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Declarinilt ~~ 19 il national holidq and day of prayer and remembi1lnC8 honoring Maloolm X (Al Hl\ij Halik AI .. Shabazz).

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FBB'RtTABY 10, 1994 Mr. RANGEL introduced the following joint resolution. whioh was referred to

the Committee on Post Ofllice and Oivil Semce

JOINT RESOLUTION Declaring ~A$y 19 a natior.al holiday and day of prayer

and remembrance honoring ,Malcolm X (AI H,q; Malik AI-Shabazz) .

Whereas l\Ialcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska;

Whereas his father, a Baptist Minister and adherent of the Black nationalist teachings of Marcus Garvey, was per­secuted by the Ku Klux lOan and, some believe, mur .. dered due to his outspo~enness regarding those beliefs;

Whereas Malcolm X was a bright young student who lett school after the 8th grade, when his interest in eventually

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MAY 19 MALCOLM X BIRTHDAY to BE SECOND UNIVERSAL AFRICA'N HOLIDAY

BY THE NEWPORT NEWsERVICE,." I~ all goes as expected, one of,th~ most eloquent,'cour~geous and loyal

African leaders in history (anyplace) will be honored with the 2nd "recogni­zed" universal African holiday next May 19. The date is the birthdate of one, Minister Malcolm X T ashe was known when he contributed his longest; and made his most I.ndelible imprint on the African Liberation Struggle). Of course he adopted the righteous name EI-Hajj Malik EI Shabazz after making his pilgrimage in 1964.' 1: ", ,,'. ,~~r.:,

If all goes as planned, this wiH be the first Holiday that will be taken and: observed by African people that is to honor an individual. It is being spear-" headed by some of the more important elements in the so-called, intellige-

. ntia in the National African Community (Dr. James Turner & Ron Daniels), . ni'ether of whom"share (on recor~)either of Minister Malcolm's most per-' sonal' & important philosophies: Revcilutionary African nationalism (whose objective is to establish an independent nation, a sovereign homeland for

. African peoplei" the U.S.A.); and the Religion of AI-Islam (the declared in­tention to submit ones will to the Will Creator of All Things). Which really

, only proves the ca,se of how deserving and far reachingthe message of the Brother was. Example: No less a publication than Ebony Magazine has a fac­tual account of "The Legacy of Ma/('~I~ X,. in its current issue. They did nc;:»t endorse the holiday. - ":, ~~;'~; ~-%l . ..: .. ',. . ,.:""

Like the observation of the present standing' "Universal African,Ho/iday" (Black Solidarity Day) & the one proposed by Khalifah to honor The Messenger, The Hc;morable Elijah Muhammad, the promoters of MX Day

..declares. "we don't even want anyregislation, lci makethisah()'iday~lt~ito . be a day that African people take for ourselves." '<'/"'::',"""',' -', ,,:;' '" :'" ,

Following is a letter from The Most consistent preser'ver of the, memory . and legacy of Malcolm X (that we know about" B.ro. Preston Wilcox). It is ,

,'written to Ron Daniels, who ;s credited with the' fOLin~ing:of MX DAV~lt . helps to tell much of the ,story'., ".r ,: ; .•. , ' . " , '

Dear Homie:'O)" :;, ,,~, ',':" . ': "', ',:t~? !::.~ ,~.':~> ,;.., ':";"'~ " " ,', ,," •. <'

I imagine that our respective fathers would be pleased that we were again combining forces; this time to mobilize a: national act of self determination among us~ Afr~can Americans, to, establish on our oW!1 a national African American holiday - Malcolm X Day -, to be inaugurated effective May 19.

. 1990/ That's a run-on sentence but the idea fotthe holiday has bee~ a 'Iong " time ~oming, tooi ' :'::,::,~~'" . . ,'" "', '.' (': ' ,,;0;' ,~ .. ~ r:- , ", i ,~", ,. ~,'.t ~r:i .

