ON MANNING MARABLE'S BOOK, "MALCOLM X: A LIFE OF REINVENTION"
The Meaning of Manning Marble’s Biography of Malcolm X By Imam Al-Hajj Talib ‘Abdur-Rashid Comments delivered at the Institute of the Black World 21st Century Forum Saturday, May 7, 2011 Thanks and honor to the Institute for the Black World, 21st Century, and my friend and respected colleague, Dr. Ron Daniels. The late professor Manning Marable is someone whom I have respected over the years for his scholarship and activism in African American studies, and the labor and anti-war movements, and especially on Malcolm X. I had been aware over the years of Dr. Marable’s work on Malik Shabazz’ biography, so it was with great interest that I anticipated the release of his book. I believe that accurate and detailed accounts of the character and deeds of great men and women illuminate their greatness, and the greatness of the causes to which they have dedicated their lives. As such, while reading “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention”, I was thrilled, inspired, stunned, energized, and empowered, b...