Malcolm X

Malcolm X commemoration committee
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Anthology film archives Malcolm X series continues

September 29, 2025 fwstaff
By The Malcolm X Commemoration Committee “I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand under its weight…” – […]
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Malcolm X Commemorated in Newark and NYC

September 12, 2025 fwstaff
By Malcolm X Commemoration Committee 973 202 0745; 917 346 8142 “I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people,  and then penalize them for not being able to […]
Mandela quote on Palestine
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Palestine and the World

August 24, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe “The Israeli Zionists are convinced they have successfully camouflaged their new kind of colonialism. Their colonialism appears to be more ‘benevolent,’ more ‘philanthropic,’ a system with which they rule simply by getting […]
Don Freeman (1939-2025) speaking in Cleveland, July 30, 2011
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Don Freeman, 1939-2025, Veteran Cleveland-based Activist Leaves Profound Political Legacy

August 7, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the 1960s, the city of Cleveland, Ohio was at the center of several political trends emerging within the African American community nationwide. Its burgeoning African American working-class population, many of whom […]
Malcolm X assassination sixty years ago
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Lawsuit Filed Against Intelligence Agencies Involved in Assassination of Malcolm X

March 2, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On Sunday afternoon February 21, 1965, Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) was gunned down as he stood at the podium of the Audubon Ballroom to address hundreds of people attending […]
Malcolm X and African American expatriates in Ghana during May 1964
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Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism and the Cold War (Part II)

February 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On June 4, 1964, Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) gave an interview with Philadelphia talk show host Joe Rainey over W-DAS where he discussed various aspects of his evolving worldview influenced by […]
Malcolm X in Nigeria and the University of Ibadan in 1964
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Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism and the Cold War (Part I)

February 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe At the height of the state-directed campaigns against revolutionaries and dissidents in the United States after 1946, an atmosphere of apprehension and fear was induced through the utilization of law-enforcement, legislative and […]
Malcolm X as young NOI minister
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Malcolm X, Black Nationalism and the Cold War

February 19, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During his stay in prison in the state of Massachusetts between 1946-1952, Malcolm X began to reflect seriously on his life’s mission. He would join the Nation of Islam (NOI) after being […]
Malcolm X childhood
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Malcolm X Centenary and the Origins of the Legacy

February 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Malcolm X, later known as El Hajj Malik Shabazz, was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska during an era now described as the “Harlem Renaissance.” His parents, Earl and Louise […]
Malcolm X speaking to the press
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The Centennial of Malcolm X Continues

February 12, 2025 fwstaff
By Malcolm X Commemoration Committee* 973 202 0745; 917 346 8142 “I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to […]