Category Archives: Malcolm X

The Night the Ali-Liston Fight Came to Lewiston

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

The heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stood over Sonny Liston in the first round of their title fight in Lewiston, Me., on May 25, 1965, and was heard to say, “Get up and fight, sucker!” “LEWISTON, Me. — A couple of … Continue reading →

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Malcolm X on Front Page Challenge, 1965: CBC Archives

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

“On January 5, 1965, Malcom X appeared on the longstanding Canadian television program ‘Front Page Challenge’. Following the program format in which the four panelists try to guess the identity of the program guest, who sat out of sight (in … Continue reading →

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The Last Poets (1970)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

“You can trace the birth of hip-hop to the summer of 1973 when Kool Herc DJ’d the first extended breakbeat, much to the thrill of the dancers at a South Bronx block party. You can trace its conception, however, to … Continue reading →

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“Message to the Grass Roots” – Malcolm X (Nov. 10, 1962)

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

“‘Message to the Grass Roots’ is a public speech delivered by human rights activist Malcolm X. The speech was delivered on November 10, 1963, at the Northern Negro Grass Roots Leadership Conference, which was held at King Solomon Baptist Church … Continue reading →

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COINTELPRO (1956–1971)

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

J. Edgar Hoover at Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., July 24, 1967. “COINTELPRO (Portmanteau derived from COunter INTELligence PROgram) (1956–1971) was a series of covert, and at times illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation … Continue reading →

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Black Liberation – Yves de Laurot (1967)

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

“Unique in African-American History, Black Liberation is not just a ‘movie on Malcolm X.’ It incarnates his authentic spirit and will, The leader was actively involved behind the camera, as an essential creative and political force. Malcolm X did not want an idolatrous … Continue reading →

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The Whitewashing of King’s Assassination

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

“‘Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.’ Jesus’s rebuke to the Pharisees descended upon me on a cold January morning in 2017, in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. … Continue reading →

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