Malcolm X Birthday what it means today by Haki Ammi

     Malcolm X Day which should be a National Holiday or at least a Baltimore City recognition.  Born May 19th 1925 Malcolm was born Malcolm Little.  Spending his early years in school as an orphan he later went to prison at the age of 20 for Larceny.  It was there that Malcolm begin his awakening from the ignorance that society had set up for him and learned of how he was tricked into a life of crime and drugs.  Why is Malcolm X story so significant?  It is significant because many young people fall down this path.  We are in a time where our Leaders are minimized and marginalized for their resistance to oppression as Malcolm X witnessed which drove his passion later for Justice.
     Malcolm while in Prison went through a reformation process from not using drugs, alcohol and cleaning up his diet.  All attributes he learned from studying with members of the Nation of Islam under the teachings of Elijah Muhammad.
     Recently in Annapolis via Carl Snowden and the African American Caucus there was a Play entitled "The Meeting" Malcolm X meets Martin performed by three Baltimore Based Actors. It was a fictitious account of what a conversation would have looked like between Malcolm and Martin.  The scene was 1965 in Harlem.  Malcolm invited Dr. King to meet with him and Dr. King came to Harlem and met with him.  This play has been around for years though many of the issues that we have fought, bled and died for still exist to this day.
     Each year around this time of the year many wonder at 92 what would have been the Evolution of Malcolm X.  Would have be more into Islam and the Universal principles of Islam?  Would he have sought an Elected Office?  Would he have continued to go to the UN and meet with Foreign Leaders?     This author has interview key scholar Dr. Latif Tarik Professor at Coppin State University who wrote his Dissertation on Malcolm theorizes that with the growth of Islam in this Country Malcolm would have more than likely continued to be an advocate for Oppressed people rights.  There are many Malcolm X related activities taking place all over the DMV.  We owe it now after 8 years of President Obama and now in the new Era of 45 we owe it to ourselves and our community to reevaluate our relationships with this society and ask the question where are we going and what leaders are going to get us there.  Support your local educational events dealing with Malcolm X.   Several key leaders will be speaking on this in Baltimore Dr. Jared Ball Professor of Communications at Morgan State University who wrote extensively on Malcolm and Dr. Zak Kondo who authored a book on Malcolm X Assassination.

About the Author;  Haki Ammi is an Empowerment Speaker, Organizer, Radio Host, Business Advocate and Author of Mission Unstoppable, Extraordinary Stories of Failures Blessings.  He has over 50 interviews of Key thought leaders and is available for Speaking, Panel Discussion and Consultation.  He can be reached at www.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4huChY7ZTVs&t=157s   www.Successscholarhaki.com