Video of the Day

May 19, 2009 by Marc Lamont Hill

Today’s video of the day comes from Malcolm X, who was born 84 years ago today. These three video provide a glimpse into the extraordinary passion, intellect, humility, and sincerity that make him one of the greatest Americans ever produced. Happy Birthday Baba Malcolm. (Raadi Allahu ‘anhu)

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7 Comments

1. mcc wrote:

Pretty sure you meant *born* 84 years ago today.. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.” Ashe!

May 19, 2009 @ 10:20 am

2. zak wrote:

I can’t express enough how much I appreciate Malcolm X , but if he was killed 84 years ago, how old does that make me? And I’m pretty sure there were no color TVs 84 years ago. Were there even televisions commercially available?

May 19, 2009 @ 11:53 am

3. zak wrote:

Ohhhhhh. He was born 84 years ago. The way you write it made me think he was assassinated 84 years ago. My boggle.

May 19, 2009 @ 11:57 am

4. Tom Penn wrote:

He died in 1965 … it is now 2009 … who do you think assassinated Malcolm X forty-four years ago???

May 19, 2009 @ 12:14 pm

5. Mrs. Rivers wrote:

I love hearing his speeches. They always send shivers up my spine. they just dont make men like this anymore. . . ..

May 19, 2009 @ 12:20 pm

6. DCI74 wrote:

El Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, gone in the flesh but a spirit that can’t be forgotten.

May 19, 2009 @ 1:42 pm

7. Clif Soulo wrote:

Powerful words…..still trying to learn from this man. speaking of which, it’s about time i re-read his autobiography..

May 19, 2009 @ 2:37 pm

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