Debate Honors Malcolm X’s 100th Birthday with Black Empowerment Talk

Debate honors Malcolm X’s 100th birthday with Black empowerment talk

From L-R: D’Maiya Clark, Mamboge Njie, Laila Sanford-McKisic, and Kyla Canty, debaters in a program at Wayne State University honoring the 100th birthday of Malcolm X. May 19, 2025 | Photo by Jackson ColemanDetroit — On Monday, Umoja Debate League hosted a debate featuring high school students at Wayne State University’s M. Roy Wilson State Hall to commemorate what would have been Malcolm X’s 100th birthday.  It was held in the Malcolm X Auditor…

A hundred years ago, Malcolm X was born. He combined his radical commitment to African-American civil rights with anti-imperialism and internationalism.

Malcolm X's Legacy Is Still The Blueprint For Black Self-Sufficiency

Source: Terry Disney / Getty Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and later known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, would have turned 100 today.  A century since his birth, his words still cut through the noise with surgical precision. He wasn’t just a revolutionary thinker or a powerful orator; he was a man ahead of his time. His teachings, often mischaracterized as radical or militant, were always deeply rooted in love for his people, an unrelenting thir…

Malcolm X and the fight for liberation—by any means necessary

“And the injustice that has been inflicted upon negros in this country by Uncle Sam is criminal. Don’t blame a cracker in Georgia for your injustices. The government is responsible for the injustices. The government can bring these injustices to a halt.” Malcolm X. Revolutionary. Muslim minister. Black civil rights leader. Human rights activist. Black nationalist  “We want freedom, by any means necessary. We want justice, by any means necessary.…

Channeling Malcolm X: These Modern Torchbearers Are Keeping His Legacy

One hundred years later, the question isn’t whether Malcolm X and his influence still exists—it’s who’s carrying it, and how.

Malcolm X Is My Hero: Why His 100-Year Legacy Is Still The Blueprint For Black Self-Sufficiency

Source: Terry Disney / Getty Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and later known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, would have turned 100 today.  A century since his birth, his words still cut through the noise with surgical precision. He wasn’t just a revolutionary thinker or a powerful orator; he was a man ahead of his time. His teachings, often mischaracterized as radical or militant, were always deeply rooted in love for his people, an unrelenting thir…