. Permit me to express the solida;ity of the 'international AFRAM-ily for the African American holiday ,which you have proposed. Beyond this action we will suggest that you be invited to speak on the issue - i!nd that their plans·

, for implemen fing the idea be shared with. 'D;~ James' Turner,' Africana Stud­ies and research Center, Cornell University,) 10 triphammer Rd., Ithaca, N. Y. 14850;' (607)255-4625. Finally, we will disseminate the:i,dea to our AFRAM Communique Series, AFRAM DRUM and Inside Harlem subscribers as well as

. to the devotees of.Malcolm X Included within' the Malcolm X 10tJers Net-work. ' . .' . '. £':)"; ':' . .. ri, ' : ,:. :;' :". > ,

Please give my family and friends in Youngstown my love and 'regards. It was their nurturing, love and support that has propelled me 'into the middle of our fight fo; full freedom and justice - as a way of life. Tell them that I've carried their nurturing with me everywhere I have gone and that 736 Har­lem Street, ,my birthsite, is always on my mind. It fUfJctions to remind me never to forget from whence we came - and how' far we have yet to go. '

It's comforting to have you still on the case. -.:--:. , ' , " Never regret that we were born African in America and remember: , WE ARE WINNING, Brother Preston Wilcox rl ..

Convenor-Archivist-harlem Lover; coordinator, MX Lovers Network 68-72 East 131st Street, Harlem, N. Y. 10037

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Whereai :he ,';came to'believe':;tpat progTesa tor Black .Ameri· . calif,Could.be,: assisted ,by BlackapdWhlte organizations

a.b;n:l4tlje: worldt.:paiticul~rly the Ullited Nations;

Wherea'he was a distin~ed :p~iCiPut in thesunimit ot .Atdall heads otState, held in CairO in NoVem~~ 1964;

Wher~a' his, tinrel~nting s~an¢e on questions o~,justice, equal-; 'ity, J.r;id· treedo~·appeal8·to 'their longillg tor relief.from 'hop lessness bom"ot economic;~eprivatidp;

, Wherea~, h~~was assassinated 'in< the Audub~ri a~llrooln in NmYork City on Feb~ary 21,1961i,at the,&g8 0139:

1 . . Resolveaby the Senate' and HfJUSe 01 Representatives

,2 of t :,e; United States 01 America in COngresl' tUsembZed,

3 Thl; May 1'9 be commemo~l:\tf3d, a$',.a d,aYQf prayer, re ..

4 . mel brance, and reflection op the Jite of ';M8Icolm X, and

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Towns led charge to grant CBe award to Malcolm X

By SEKOU ASANTE Special to tJu AmNews

The 22nd Congressional Black Caucus's (CBC) Annual Legisla­tive Weekend (ALW) was a mo­mentous celebration. The Caucus is chaired by Brooklyn Congress­member Edolphus "Ed" Towns, who recently won the Democratic primary in his reelection bid to represent the 10th Congressional District of Brooklyn.

The Caucus celebrated past and, present achievements, and optl mistically looked to the addi­tion of at least 13 new members. The new members will increase Caucus memberships to the un­precedented total of at least 39 Black U.S. Representatives in Congress.

The centerpiece of the celebra­tion for many of the attendees at the dinner was the presentation of the Chair's Award to Malcolm X (E1 Hfili Malik E1 Shabazz). The

first award was presented poet­humously to Fannie wu Hamel'~

The award was fitting and con­si stent with the theme of the week­end, -Evolution of a People: To Dream, To Fight, To Win." How­ever, unbeknownst to many, ef­forts to generate support for the award toMalcolmXin prior years had been met with resistance.

Apparently, some members of the Caucus were reluctant to see the CBC chair bestow the award posthumously; because of the con­troversial nature of Malcolm's nationalist and Pan-Africanist ideals.

The Caucus, as a body, has never been known as a progres­sive institution. In the face of dis­sent, Towns decided that the his­toric legacy of the slain Orthodox Muslim leader deserved longover­due public honor and recognition for his monmnental efforts to dra-

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matize and improve the plight of African -Americans and oppressed people.

