Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Angela Davis on Assassination & Legacy of Malcolm X, Her Exclusion from AP Black Studies and More

 Such a deeply important interview 
with Angela Davis. Molly

We speak with renowned scholar and activist Angela Davis on the 58th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. Davis is delivering a keynote address Tuesday at the Shabazz Center in New York, formerly the Audubon Ballroom, where the iconic Black leader was killed on February 21, 1965. Davis says Malcolm is still vital to understanding racism, power and justice in the United States and beyond. “Malcolm always placed these issues in a larger context, and I think that we can learn a great deal from that legacy today,” says Davis. She also responds to recent moves by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and others to restrict the teaching of African American history, calling it an effort to “turn the clock back” on racial progress.
 
Please go here for the original interview and full transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/2/21/angela_davis_malcolm_x_assassination

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