Malcolm X: Radical Tradition and a Legacy of Struggle

Malcolm X: Radical Tradition and a Legacy of Struggle was a conference held in New York City, November 14 1990.

Malcolm Remembered: 25 Years of Research and Retrospective Reflection

Key personnel

Chairperson:

• Abdul Alkalimat, Conference Convener

Spiritual Blessing:

• Iyalode Onisegun

• Father Lawrence Lucas

• Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid

Welcome:

• Dr. Augusta Kappner, President BMCC

• Dr. Betty Shabazz, Wife of Malcolm X/Malik Shabazz

Commemorative Poem:

• Amiri Baraka, Poet Laureate of Black Liberation

Panel:

• Dr. C. Eric Lincoln, Duke University, author of Black Muslims in America

• Dr. Margaret Burroughs, founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History, co-editor of For Malcolm: Poems of Celebration

• Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Emeritus Professor, Hunter College, editor of Malcolm X: The Man and His Times

• Alex Haley, author of Roots, collaborator on the Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Panels

Theoretical Perspectives on Malcolm X

Chairperson:

• Pat Wagner, New York Activist Educator

Panel:

• Lou Turner, News and Letters, co-author of Frantz Fanon, Soweto, and American Black Thought

• Molefi Kete Asante assisted by James Conyers, Temple University, author of Kemet, AfroCentricity, and Knowledge

• Clarence J. Munford, University of Guelph (Canada), author of Production Relations, Class and Black Liberation: A Marxist Perspective in African American Studies

• Abdul Alkalimat, 21st Century Books, author of Introduction to Afro-American Studies: A Peoples College Primer

Malcolm X in New York

Chairperson:

• Preston Wilcox, Malcolm X Lovers Network

Panel:

• Kwame M. A. Somburu, Socialist Action

• Yuri Kochiyama, Activist, close associate of Malcolm X

• Bill Epton, Activist, author of The Black Liberation Struggle Within the Current World Struggle

Malcolm X in Ghana

Chairperson:

• Biodun Jeyifo, Cornell University

Panel:

• Robert Coles, Hampshire College

• Vicki Garvin, Activist, worked with Malcolm X in Ghana

• Alice Windom, Lecturer, worked with Malcolm X in Ghana

Malcolm X and Muhammad Speaks Newspaper

Chairperson:

• Arthur Lewin, Bernard Baruch College

Panel:

• Timothy V. Johnson, Peoples Daily World, author of Malcolm X. A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography

• John Woodford, University of Michigan, former Editor in Chief of Muhammad Speaks Newspaper

• Joe Walker, Trade Unionist, former New York Editor of Muhammad Speaks Newspaper

Malcolm X, Islam and Black Liberation

Chairperson:

• Michael Williams, Simmons College

Panel:

• Benjamin Kareem, former associate of Malcolm X

• Margarita Asha Samad-Matias, City College of New York

• Yusuf Nuruddin, John Jay College

Malcolm X, Art and Culture

Chairperson:

• Maryemma Graham, Northeastern University

Panel:

• Herb Boyd, cultural critic publishing in Amsterdam News and the Guardian Newspapers

• Tom Porter, cultural critic, author of "Social Roots of African Ameruican Music"

• St. Clair Bourne, award winning film maker

• Malik Edwards, Malcolm X Day Committee of Washington, D.C.

Malcolm X and Third World Leadership

Chairperson:

• Omayemi Agbeyegbe, Queens College CUNY

Panel:

• Don Rojas, Executive Editor of Amsterdam News

• David Johnson, George Washington University

New Research on Malcolm X

Chairperson:

• Ron Bailey, Northeastern University

Panel:

• William Sales, Seton Hall University, author of Southern Africa: Same Struggle, Same Fight

• Bell Hooks, Oberlin College, author of Yearning: Critiques of Race, Gender, and Class

• James Cone, Union theological Seminary, author of Martin and Malcolm: American Dream or Nightmare?

Black Liberation and Social Revolution: U.S.A. Perspectives

Chairperson:

• Abdul Alkalimat, 21st Century Books

Panel:

• Chokwe Lumumba, New African Peoples Organization, By Any Means Necessary Newspaper

• Linda Burnham, Frontline Political Organization, CrossRoads Magazine

• Bill Fletcher, Jr., Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Forward Motion Journal

• Nelson Peery, Communist Labor Party, Peoples Tribune Newspaper

Black Liberation and Social Revolution: World Perspectives

Chairperson:

• Julialynn Walker, Ida B. Wells Institute of Memphis, Tennessee

Panel:

• Gus John, Black Parents Movement, (London)

• Edwin Madunagu, Guardian] (Nigeria)

• Lydia Turner, Institue for Educational Research (Cuba)

• Erroll McLeod, Oilfields Workers Trade Union (Trinidad-Tobago)

• Abdul Rahman Muhammad Babu, author of African Socialism or A Socialist Africa

Youth Culture and Rebellion

Chairperson:

• Joe Wood, Village Voice

Panel:

• Charles Webster, Independent African Youth Movement

• Lisa Jones, co-author of Mo Better Blues

• Michael LaRose, Association for A Peoples Carnival in London

• Ms Melody, Rap Artist KRS-1, Rap Artist

Can We Make Schools Work in Communities That Don't?