Malcolm x.., the man whose name and rhetoric still resonate ,in the hearts and minds of people of color, is once again the subject of discussion and controversy as a

j direct result of Spike Lee's up­I coming movie, "Malcolm X.­

Towns, in a bold step, decided ! to acknowledge Malcolm X's po­

litical and religious activist ef­forts by honoring him with the Chainnan's Award as one ofBlack America's slain heros.

According toinfonned sources, Towns approaChed the other three

Black New York members of the CBC, Congressmen ,Floyd Flake, Major Owens and Charles Rangel about the idea of supporting an award to Black America's "Shin· ing Black Prince." Each of them agreed that the honor was de­served and appropriate.

Towns then went to the Con­gressional Black Caucus Foun­dation dinner chairman Mike Espy (D-MS) and presented the proposal for the award. Towns prevailed in his efforts, and the award was presented before 4500 guests at the dinner held at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center.

The bestowal ofthe award post­hwnously to Malcolm X pleas­antly surprised many in the audi­ence, and shocked others.

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CbngrafUTaff6rfsfOr~1iCfH(frg-e-ttfn~r---and-ple-as'e--f(rrg'ive--me-fortheformatofth-fs'-comrrr''''-­Jnication. I ~onoring Malcolm X posthumously was almost like inviting him in person, which, probably; ~ould not have been the case. For the CBC (Congressional Black Caucus) to publicly assb­ciiate itself with Malcolm X represents a new beginning, i.e., maybe it is coming out of the ~loset as Congresspersons, first and foremost, and recalling that its stands on the should-~~s of a long list of African American figures. These figures have, indeed, translated the 'Original White Position Paper, i.e., the U.S. Constitution, almost into a viable docu-ment ,of: HUMAN RI GHTS. ,. , ',,-," ", i (. ,': "

Malcolm X is no doubt smiling down upon you. You deserve it.

Finally, it seems to me appropriate to read the citation on the plaque to hi~ and a descrip­tion of the occasion into the Congressional Record to ensure that the MEMORY SYSTEM of this nation is r~ - shaped so as to include our contributio - and, particularly, Malcolm XiS in­clination to tell the NAKED TRUTH!

cc: Congresspersons Rangel, Flak~ and Owens

Brother Preston Editor/Curator

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A staiemenfof BaSic Aims-andObjectives ._" " '/ ,', 'I ~ ;

ThcOtganization of Arro-AmerlcanUnity, org~ and $tructured by acroSs ~n of the Afro.. American people Hving in the United States of ~ ~ been.~ after the Iettet aru:t spirit of the Orgaohatbn of Apican Unity established at ~ Ababa. Ethiopia,. May l~. . . .

U"\ We, the members of the Organ.l1ation of Afro-American Unity gathered IQgC;ther ill Harlem. New ~ y~' . o OONVlNCED that it is the 1nalienable right ot' all peop~ to control theit own deStbiy; o CONSOOUS of the fact that freedom, equaUty,justice, and dignity are esseiItla1 objeCtives for the

achievement of the legitimate aspltatiOIlS of the people of AfrlCail desceiJ.t here In 1M WeStern Hemisphere, we will endeavor to build a bridge of undetstanding and ~ the basis for Afro-American

>- Unity; . CONSOOUS ofourresponsibillty 10 harness thenabJral,and h~resow:teSof our people fortheit

z total advancement in all s~ of human endeavor; . .'. . INSPIRFDbyaOOllllllOndetemlinationto iXOmoteunderstanding among~peopleandcoopetati~n

.... in an malletS pertaining to Iheit survival and advancemeilt, we Will support the'aspiratio~ of our people E for btothetbood and solidarity in a largez uniIf traosceuding ~ organizational diffemJceS; (\) CONVINCED that, in onJer to t.ranslate this detennInation Into a dynamic focce in thO cause ot

huuwi Il"OgrtI$S. cooditions of peace and securliy must bc-establishcd and maintained; L.. «J :c

. DE'IERMINED to unify thc Americans of African descent in their fight fcc Human RJgbts and DJsnity, and being fully aw~ that this is not poSsIble in the {Xe8ent atmospberc and condition of oppression, wcdedicate ourselves to the building of a polidca1, eco~ and social system of justice and

2 pcace~FDlCATFJ) to the ~ of all people of ~' ~ bi this beiniSpberoand '19 ~ ~ . o uIilizaIion of that unity to bring into being the organlzatiopal structure thatynn projecttbe BJack people's o oontribudons U) the world; . ' , .' . . , .

