Malcom X : A gangster and a Revolutionist


"You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker"
                                                                           -Malcom X

In the world of Technology and Robotics, Black Liberation is still an agenda followed by many nations worldwide. Protest against Anti-black Racism is taking place in mississauga Ontario, Black in toronto, Canada are disproportionately arrested lately. If these are the present day scenario, What would have been before ?
Let's crack it by addressing a person, who have directly faced and fought the dominance of the imperialism. 
Lynching, slavery, labourism are all other terminologies make sense to people who have been bondage to them. The feature of Malcom X from Malcom little is a inspired activism for today's generation. A inspiration convincing the story of fight against Racism and Neo colonialism. Malcom X was born to Earl and Louise little in 1925, Omaha,  Nebraska, U.S. During the time the dominance of Ku Klux Klan also known as KKK was controlling the locals including Little family. Malcom Little along with his family were constantly harassed by the American white supremacist hate group KKK. The same group of people also burned the Little house when malcom was 4 years old. After the incident, the little family moved to michigam where they are again threaten by the white supremacist organization Black legion.  In the crisis Malcom's 4 uncle were murdered and left to die by black legion group. Later his father by streetcar accident, which was again a rumoured that white racists were responsible for his father's death when he was just 6, Along with his mother who found disturbed and sent to mental institute was very disturbing to Malcolm X as a child. Malcom along with his siblings were sent to different foster houses after the incident. Malcom was also a bright student in the academics but dropped because of an racial judgement by his teacher.
His life turned another mischance when at the age of 18 he came into gambling, pimping and robbery after moving to harlem, later at the age of 21 he got arrested and was sentenced to jail for 8-10 years in charlestown state prison. During the time The Nation of islam promoted black independence from white, which was been directed by Elijah muhammed. Elijah muhammed was a religious leader who led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. He was a mentor to many famous activists, leaders and known personalities like Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali. In prison he constantly started writing to Elijah muhammed and after he met Elijah muhammed for the first time in chicago.  The followed next year he was named  Assistant minister of the Nation of Islam Temple number 1 in Detroit, and that's when he actually became Malcom X from Malcom little. Succeeding his post expansion to Temple number 11 and 12 in Philadelphia., he then finally was selected to lead Temple number 7 at harlem where his past life mischanced. He received many praise's and criticism  at the same time for his voice against the racism nation wise. His rise to national prominence in 1957 gained many international exposure. Following year he got married to Betty in 1958 and had 6 daughters .
Meanwhile by expanding his leadership among people, he was receiving  more attention and appraisals than Elijah muhammed, which was knocking Elijah's status and so Elijah muhammed suspended Malcom X for sluring on kenddy assasination. 

"So we're trapped, trapped, double-trapped, triple-trapped. Any way we go, we find that we're trapped. Any every kind of solution that someone comes up with is just another trap."
-Malcom X

During an interview he said he didn't left Muslim nation but they (Member/ Member's of muslim nation) asked him to do so. He then joined  Afro-American Unity which was an Non-religious group promoting Pan-africanism.  He also performed hajj in mecca and realized the people at mecca came from different race and nation yet not been distinguished on the basis of color or any other racial expression. Subsequently he got many invitations to different old and new forming organisations worldwide. He always believed in solving each domestic problems in core capitalist, Semi periferial or 3rd world nations against racism for dark skinned people. With numberless tribute came threats, first by burning car and then his house he got assassinated on February 21, 1965 in Manhattam's Audubon Ballroom by 21 gun shots. In the case of assassination 3 members of Nation of Islam were tried and convicted to murder.
Alike Malcom X many leaders and activists are still forced to death along with those innocent life's with no cost for group of people like KKK and common Mob-lynchers living around.
What we expect is to take a stand while observing any sort of racism against Color, Race, Culture, Gender, Creed, Religion.

"I am a Muslim minister. The same as they are Christian ministers, I'm a Muslim minister. And I don't believe in fighting today on any one front, but on all fronts.  In fact, I'm a Black Nationalist freedom fighter."
-Malcom X

Thank you !


News Source: https://www.insauga.com/protest-against-anti-black-racism-taking-place-in-mississauga-this-weekend
https://www.wral.com/black-people-are-more-likely-to-be-arrested-charged-and-killed-by-police-in-toronto-new-report-finds/19232300/
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