Malcolm X

Malcolm X Play Gets World Premiere In Valley

... out this story on __link__: __link__/2 k C 4 k Eo. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Malcolm X play gets world premiere in Valley. Kerry Lengel , The Republic | __link__ 12:33 p.m. MT Jan. 27, 2017. Jimonn Cole (left) as Malcolm X and Joshua David Robinson as Doc in the Acting Company's national tour of "X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. the Nation.". (Photo: T. Charles Erickson). 152 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE. A revolutionary leader. An intimate betrayal. A bloody end. Such is the grist for a pair of plays that will launch a national tour in the Valley. One is Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” and the other is a world-premiere production about the assassination of Malcolm X. MORE ARTS:  Review: Mom-and-pop Brelby Theatre scores big with 'Peter and the Starcatcher'  |  Review: Misguided 'Hamlet' and a delightful 'Much Ado' for Southwest Shakespeare  |  Carl Tanner, bounty hunter turned opera star ...

Malcolm X On A Shakespearean Pedestal

... Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi” and “Black Odyssey.” His latest is “X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. the Nation,” commissioned by the Acting Company , based in New York, for a world-premiere national tour that launched this week in Arizona. RELATED:  Malcolm X play gets world premiere in the Valley. The play is written as a cosmic court trial in which Betty Shabazz (Chelsea Williams), widow of the controversial black-nationalist leader, accuses his onetime “brothers” in the Nation of Islam of his 1965 assassination. But the Nation’s “Louis X” (Jonathan-David) — a plausibly deniable stand-in for the real-life Louis Farrakhan — has alternate theories involving the FBI, the CIA and the NYPD. Directed by Ian Belknap, the play is performed on an austere set (scenic design by Lee Savage) done up as a miniature auditorium. Black-and-white renderings of two flags, of the ...

7 Things You Never Knew About The Life And Death Of Malcolm X

... that falling out, his assassination occurred, creating suspicion that the two were linked. In between, however, a couple of key events happened in Malcolm’s life that often get lost. Here are a few. He was terrorized by the Klan during childhood. Malcolm Little’s family had unfortunately been the target of multiple attacks by a Ku Klux Klan sub group, known as the Black Legion. At one of Little’s homes, the Klan had smashed his family’s windows; a different home was burned down altogether. Malcolm’s father disappeared after leaving the home late one night, and was run over, amid suspicion that the Klan was behind the attack yet again. And, as __link__ details , Malcolm once said his uncle was the victim of a lynching. The FBI obsessed over him. Under infamous Director J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI watched Malcolm X like a hawk, and as CNN mentions, there are two key details that illustrate just how much they kept tabs on Omaha native. During a 1954 meeting in which only 12 members, including Malcolm, were present, the FBI was still able to get an informant to report back to it, CNN writes. By 1964, Hoover had sent a message to his New York, ordering “something” ...

The Price Of Freedom Is Death

... closely scrutinized as his legacy continues to influence the culture, economics, education, politics and socialization of Africans throughout the Diaspora. In 1965, Malcolm X was on hiatus from the Nation of Islam (NOI), having been silenced for 90 days, allegedly for disobeying its leader, Elijah Muhammad, and his specific orders not to publicly comment about President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Nov. 22, 1963. “The chickens came home to roost,” Malcolm told a reporter, earning the suspension. In the first couple months of 1964, Malcolm X was in a Miami, Fla., training camp with top contender Cassius Marcellus Clay, who was preparing to challenge the intimidating Sonny Liston for the World Heavyweight Championship on Feb. 25, 1964. The two had known each other for approximately three years. ...

Malcolm X Speaks In The Era Of Trump

... of the New Black Panther Party, told the Amsterdam News, “We have the young people brought to the joint burial site of Malcolm X and his wife Dr. Betty Shabazz so that they can understand the importance of these two tremendous icons. Malcolm is still with us. His legacy lives on. The young people must be taught this. We tell ourselves that no matter who is in the White House, our fight for total self-determination and liberation and equality goes on. Malcolm told us to do for self and fight for with the warrior spirit we were born with.”. To celebrate Malcolm X’s legacy, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., on the anniversary of his assassination, the December 12 th Movement is presenting a program at Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave. in Brooklyn titled, “Malcolm X Speaks in the Era of Trump.” The program will feature excerpts from “The Ballot or the Bullet,” and Malcolm X’s speech at the founding of the Organization of African-American Unity—and ask the question, “What we must do today to continue Malcolm’s legacy?” Call 718-398-1766 for more information. Uptown, the Malcolm X/Betty Shabazz Center will be open on Feb. 21. Starting at 10 a.m., the center will be paying ...

Mlk And Malcolm X Brought Together In Sacramento Theaters

... X is a firebrand who believes that blacks must take action “by any means necessary” against “white oppressors,” while King, a dedicated follower of Ghandi’s practice of nonviolence, resists by turning the other cheek. Romann Hodge plays Martin Luther King Jr. and James Ellison plays Malcolm X in this simply staged play which takes place in one spare hotel room  (designed by Wheatley). Hodge and Ellison effectively convey the strongly held feelings of each of their characters, illustrating well that though King and Malcolm X had very different philosophies and approaches to the movement, they enjoyed a mutual respect born of their dedication. Ray Garner completes the cast as Rashad, Malcolm X’s bodyguard. It is a small role, but in it, he personifies the dedication and desire to protect Malcolm X that was strong among his followers. Though Dr. King and Malcolm X differed greatly in their beliefs, each was prepared to die for them. Unfortunately, they both did, and not long after this supposed meeting took place. Malcolm X  was killed by rival Black Muslim members while addressing his Organization of Afro-American ...

Malcolm X’s Daughter And Granddaughter Had Stolen Rental Car

... court dates. The women were arrested Wednesday night in a Wal-Mart parking lot in La Plata by an officer responding to a report that the U-Haul truck in which they were traveling had been reported stolen earlier that day to Vermont State Police, said Janelle Love, spokeswoman for the Charles County Sheriff's Office. This Jan. 26, 2017 booking photo shows Malikah Shabazz, left, the daughter of Malcolm X, and her daughter Bettih Shabazz, are charged with stealing a rental truck that was carrying seven pit bulls in what police say were inhumane conditions. (Charles County, Maryland, Sheriff's Office). Love said the truck contained seven dogs, some with injuries, housed in stacked crates. She said the dogs were taken to an animal shelter. Both women are charged with unlawfully taking a motor vehicle and theft in excess of $10,000. If convicted, each could face up to 20 years in prison and $20,000 in fines. Malikah is also charged with seven misdemeanor counts of animal abuse or neglect, each punishable by up to 90 days in ...

Relive Ossie Davis' Powerful Eulogy To Malcolm X

... Malcolm X continues to be a powerful and polarizing figure within American and African-American history. The civil rights icon, who was ruthlessly gunned down inside Harlem’s Audobon Ballroom on Feb. 21, 1965, never held his tongue when speaking about his love and loyalty for black people, and the intricate and hypocritical system that has kept African-Americans from achieving the same wealth and freedom as white people. “As long as a white man does it, it’s alright. A black man is suppose to have no feelings. But when a black man strikes back, he’s an extremist. He’s suppose to sit back passively and have no feelings, be non violent and love his enemy no matter what kind of attack–albeit verbal or otherwise–he’s suppose to take it. But if he stands up in anyway, and tries to defend himself, then he’s an extremist.”. READ Revisiting The Historic Meeting Of Malcolm X And ...