PBRSUADBD that the puutet of !he UDited Nadons, the UnlVClS81 Dec1aridon of Human RigbIs, !he ConstitotioD of the Unfted.Statea ~ Amenca. and the BID of Rights are'the prloclpJes in wbicb. we . belfcve and these documeots If put inlO ptaCtice~ the esseace of ~'s hopes and 800d

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weIfarc aDd well-being of our peoplo will be ~ RBSOLVEDtorcinfoccetllec:ommonboodofpurposcbetweenourpeoplebysubmetgingaUofour

.... diffeceDceI and Cstabll.sblns a J19Il-religious and non«darlan constructive ll'Ograin fol' Hunian Rfghts; (\) 00 heteby present this Cbartet. > . .

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U. SEU-DEFFNSE Since self~ is tbo ~law ofnaturc, w(:assert the Afm..Ametican's righl~fself-<lefense. 'IbcColl$dtudonofthc U~ Stalc$ of AmeriCa clearly aftimii tbed.ghtOfc'Iet'J American citi%eil

IObcararms;AndasAin(rlcans.wcwi1l~glveupaslnilerightguaranteedundcrtbcCOpsdtudon. 'ijIo . biStoly ofunpunished YloJeocc against oUr people cleMly indicates that we must be ~ to defend . ()UI'Selvea or we wDlcbntlnue to. be adefenseless people at abe mercy of Ilruthless and vfoleDtracist mob.

We assert kID thoSe IireaSwbete !he government is eI.tbc:t unable or linwilling to putcct tile Uves , and (XOpeityofourpeop1c, thatourpeopleare\Yilhintheitrlghts to 1XJ)tectthemselves bywhalcvez.means oeccssaiy. A man with a rifle or club, Can OPly be stOpped by a peltOn who defendS hlmself with a tiflo otclub. . .; ..... ~ • l' . ' .. '. .•. . ,

Tactics based solely onmoraIity canouly succeed when you aredeallng with basicaUy JD01'lil people or amoral system. A man or system whichoppresses a man becauscof his color is not moral It is theduty of every Afro·American and every Afro-~ oommunity throughout this countty to protect its people against mass mwdet"eB, bombers, lynchers. floggets, brutalizers. and exploiters.

IlL EDUCATION Education ~ an Impo~ ~ in the struggle for Human Rights. It is the means to help our

children and people rcdiscovettheit idemity and Ihereby incteaSe self-respect. Educat\onis our passpoi1 to ~ future, for tomoaow belongs to the l'C9pIe who ~ for it today.

Our clilldren are being crlminalJ.y short-changed in the publio schools of AIilerica. '!be AfrO.. American schoOls aretbepoorest-run s,ChOOls in New Yorkaty,: Principals andteacbers fiIil,t9 ~ '. ~ natute of thc lXOb~ with wblch they WOJi: and as a result they cannot do the job of teaching our children. The Iextboob tell our cbiIdren IlOthiilg about the great contributions 'Of Afro.Amencans to the growth and development of this counlly. The:poaro of F.ducation', integration plan is expensive and unwOtkable: and tbe organization of 1Xfncipals and supmisors in the New Yolk City scbo.o1S)'Stem has refused to support the Board's pIan to integl'!lte the scbooIs, thus dooming it to failute. .' .

The Board ofEducatioo has said ~ even with its pIan there are ~O per cent of the scOOols in the Harlem-Bedford-StuyvesantcommunitY they cannot Imptove. 'Ibis meaDs that die Qtg3nizatiou of Afro­Amcdcaa Unity must make the Afro-American community Ii more potent force for educational self-imrtovement. . ;

A first step in the program to end the existing system of racist education is to .demand tliat the 10 pelCent of Ihe schools the Board of Educat!on will not include in its plan be tui1:ie(J over to and iUn by the Afro·American oommunity. We want Afro-American principals to bead these schools. We want Afro.. American teachels in these schools. We want textbooks written by Afro-Americans that are acceptable to us to be used in these schools.