Chairperson:

• Don Murphy, New York Activist Educator

Panel:

• Bruce Hare, Syracuse University

• Larry Rushing, Vassar College

• Bob Law, radio talk show host

• Gus John, Black Parents Movement (London)

Can Blacks and Latinos Trust Each Other?

Chairperson:

• Palmira Rios, New School for Social Research

Panel:

• Richie Perez, Community Service Society

• Estella Vazquez, Local 1199, Hospital Workers Union

• Andy Torres, Center for Puerto Rico

• George Priestly, Queens College

• Esperanza Martel, Activist

Does the Southern Struggle Still Exist?

Chairperson:

• Ebon Dooley, Little 5 Points Community Center (Atlanta)

Panel:

• Saladin Muhammad, Black Workers for Justice (Rocky Mount, North Carolina)

• Akinjele Umoja, New African Peoples Organization (Atlanta)

• Albert Thrasher, Afro-American Liberation League (New Orleans)

• Gary Washington, Local 527 Graphics Communications Union

Fighting the Plagues of Aids and Drugs

Chairperson:

• Sam Anderson, Network of Black Organizers

Panel:

• Clarence Lusane, National Alliance of Third World Journalists

• Cedric Hendricks, Ward 4 Substance Abuse Action Team

• Sylvia Hill, University of District of Columbia

• Robert Fullilove, HIV Center, Columbia University

Progressive Publishers and Media Wars

Chairperson:

• Michael Warr, Journalist and progressive poet

Panel:

• Utrice Leid, City Sun Newspaper

• Howard Wright, Committee to Preserve the Image of Malcolm X

• Aki Lumumba (Breeze), Black Panther Party Newspaper Committee

Fighting Repression and Supporting Political Prisoners

Chairperson:

• Ahmed Obafemi, New African Peoples Organization

Panel:

• Dhrouba ben Wahid, former political prisoner and member of the Black Panther Party

• Jean Gibbs, Center for Constitutional Rights

• Muhammad Ahmad, Network of Black Organizers

Homelessness Versus Helplessness

Chairperson:

• Robert Newby, Central Michigan University

Panel:

• Alicia Christian, Dignity Housing

• Leona Smith, National Union of the Homeless

• James Dorsey, Homeward Bound Community Service

• Savina Martin, Womens Institute for New Growth and Support (WINGS)

Resistance Against the Racist War Machine

Chairperson:

• Samori Marksman, African and Caribbean Resource Center

Panel:

• Elombe Brath, Patrice Lumumba Coalition

• Esmeralda Brown, U.S. Committee Against Intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Carl Dix, Revolutionary Communist Party

• Rabob Hadi, Palestinian Solidarity Committee

Campus Racism and the Rebirth of Militant Black Student Activism

Chairperson:

• T'wana Nkrumah, Queens College

Panel:

• Ray Davis, D.C. Student Coalition Against Racism

• Julius Davis, United States Student Association

• Lisa Williamson, National African Student Youth Alliance

• Ras Baraka, Howard University Student Government Association

• Cris Nisan, African Student Cultural Center University of Minnesota

Black Women and Black Liberation: Fighting Oppression and Building Unity

Chairperson:

• Vivien Morris, Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Panel:

• Fran Beal, Frontline Political Organization

• Vernice Miller, Center for Constitutional Rights

• Barbara Ransby, Ella Baker - Nelson Mandela Center

• Maxine Alexander, editor Speaking for Ourselves

• Marian Kramer, National Welfare Rights Union

Black Workers Unity and Resistance to Economic Barbarism

Chairperson:

• Nsia Akuffa Bea, Black Workers Unity Movement

Panel:

• Gordon Dillahunt, Local 1078, American Postal Workers Union

• Ashanki Binta, Black Workers For Justice

• ma Best, Goltex Workers Solidarity Committee

• General Baker, Local 600 United Auto Workers Union

• Erroll McLeod, Oilfields Workers Trade Union

Is It Time for Independent Black Politics?

Chairperson:

• Doug Gills, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (Chicago)

Panel:

• Ron Daniels, former Executive of Rainbow Coalition, currently announced candidate for president of the U.S.

• David Johnson, Mayor of Harvey, Illinois

• Jitu Weusi, Unity Party of New York candidate for Governor of New York

• Jerome Scott, Southern Rainbow Education Project

References

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