Teaching Malcolm X
Fri, May 09
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Join us for the second installment in our series commemorating the 100th birthday of Malcolm X—activist, orator, and enduring symbol of Black liberation. we'll discuss approaches that do justice to his radical voice and enduring impact with Haile Gerima and Greg Thomas vis Zoom.
Time & Location
May 09, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
About Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a minister, civil rights activist, and prominent Black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and 1960s. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere 400 members at the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. A naturally gifted orator, Malcolm X exhorted Black people to cast off the shackles of racism “by any means necessary,” including violence. The fiery civil rights leader broke with the Nation of Islam shortly before his assassination in 1965 at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech. He was 39 years old.
About Greg Thomas
A native of Southeast, Washington DC, Greg thomas teaches Black Studies and Literature in English between at Howard University. He is author of The Sexual Demon of…