The Organlzatio'ri of AfnrAmerican Unity will sylect and recommend people to serve on local school boards wbete school policy is made and passed on to the Board of EducatiOn.

Through these'steps we will make the 10 percent of schools we take over educational showplaces that will attract !he attention of people all over the nation.

If these proposals are not m~ we will ask Afro-American parents to keep !heir children out of the present inferior schools they attend. When these schools in our neighbOrhood are COntrolled by Afro.. Americans, we will retuin to them. .

The Organization of Afro-American Unity recognizes the tremendous importance of the complete involvement of Afro-American parents in every phase of school life. Afro-American parents must be

willing and be able to go into the schools and see that the job of educating our CbiIdreo. is done J.XOpecly. ; We~QnallAfro-Amedcaus around the nation to be aware that the conditions thatexistin the New

YOlkCity public school system are as deplorable in their cities as they ~ hele. WelllUSt unite our efforts atid sIXCad our program of self-imlXOvement through education to every Afio..Amerlcan community in America. .

, We must establish aJf ovez the counlly Schools of our own to train our children to become ~ts . and mathematicians. We must reaIize the need for adult education and for job retralnins l,lI'O~1hat will empbasize a changing society in which automation p"ys !he key role. We intend to use tbC tOoJs of cdQcaIioo to help raise our people to an unprecedented level of excellence and self-respeCt through .tbek own efforts.

IV. POur/CS-ECONOMICS 'Basically, there are two kinds of power that count in America: economiC and poli.tical, with social

powez deliving from the two. In oroe.r for the Afro-Amtrlcans to control theirdestiny, they must be able . to oontrol and lfl:ect the decisions which oontrol their destiny: economic, political. aIid social. This can only be done through organization.

The Otganizatioa of Afro·AmMcan Unity will organize the Afro-American cmnmunlty block by b1oc1: to make the COIlUll1JJll4' aware of its power and potential; we will start immedia1ely • voter­registration drive to make every unregistered voter in the Afro-Amencan COIIl.IJlUllity an Independent voter. wc (XOposc to support andIororganize polidcalclubs, torunindepeadeotcandidatesforo.ffic:c, and to support any Afro.:Amerlcan ~y in office who ~ !D and is responsible to the Afro-AmedCan .'~ ......... : ..... .

F.couomfcexp~Uation in 1M Afro-American ooaUnunity is Ihcmost vicious formp'aCdced on any peopto in America: twice as much rent fcc rat-Infested. roaclHtawJing, rotdng tenementS; thO Afro.

.. ' ~paysmoreforfoods,clothlng,insuraoCcratcsandsofOItb. ThcOrg:mJzalionofAfto..Amerlcan Unity will wage an unrelenting struggle against these evils in our community. ~ wD1 be organizm to WOrk with !he people to solve these problems, and start a houslng scIf-improvement p-ograin. We

. lXOpose to support rent stries and other activities desigocd .to bettet the community. . ;

V.SOCIAL 'lbisorganlzationisresponsiblconlytotbcAfro.AmttlcanpeopJeandOOll1lIlWlityandwillflmCtion

only with their support, both tinancialIy and l1UDlericaUy. We believe that our mmmnoities JIlUSt be tho sources of their own strength politically. economlca1ly, intel1ectua111 and cuItun.1ly in the strugglo for Human R.igb1s and Dignity. ' .

'I1w COJDIJ1IJD.iIf must reinforce its mmal responsibility to rid itself of the effects of yeatS of . ~JOitaIio~-De~andapathy .. and wage anunre1entingstruggle agaln$tpo1lcebrutaUty.-c -~---- _____ I~ __

'Ihe A.fro..Amedcan communiI.y must accept the responsibility for regaining our peopJe who ha.vo . lost tbelr place In society. We must declare an all-out war on organlzod aime in our comm~ • vJce . that is controlled by policemen who acceptbribes and graft, and who must be exposed. Wemustestablisb a clinic, wbercby 01lC can get aid and ctl1'C for drug addiction and create meaningful. creative. uscNl activities fortbosC.who wete led asaay down the avenues Ofvfce. ..

