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Ujamaa

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:58:26 -0500

We are almost to our goal of $250,000.

Foundation Update

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:13:26 -0500

We intend to impact upon the perpetuation of Bro. Malcolm’s ideals of unity, equality and collective success by establishing institutions & programs on the Malcolm X birthplace & throughout the world. This is a short summary and update of our work.

If you want to know what we’ve been up to and a little about what we’ve plan to do, this is a great place to start!

Community Garden

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:14:03 -0500

We have a community garden that we are working on called the Shabazz Community Garden. Hear more about it on this video podcast.

Young Entrepreneurs

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 15:11:39 -0500

It is important for young people to understand economics. We must learn to control the economics of our own communities. This program seeks to address that.

Malcolm X (1992) Full Movie

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:47:23 -0600

Writer-director Spike Lee’s epic portrayal of the life and times of the slain civil rights leader Malcolm X begins with the cross-cut imagery of the police beating of black motorist Rodney King juxtaposed with an American flag burning into the shape of the letter X. When the film’s narrative begins moments later, it jumps back to World War II-era Boston, where Malcolm Little (Denzel Washington) is making his living as a hustler. The son of a Baptist preacher who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan, Little was raised by foster parents after his mother was deemed clinically insane; as an adult, he turned to a life of crime, which leads to his imprisonment on burglary charges.
In jail, Little receives epiphany in the form of an introduction to Islam; he is especially taken with the lessons of Elijah Mohammed, who comes to him in a vision. Adopting the name ‘Malcolm X’ as a rejection of the ‘Little’ surname (given his family by white slave owners), he meets the real Elijah Mohammed (Al Freeman, Jr.) upon exiting prison, and begins work as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam.