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of
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bering his Iif and legacy in
memorial observances and
birthday commemor lions for
IDOr than two decades. They
meaniag and rele ee a . know that "truth crushed to
. of �-A rican CX)D- earth will ri again·.
• sao rISeS to 00Dfr0at the EI Hajj Malik el S azz _
CODtin� reality of ra' ra- Malcolm X' 0 the rise. All
. I oppression and economic·
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exploitation on these ho lile
Amerieaa res.
. The rich are FttiDg richer
and th poor are getting poorer
even within the African
American oommunity.
illusion of progress .
bei g ttered in the face of the
raw na ed evidence hich
abounds' the pcwerty trickeD,
. Cit infe ed, crime afflicted
n and barri in these across country there' a surging
Uni ed States. interest in Malcolm X, the man
There are arr abundance of America wishes African
Black faces in high places Americans would forget. They
'everywhere, but there has been can't suppress Malcolm's ir
no significant change in the repressible spirit. Boo stores
pJigb of the masses of African- can't keep his books and
Americans.Somebodyhas bccn phamplcts .on the shelves.
eeling out. And the people Records of Malcolm's speeches
know it are in high demand, as are fIlms
But there' n e man who is and video casettes about his life.
rising up li a phoenix out of Rap groups like Public
the ashes to symbolize lh pos- Enemy sing his prai . Poets
sibilities for liberation of a are crafting new pieces coshin
do ntrodden and' oppres ed ing his contribution in poetry
people. and prose. Artists are framing
o go ernm t saner" ned 'fresh image depicting his
aatienal, state or local holiday raeter courage and vision.
or celebrations mark. his Students on the march again
memory. In fact among the against background and reac
po r tructure of th· n ti n he tion ry .adl!'in· tratio move
is person non grata. E, n the .. forward Ul hIS name. Malcolm X
African-American eli e barely . on the rise.
utter hi name. The image On February 21, of this year
'ma ers and mind moulder a group of progr e sive
have tried to bury him, to tionalists issued a caD to for
obli erate him from our collec- the African-American ation
tive consciou ness. The true to proclaim May 19, Malcolm
believers and devotees of the X's birthday an Africao
man and his philosophy never Americaa Holiday.
forgot. They h. ve �n remem- I Momentum is building t�
bring Malcolm out of the closet In CJcYeIand, Ohio the Bla
and to place him up front where Coalition under the leadership
he properly bel . Twenty- of Omar Ali Bey will be holding
five years after his assassination a day Ioag series of activities in
in 1965 and inthe year of his honor of Maloolm X on May 19
65th birthday, e as African- and Dr. M u na Karenga's
Americans are going to Ka da network will be SPOD
proclaim a Holiday for "Our oring Kuzali a's (birthday
Shining Black Prince". 1990 will �lebrations) in several cities.
be year of Malcolm X! Preston Wilcox of A.F. .A.M.
Countless communities, in Hadem has formed a MaI
north and south, east and est, colm X Lovers etwork. Dr .
bave a cady been on the . Edward Crosby of the Depart
Others are just beginning 0 ot of Pan-African Studies t
climb on board. For 18 years in Kent State UMersity has taken
Washington, D.C. Charles time to ur all Black Stud'
Steve Malik EdWards and Departmen to raise Malcolm
Sherry Brown have spear- X up this year. And Dr. James
headed what has come to be the Turner, Chairman Emeritius of
largest Malcolm X Daycelebra- the African studies and
lion in America.
Thi year the D.C. Commit
tee is sponsoring an entire week
of cultural education J and
political activities ulminating
with a huge celebr lion in
Anacostia Park on May 21 ..
Th celebr tion is expected
to draw upwards to 70 000
people. In Philad Iphia Pen
nsylvania Andrea Brown and
dedicated group of African
American women called Sisters
Remember Malcolm will be
stitute for Positive Education,
Charshee Mcintyre. President
of the African Heritage Studies
As ociation, . Rep. David
Richardson, President of the
ional Conference of Black
State Legislators d scholar
ctivists Bill Stirck1and, Ron
Walters d Manning Marable
have endorsed t e effort. The
list of endorsees is expected to
grow rapidly in t e coming
months. Ioolm X· 0 the
rise.
The teno of the ti dictate
that we reclaim and resurrect a
leader who w an outspoken
critic of America's system of op
pression and n upcompromis
ing champion for the liberation
of the African-American mas-
. example of unflinching
courage and commitment even
in the face of death � a source
of inspiration which needs to be
h ld hi h. Malcolm X' on the
rise. 1990 will be th year of
Malcolm X! -
For further info marion on
the Malcolm X Day Holiday
Commi 'on contact Dr. James
Turner (007) 255-4625.
Research Center at. Cornell
'Univer ity is co-ordinating a
major Sympoli ID on the life
nd coatr . ofMakolm X
on May 20, t Harlem's
re d Schomburg Museum.
Dr. Turner also agreed to
cha� the National Malcolm X
Day Holiday Commission which
is in formation. To date such
notable African-American
leaders s Rich rd Hatcher,
General Ch irman of the
African-American Summit, Ar
thur O. Eave, Deputy Speaker
of t New York, State Assemb-
ly, Haki Madhabuti of the In.-
Ron Daniels served as the
Director of the NlIIionaJ RIIin
bow CoQiition and as the Deputy
Campaign Manager for the
Reverend Jesse Jackson's
Presidential Campaign '88. He
has served lIS Pruident of the Na
tional Block Assembly and tIS
Chairperson of the National
Black Independent Political
Party. Currently, he serves as
President of the Institute for
Community Organizalion Iliad
Development in Youngstown,
Ohio. He may be conlllcted at
(�16) 746-5747.
"Truth
cru heel to
earth will
rise again.1I
1 I
holding their 6th Malcolm X.
Day observance. Their tenacity
. paying ofT. This year there.will
be no less than four Malcolm X
Day celebrations in Philadel
phia.
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rican- merlcan
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ory:
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