The Legacy of Malcolm X Part 2 with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny Sharma

Send us Fan MailAs Malcolm X evolved throughout his entire life, he stood for self reliance, black nationalism, dignity, and equality for all human beings. Malcolm X knew the power of solidarity through an international coalition to defeat the evils of imperialism which underlined racist institutions throughout the world. He sought to bridge the psychological gap that the underclass, especially black people, needed to overcome to take ownership of their future and transcend their second class status in America. If indeed the union won the civil war, why hasn't there been an end to white supremacy and a proliferation of equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the south? Malcolm X was aware of the power of the people to redefine the inequities in every generation because as a self made man who knew all too well the history of political revolution and independence from the Enlightenment era all the way up to the 20th century. Was the constitution and bill of rights only meant to really apply to rich white landowning protestant men? How has Malcolm X redefined this notion to include blacks and other citizens normally relegated to lower status? How must we learn from Malcolm X to redefine who we are in every generation inline with the aspirations of what America was meant to become, a land of immigrants?Malcolm X understood the power of education too 'free people's mind' from mental poverty and mental colonialism, to finally put an end to the heavy conditioning of poor people throughout the world. Like other luminaries and social reformers of the 20th century, Malcolm X didn't merely study the literature and history, he also put the theory into practice to enlighten the public to the schemes and evil machinations of 'the powers that be' and empower the people to stand up for their rights through active agency to awake people from their complacency like few other men could do. Malcolm X recognized that throughout America there are poor communities that no politicians are accountable too. This results in the creation of voiceless poor communities throughout America that are disenfranchised in a never ending cycle of poverty and neglect. Throughout the world, there are contingencies of disillusioned people yearning for social development and political empowerment to awake them from their complacencies. Malcolm X was on the verge of doing just that in much of North Africa and the Middle East. It's our duty to finish the job. Are we better off today than in the past? Are our politicians accountable to us today or are we accountable to them? What would Dr. King and Malcolm X says about the state of politics in today's society? How can Liberty, Fraternity, Equality, and Justice apply to all people today, not just white landowning men as was the original drafting?