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P B S F eatu res L egen d ary M alcolm X
Documentary
shows many
facets of leader
He was a political philosopher
and visionary, husband and father,
dynamic orator and militant minis­
ter. In his lifetime, Malcolm X was
many men.
Bom Malcolm Little, he later
became “Detroit Red” and “New
York Red” - a hustler, drug pusher,
pimp, con man and the head of a
Boston robbery ring. After spend-
M alcolm X w as know n for his confrontiation o f white oppression.
ing time in prison, he emerged as
Minister Malcolm - Malcolm X, the
fiery, eloquent spokesman for the
Nation of Islam.
Finally, he became El Hajj Malik
El Shabazz, an internationally rec-
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ognized leader and advocate for
oppressed peoples. He was both
loved and despised, revered and
feared - until an a ssassin 's bullet
cut him dow n at age 39.
American Experience marks the
40th anniversary of his death with
“Malcolm X - Make It Plain,” airing
on PBS on Monday, Feb. 21. This
in-depth film portrait goes straight
to the heart, mind and message of
one of the modem era's most com­
plex figures. Actress Alfre Woodard
narrates the special.
This film chronicles Malcolm X ’s
remarkable journey from his birth
on May 19,1925 in Omaha, Neb., to
his assassination at the Audubon
Ballroom in New York City on Feb.
21,1965.
His com pelling story is told
through the m em ories o f people
who had close personal and w ork­
ing relationships with him: promi-
n e n t f ig u r e s su c h a s M aya
A ngelou, O ssie Davis and Alex
He was both
loved and
despised, revered
and feared - until
an assassin s
bullet cut him
down at age 39.
H aley; N ation o f Islam associ­
a te s , in c lu d in g W a lla c e D.
M uham m ad, the son o f Elijah
Muhammad; and family members,
including his wife, Betty Shabazz,
and his oldest daughter, A ttallah
Shabazz. Included is extensive
archival footage o f M alcolm X,
speaking in his own w ords at
m eetings and rallies, and in media
interviews.
At a time when black civil rights
leaders preached harm ony and
integration, M alcolm preached a
m ilitant gospel o f self-defense
and nationalism that terrified
many whites and disturbed, yet
also inspired, black Am ericans.
A fter his travels to A frica and
M ecca, he returned with a deeper
understanding of Islam and a new
w illingness to accept w hite a l­
lies.
“The white man and the black
man have to be able to sit down at
the same table,” he said in his last
year. “Then they can bring the is­
sues that are under the rug out on
top o f the table and take an intelli­
gent approach to getting the prob­
lem solved.”
In 1965, under attack from the
Nation of Islam and under surveil­
lance by the FBI, Malcolm X was
assassinated while delivering a
speech. Who killed him and why
remains a mystery to this day, 40
years after his assassination.
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invite “the colored
people o f Oregon ” to a
Grand Emancipation
Celebration at the
Multnomah County
Courthouse on the
sixth anniversary o f the
Emancipation Proclama­
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signed by President
Abraham Lincoln on
Jan. 1, 1863, that
declared free all those
slaves residing in
territory in rebellion
against the federal
government “as a fit
and necessary war
measure for suppress­
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Powerful Voice to Visit Sunday
Lewis & Clark
College hosts
noted author
For m ore than three decades,
Nikki G iovanni has been writing
from her heart about civil rights
and equality. She describes her-
selfas a black A m erican, a daugh­
ter, a m other and a professor of
English.”
G iovanni will lecture and read
from her w orks at Lew is & Clark
C ollege on Sunday, Feb. 20, at
7:30 p.m . in A gnes Flanagan
Chapel.
“Nikki G iovanni has modeled
a life o f achievem ent and accom ­
plishm ent for the literary w orld,”
said Tim m ie Roach, president o f
Lewis & C lark’s Black Student
U nion. “H er w ritings are not
bound by any one genre and her
voice has rem ained fresh through
the years. I adm ire her ability to
connect so directly w ith her read­
ers,”
G iovanni is the author o f more
than tw o dozen books, including
poetry, ch ild ren 's books and es­
says.
She has received 21 honorary
doctorates and num erous other
aw ards, in clu d in g g o v e rn o rs’
Nikki Giovanni
aw ards in the arts from Tennes­
see and Virginia. She earned her
bachelor’s degree from Fisk U ni­
versity. “The Nikki Giovanni Po­
etry C ollection” com pact disc
w as a fin a lis t fo r th e 2003
G ram m y A w ard in the category
o f spoken word.
The college’s Black Student
Union sponsors G iovanni's lec­
ture and reading. G eneral admis-
sion tickets are $8 in advance at
the college bookstore or by call­
ing 503-768-7885.
A separately ticketed recep­
tion for G iovanni at 6 p.m., im ­
mediately before the lecture and
reading, will take place in the
college’s Frank M anor House.
The cam pus is located at 0615
S.W . Palatine Hill Rd. For more
inform ation, call 503-768-8125.
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