Malcolm X at Queens Court in 1964.
Herman Hiller, World Telegram staff photographer – Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97519439/r
“By any means necessary”…
El Hajj Malik Shabazz
Malcolm X did not derive the idiom “the chickens have come home to roost.”
That assured statement is attributed to an idea by Robert Southey in 1809, and one ,which has been assigned to the feathered friends’ “behavior of perching on an elevated surface to sleep” as related to securing safety from predators.
The words have been dissected to meanings suited to individual interpretations.
One even made comparisons to the effect that Southey might have meant to explain how “curses are like young chickens,” because ” they always come home to roost.”
El Hajj Malik Shabazz referred to the notion when discussing a rally organized by the Nation of Islam following the death of President John Kennedy.
The media reported the statement as damnation for retribution to pervasive US violence inflicted throughout the world.
Some claimed the Pan-African’s comment stemmed from consequences he said must be endured from past actions.
The repercussions created controversy, divisions and white rage.
The militant, Black nationalist will be regaled on May 19 with an all-day tour stopping at his Ferncliff Cemetery burial site in Hartsdale, the Schomburg Center in Harlem, Audubon Ballroom aka the Shabazz Center (where Malcolm X was assassinated) the African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan and an African marketplace.
Organized by the Global World Activists community, the tour promises a “transformative and educational journey” to celebrate the life and legacy of Malcolm X on the anniversary of his 100th birthday.
A 6:30 a.m. departure from Coppin State Lot H will ensure exploration of the landmarks credited with fighting for social justice and Civil Rights.
Actually, what El Hajj Malik Shabazz said in 1964 was:
“We want freedom by any means necessary.
We want justice by any means necessary.
We want equality by any means necessary.”
The Muslim leader who was crowned the shining Black prince by his stalwarts was murdered at age 60.
For more information call 410-209-9687.
Rally against dismantling of Civil Rights
Meanwhile, last Saturday’s rally to preserve long-standing institutions that exhibit Black History culled students, activists, members of the clergy, educators and others.
The May 3 mobilization at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. by the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) demonstrated disdain for the Donald Trump administration’s effort to erase Black History. You can take down exhibits,close buildings, ban books and try to change history but we will never forget,” North Carolina’s representative Alma Adams reportedly said.
Dismantling of artifacts at the National Museum of African American History and Culture and other Black institutions have already begun.
“This president is a master of distraction and is destroying what it took 250 years to build,” Adams added.
National Action Network March Set For August
Another call to action targets executive orders regarding due process and other anti Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) proposals implemented by the 100-day campaign promise from the leader of the Republican Party.
Organized by NAN founder Al Sharpton the rally is set for Aug. 28.
A Wall Street location offers space to protest the economic hold which the lower east side area headquarters the New York Stock Exchange.
Marchonwallstreet2025.com is the online address for more information about the peace and justice movement to reclaim Civil Rights.
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