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 (mcworter@illinois.edu) if you are interested in joining the committee doing this organizing


Affiliations and Locations of Organizing Committee

Community Organizations

Events


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


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10/12  Malcolm’s context

Slides as pdf

10/19  1963 Message to the Grassroots

Slides as pdf

10/26  1964 The Ballot or the Bullet

Slides as pdf

11/2  1965 Fighting on All Fronts

Slides as pdf

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 ^

INSTITUTIONS

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
Greenville, SC
Lansing
London
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New York
San Juan
Toronto

Community Organizations^

The African American Cultural Center (US)

The Malcolm X Center for Self Determination

Events^

ONLINE

October 2024
Ricky Jones
https://x.com/DrRickyLJones/status/1843287166195253681

October – November 2024
Historian Speaks
https://historianspeaks.org/blog/f/malcolm-x-100-sign-up-for-five-free-zoom-sessions

February 2025
ASALH
https://asalh.org/calendar/malcolm-x-100th-birthday-celebration-series/2024-10-12/

EAST US

November 2024 – May 2025
Yale University
https://whc.yale.edu/programs/working-groups/mx100-why-malcolm-why-today

May 2025
Haki__ammi
https://www.instagram.com/haki_ammi/p/C_ihYiSNoTZ/

MIDWEST US

May 2024
Omaha (99th birthday)
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/malcolm-x-celebrations-to-mark-99th-birthday-and-hall-of-fame-induction/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvEuWFJ4p4c

WEST US

May 2025
Stanford University
https://shc.stanford.edu/stanford-humanities-center/events/night-100th-birthday-malcolm-x

WEST AFRICA

May 2025
Gambia
https://standard.gm/malcolm-xs-100th-birthday-to-be-commemorated-in-gambia/