BROTHER MALCOLM: "Because that's what you and I are--Africans," May 19, 1925-February 21, 1965

It's so important to me that you see El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz in word and action before you cling to the 1992 Spike Lee Joint, as we take time--ON PURPOSE--to celebrate the life and continued legacy of Brother Malcolm X. There is no national day of service--even on an elementary level--to honor his life, so we must be intentional on our own as we reclaim this monumental Mentor to our people. if you want more, visit MALCOLMXFILES.BLOGSPOT.COM

That being said, here are a few videos I've been able to find around the world wide web. I have a friend that uses his iPod for the purposes of downloading these words to live by in mP3 format as well. So do visit iTunes for downloads of--not only the latest hotfirejams, but wisdom and praxis as well.

I've said enough. Videos.

This is an excerpt from his words, "By Any Means Necessary," given to a crowd at the same Audubon Ballroom he'd be assassinated in about six months later. This moment in time comes after his break with NOI, but it is OH-SO-IMPORTANT NOT to mistake his break with NOI for a fundamental shift in his chantdown of white supremacy's function in our society. His politics were no less potent.




Malcolm X appears on a Chicago TV show called, "City Desk." This is dated March 17, 1963.

"Our History Was Destroyed by Slavery"




The Ballot or the Bullet, given April 12, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. (You MUST hear the whole thing.)

Malcolm X discusses why he doesn't see Martin Luther King's non-violent philosophy rocking well with progress. June 12, 1963.



And...yes, dear. You can catch Spike Lee's filmic interpretation on Centric tonight at 7P.