By C. Dwayne West- Muhammad Ali’s death over the weekend has drawn tributes from near and far. All of the coverage, regardless how repetitive, had me mesmerized to the screen each time I heard his name mentioned. I could not get enough of his image and triumphant story being told. There were a few times […]
The Color of Money: Reaping the Dividends of Entrepreneurship
“So our people not only have to be reeducated to the importance of supporting black business, but the black man himself has to be made aware of the importance of going into business. And once you and I go into business, we own and operate at least the businesses in our community. What we will […]
Malcolm X to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz – The Metamorphosis of a Militant in Mecca
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal) – “You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. […]
Manning, Malcolm, And Meaning
By Julianne Malveaux – Dr. Manning Marable made his transition a few days before his Malcolm X biography was released on April 4. The community of scholars that admired him was saddened by his death, and also anticipated the work that would be the product of his decades of research. In many ways, the product […]
Malcolm X Scholar Dies on Eve of Revelations
By Richard Prince – Noted African American historian Manning Marable died in New York on Friday, three days before his long-awaited book containing revelations about Malcolm X is to be published, his publicist confirmed. He was 60. A prolific writer, Marable directed the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University and for […]