Mana RabieeReutersMembers of Malcolm X’s family have made public what they described as a letter written by a deceased police officer stating that the New York Police Department and FBI were behind the 1965 killing of the famed Black activist and civil rights advocate.Malcolm X was a powerful orator who rose to prominence as the […]readmore
A. Peter Bailey was a member of Malcolm X’s Organization of African Unity and editor of Blacklash, the organization’s newspaper. He has lectured on Malcolm X at multiple universities and written extensively about Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz). His forthcoming book is, “Brother Malcolm X’s Visionary Strategic Pan-Africanism, Why It Enraged the FBI and the […]readmore
by Christopher MooreNew York’s Seventeenth-Century African Burial Ground in History By Christopher MooreNew York’s African Burial ground is the nation’s earliest and largest known African American cemetery. It has been called one of the most important archaeological finds of our time. But it is more than that: though long hidden and much violated it remains […]readmore
Monday, February 22 | 6:30 PMEvery February, the Schomburg Center celebrates the life of Malcolm X during Black History Month – coinciding with the anniversary of his assassination on February 21, 1965.. This year, our virtual program will feature a conversation and presentations by Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of The Three Mothers: How the Mothers […]readmore
A. Peter Bailey was born in Columbus, Georgia and was raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. Bailey served in the U.S. Army from 1956-1959 and attended Howard University. In 1962, Bailey moved to Harlem and became a founding member of Malcolm X’s Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) where he was editor of the OAAU newsletter, Blacklash. From: […]readmore
by Stephen Witt Kings County Politics February 24, 2020Editor’s Note: As a Jew, I was taught to forgive about the holocaust that took some 6 million Jewish lives during World War II, but to never forget. Thus, we as a people, have museums and often show graphic and horrific photos of this inhumane time least we forget.Now […]readmore
Shirley Chisholm was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971. A Footnote in HistoryChisholm was assigned to the House Agriculture Committee. Given her urban district, she felt the placement was irrelevant to her constituents. When Chisholm confided to Rebbe Menachem M. Schneerson that she was upset and insulted by her assignment, Schneerson […]readmore
The City this week officially landmarked a pre-Civil War building at 227 Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn — hub for abolitionist activity during the early 19th century due to its proximity to the waterfront and its then large population of African Americans. The house is noted for its ties to abolitionists Thomas and Harriett Truesdell, […]readmore
