Julianne Malveaux: Malcolm’s Mama lit his fire

Julianne Malveaux: Malcolm’s Mama lit his fire

The debacle at the Montgomery Pier, where enslaved people were once offloaded and sold, is described as a “brawl.” The August 5 attack on a Black dock worker, Damien Pickett, who attempted to do his job should be described as a vicious and racist attack, not a brawl.

Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s “brightest hopes,” the “stormy, controversial and bold young captain,” and most movingly, “our own Black shining prince,” would have been 100 years old on May 19. People commemorated that birthday in Harlem, at the […] The post Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire appeared first on Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper.