter systems—to relieve ancient people from having to haul their goods to market. The problem with this version of history? There’s not a shred of evidence to support it. Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom. He shows that for more than 5,000 years, since the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods—that is, long before the invention of coins or cash. It is in this era, Graeber argues, that we also first encounter a society divided into debtors and creditors. Graeber shows that arguments about debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates from Italy to China, as well as sparking innumerable insurrections. He also brilliantly demonstrates that the language of the ancient works of law and religion (words like “guilt,” “sin,” and “redemption”) derive in large part from ancient debates about debt, and shape even our most basic ideas of right and wrong. We are still fighting these battles today without knowing it. Debt: The First 5,000 Years is a fascinating chronicle of this little known history—as well as how it has defined human history, and what it means for the credit crisis of the present day and the future of our economy. Economist Glenn Loury /Criminalizing a Race
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The White Masters of the
World
From
The World and Africa, 1965
By W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois’
Arraignment and Indictment of White Civilization
(Fletcher)
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