the impact of africa on malcolm x & malcolm x’s impact on africa

What we you hear next is a recent community dialogue that explored the impact of Africa on El Hajj Malik El Shabzz’s thought and practice and Malik Shabazz’s impact on Africa. What we are concerned with, specifically, with this dialogue is the impact of East Africa, generally, revolutionary Kenya, in particular on Malik Shabazz’s thought and practice. We pay attention to attention to the evolutions of Malik Shabazz’s clarity on the role of revolutionary struggle through his direct relationship with revolutionaries in Kenya [East Africa more broadly]. The question[s] that framed this dialogue were: 1. What was the influence of revolutionaries in East Africa, generally, Kenya, specifically on Malik El Shabazz political, cultural, and economic praxis? Here, we mapped the Land and Freedom Army [known in colonialist discourse and historical memory as the Mau Mau Rebellion as well as was his relationship with Pio Gama Pinto, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, and Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu? 2. What strains of Malik Shabazz’s praxis are important to contextualizing current geopolitical and national questions, and are applicable to this current moment? Here I think it would useful to suggest to you, our listeners, to explore some of his work; intentionally engaging his speeches, lectures, and/or talks as well as his project to take the U.S. [in relation to the colonial question that includes people of African descent in the US, and ultimately Western nations] to a world court, his developing application [and it can be argued implicitly, critique] of human rights [where there is a clear sharpening of human rights theory and practice to engage an African world perspective]; his contributions and attempts to extend Pan Africanism, challenging Black Internationalism as framework to understanding national oppression, autonomy, and personhood. For more, it is highly recommended to explore the work of Africa World Now Project Collaborative … as well as the • Kenyan Organic Intellectuals [a very important collective of revolutionaries in Kenya who are extensions of this history and more!] • Engage an article titled: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz: the Continuity and Legacy of a Critical Africana Human Rights Consciousness [an article that extends and expands on many of the points made in the lecture, which is also available if you follow Africa World Now Project Collective’s social media and look in the bios of our various social platforms for access to the this article and extensive archive] • Visit https://alkalimat.org/ and https://www.brothermalcolm.net/mxcontent.html, where Professor Abdul Alkalimat has developed a series lectures called MalcolmX100 as well as an absolutely incredible archive of work on and by Bro Malcolm complied by Abdul Alkalimat] [Selected Work on Malcolm X]. • Black Men Build where you can find work on contemporary implications of Malcolm X as well as a re/released and update of a Study Guide on Malcolm developed by Abdul Alkalimat and co. • Of course, you can explore the work of Africa World Now Project Collective, where you will find a playlist of programs that explore, in more depth, some of these questions. As well as explorations and extensions of Africana sociopolitical thought and practice. Our show was produced today in solidarity with the Native/Indigenous, African, and Afro Descendant communities at Standing Rock; Venezuela; Cooperation Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi; Brazil; the Avalon Village in Detroit; Colombia; Kenya; Palestine; South Africa; Ghana, Ayiti, and other places who are fighting for the protection of our land for the benefit of all peoples! Listen intently. Think critically. Act accordingly. Enjoy the program!