. Thc,peopJe of the Afro-American cominunity JIlUU be prepared tobctp eacll dtiJa' iii all ways possible; wo must establish a pIaoe where unwed mothers can get help and advice: a bome fOr ~ aged in Wrlem and· an orphanage in Harlem.

We must set up a guardian system. that will help our youth who get Jato trouble and also (X'Ovide constructivcactiviticsforourchUdten. WemustsetagoodexampJefotour.childrCnandmust~tbem to always be ready to accept tbc responsibilllies that are necessary for bu!fding good communltfe.c and nations. We must teach them that their greatest respoosibUities are to themselves. to tbeit familieS, and to tbeir oommunities. ' . . . .

Tho Organization of Afro-Ameticaa Unity believes that the Afro-Amt.dcancomJJJUOil¥ must eodeavorto do the ~orpartof aU charity work from Within thecommunil.y.Charlty"hoWCVCr, doCS not meandrattowbichwearelegallyentitIedinthefo1lllofgovemmentbencfits.1beAfro-Americanvereran

, . m)lStbemade~'!Vareofall.thebeqc1ilsduehimandthe~ureforobtaininglbem. These vetetans must be encouraged to go into business together, USing GI loans, etc. .

Afro-Ameticans mustuniteand WOJi:togetber. Wemusttakepddein tbo Afro.Americancommunlty. for it is ~ and It is power.

. What We do here in regaflling our Self-Respect, Manhood. DignUy. and Freedom.heIps all people evecywbeie whO ate fightiIig against oppression.

VL'CUUVRE I

"A race of people Is like an individualman; until U, ~ Us own talent. takes J.XIde in its Qwn history, : i expresses its own cu1lure, affinns its own selfhood, it can never fulfill UseJt:" I

Our history and our culture were completely des1royed when we were forCibly brought to America in chains. And DOW it is Important for us to know that our history did not begin with slavery's scars. We I >" come from Africa, a great continent and a IXOud and varied people, a land which is the oewworld and was the ctadleof civilization. Our culture and our hislOry are as old as man bImself and yet weknow a1most oothing of it. We must recapture our heritage and our identity if we are ever to liberate oursdves from ' the bonds of White supremacy. We must launch a cultural revolution to unbrainwash an entiie people.

Our cultural revolution must be the means of bringing us closer to our African brothers and sisters. It must begin in the community and be based on community participation. Afro-Americans will be free to cteateon1y wben they depend on the Afro-American community. Afi'o..American artists must realize , that they depend on the Afro·Amerlcan for inspiration. We must wolk toward the establishment of a

" cultufal center in Harleni which will include people of all ages, and will conduct workshops in all of the arts, such as film, creative wrlung, painting,.theater, music, Afro-American history, etc. .. .

This cultural revolution will be the journey of our rediscovery of oUtse1ves; History Is a people's melIlOry, and without a memory man is demoted to the lower animals.

Armed with the knowledge of our pas~ we can with confidence charter a course for 'our future. {-Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedomslruggIe. We miJst take hold of it and forge the future .f.·.

with the past.

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When the battle is won, let history be able 10 say of each one of us: i "He was a dedicated patriot; Dignity was his ccunJry, Manhood was his government, and Freedom I

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. Malcolm, Martin & Adam on INDEPENDENT POLITICS: From the AFRAM FILES

OAAU: Politics & Economics ~

The Organization of Afro-American Unity will organ1·ze th Af A . . t b' 1.. b hI k' " e ro- merl.can comm-un1. y .OC1" Y oc to make the communl. ty aware· of 1" ts· d. . " OIl t t ° d" .. .... powere an potentl.a1 .-we W1 S4ar 1mme l.ately a voter-registration drive to k "-I.

