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Malcolm X 100th Birthday Celebration Series

November 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

MalcolmX100

Please join us for five free discussions exploring his iconic speeches

2025 is the 100th birth year of Malcolm X

Plans are underway nationwide to honor and learn from him

Hit me back ([email protected]) if you are interested in joining the committee doing this organizing

Join us for five free Zoom sessions this fall

Abdul Alkalimat, Organizer

Saturdays 1–2:30 pm US Central time

Register here: https://bit.ly/malcolmx100

  • 10/12  Malcolm’s context
  • 10/19  1963 Message to the Grassroots
  • 10/26  1964 The Ballot or the Bullet
  • 11/2  1965 Fighting on All Fronts
  • 11/9  Planning Malcolmx100 events (list in formation see below )

Recordings of each session will be posted at http://alkalimat.org/malcolmx100

Recommended background reading and viewing:

Autobiography of Malcolm X (read and reread)
Word Cloud of Autobiography of Malcolm X
Detroit Speeches of Malcolm X
Why should everyone read the Autobiography of Malcolm X (video)
Waistline’s Background to Malcolm X and Detroit
Comprehensive website on Malcolm X

These five events follow 2023’s five Zoom sessions on Black Studies:
IFA Intro for All

Affiliations and Locations of Organizing Committee

INSTITUTION

Bowie State University
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
California State University, Fullerton
California State University at Long Beach
Drexel University
Howard University
Illinois College
Lehman College/CUNY
McMaster University
Medgar Evers College/CUNY
Michigan State University
The Ohio State University
Providence College
SUNY Stony Brook
Temple University
University of Guelph
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
University of Louisville
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of New Mexico
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Texas
Winston Salem University

PLACES

Atlanta
Chicago
Lansing
London
Minneapolis
New York
San Juan
Toronto