Plonc (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Nothing gets on God’s nerves like hypocrites, falsifiers, syndicators and and slanderers. And he gets really mad when you tell his worshipers their pious moralizing is in bad taste. Back in the 60s Malcolm X said we had to call Negroes “African-Americans”. In the 70s we had to learn what “environmentalism” meant. In the 80s — the greatest decade in the history of the United States — Liberal wingnuts...
The Starting Five (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
“Why is the American black man so complacent about being trampled upon? Why doesn’t the American black man fight to be a human being?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X Fight the Power.Dear Gatekeeper, My name is Anthony Gilbert, the most known unknown. My co-worker Michael Tillery and I can write circles around you and your staff, however we [...]
Ta-Nehisi Coates (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
...and MF Doom and Morgan Freedom are tied for second--or the Malcolm X slot as I like to call it. Vote and help break the tie
Cause-Related Marketing (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
“My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.” Malcolm X said that. And for most of his short 40 years, a good library was the best possible and maybe only option for a curious informal learner. Not anymore. To see what’s in my informal learner’s toolkit check the post my other blog, The Learner’s Guild.
The Starting Five (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
“We declare our right on this earth…to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this Earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.” Malcolm X This may seem a bit capricious when compared [...]
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Standing in front of a giant Afrocentric mural, D.C. Council member Jim Graham spoke about Ward 1’slong-standing problems with graffiti, noting the images of Malcolm X and African freedom fighters behind him as an example of artwork done right. Read the full story
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Standing in front of a giant Afrocentric mural, D.C. Council member Jim Graham spoke about Ward 1'slong-standing problems with graffiti, noting the images of Malcolm X and African freedom fighters behind him as an example of artwork done right.
The Toynbee convector (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
This follows a post called Malcolm X in Oxford and the comments after it. X’s presence on YouTube suggests that there are far more than two dozen recorded speeches. There are 1,680 clips today. Many will not be of any interest and many are not speeches, but impromptu or studio interviews. How our history was destroyed [...]
Mirror On America (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
'Daughters of Legacy' To the world, they are activists, leaders, icons. But these women know them as "Dad." The daughters of MLK, Ali, Malcolm X, Johnnie Cochran and Sidney Poitier... in their first conversation, together. CNN, Sat. & Sun., 6 & 11 p.m. ET.
Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
‘Daughters of Legacy’ To the world, they are activists, leaders, icons. But these women know them as “Dad.” The daughters of MLK, Ali, Malcolm X, Johnnie Cochran and Sidney Poitier… in their first conversation, together. CNN, Sat. & Sun., 6 & 11 p.m. ET.
Ta-Nehisi Coates (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Sometimes I believe the hype, man, We mess it up ourselves and blame the white man But don't point the finger you jigaboo Take a look at yourself, you dumb nigger, you Pretty soon hip-hop won't be so nice No...
UPTOWNflavor (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
COUNTEE CULLEN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM 132 West 136th Street, corner of Malcolm X Boulevard SATURDAY, JULY 19 12:00 – 1:30p GAY AND LESBIAN FICTION: Resistance in the Marketplace? Moderator: Troy Johnson (Founder AALBC.com) Panelists: Terrance Dean (Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry–From Music to Hollywood); Hixon (Ghettoheat); Linda Villarosa (Passing for Black) Are publishers...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
BLOODY hell: Where would a socialist be who decided their political attitude to Malcolm X on the basis of his reactionary religious beliefs as a member of the Nation of Islam, to Bob Marley on the basis of his belief in the divinity of that old tyrant Haile Selassie or even to Hugo Chavez on the [...]
UAE community blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Topic: "From Thug Life to Islam, the story of a rapper" Napolean was a former rapper with the rap group Outlawz, founded by Tupac Shakur, Napoleon will talk about his life and journey to Islam. After following in the footsteps of Malcolm X and performing the Hajj, he began to learn about the essence of Islam and decided to leave a fast lifestyle of music, intoxicants and vice for the simplicity of...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
At York Avenue & 70th Street, NewYork-Presbyterian is rated the 6th best hospital in the US, and its ambulance service is the most-used by NYC, hence the non-stop wail of sirens going up my street. Trivia: Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, and Jim Henson all died here. Dumber trivia: the proper spelling of the hospital specifies there be no space between "New" and "York", supposedly so that people know it's...