voter in the Afro - American cornmunit an inde en rna e.evry unreg1.sterec ~ort_andd -t· or organize political Club~, to runPin~~!n~~~~r~a:~i~~~~~S~O;oOfSfu~ 1ce, an 0 support any Afro - Am" 1 d· · responsible to the Afro Am ".erl.can a.rea y 1.n off1ce who CiDSwers to and i .' - er l.can commun1. ty . ,~ . . Economic exploi ta tion in the Afro - American comm · t' . ' •... , "" ' practised on any people in Am" t. un1 y 1.S the most V1C1.0US for

· er1ca; Wl.ceas much rent for rat - infest d c:rawll.ng, rottin~ tenem~l:l~~J the Afro-Americalf pays more for food --CI0~li--1.'n-qroa 1nsurance rates and so forth ~ -"

·Airns & Objectives of the Organization of Afro-Americ Unity· in Africa for the Africans. Kent, Ohio: 'Africa American Affairs, Ken·t State University, 4:3, Spring,

'--1991-,p~-' 7-!-;---~(Mail-in~r-ad(rress'-~-'POB-519n;'-'KenE~~---O~H"---

44242 -' 0001. (Underlines mine.) (March, 1964)

Why Become a Registered Voter?: . ,

Every Black man who considers himself an American must:- become a registered vo­ter. Freedom in a democracy rests on a free electorate. A free election only survives when people vote. Learn to vote for those who are your friends, aga: st those who are your enemies. No Black person over 21 must be permitted to Wi.

a picket line or participate in any demonstration unless he or she is a regis -tered voter.

Action - Orientation:

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. My Black Position Pa­per, 89th Congress, t 17.

It (~tuslim r.tosque, Inc.) will be the working base for an action program design­ed to eliminate eliminate the political oppression, the economic exploitation, and the social degradation suffered daily by twenty - two million Afro-Americar (March 8, 1964)

Malcolm X in City Sun, March 6 - 12, 1991, p. Ie

t-ialcolm & Hartin & the 'UN:

According to a transcript of·FBI'telephone taps,the Rev. MLK, Jr. had tried to reach Malcolm before he ~eft on that last visit to Cairo~ Dr. King expressed his desire to speak with Malcolm about his ~laA to recruit African support for a UN resolution condemning the United .States government's violation of black hu man rights.

Carol Berger:ftln Cairo, an Expatr~ate Black American Recalls Malcolm X· in Chriitian Science

~MALCOLM 1

'.!Malcolm X, the f .lthralls the crOll

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MALCOLM SPEAKS: .Malcolm X, the fiery orator en-I

'thralls the crowd at Harlem: Square.

Malcolm XiS Birthday, May 19th - as a Legal Public Holiday: If anyon~~ regardless of ethnicity and/or previous condition

of servitude, doubts that Malcolm X/El ~ajj Malik El Shabazz quali­fies for such an, honor, please send a s.a.s.e. (29¢) + $1.00 pay -able to IAFRAM",lthis address in order to obtain a copy of the Ta -ble of Contents bf AFRAMls Collection, entitled Malcolm X As Icon, May, 1994, 160 pp.

Others are urged: to write to their Congresspersons, c/o House of

Representatives, Colony of Washington, D.C. 20515 (It lacks State­hood; it remains a plantation!) for a copy of H.J. Res. 323,

2/10/94, 3 pp. See over ... 5/31/94

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Continued :fr:c5~,:;()~.~~:,:p::~.:lJ'~(:1·:.,bf.': pa ge. • .Yi:.::~;','· Send a lettet.:·;·;:(){~;>·suilg.q;~~~!·:'toyour Cong$,essperspn with a copyt6\"';qo~qf~:~~ntah ,Ranel and:tl1e 9ongress­ional BlackCauchl's,,'::sant:~' 'add::r:esss as,listed above.

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Send cop:i.·~s 'b'~~6'~r l~tte~' to tlie FB:i:,""C/o Dept. of Justice ·9 i noe:the governm~nt-,~~h~d~~Malc.o.lm--X--ul'lder·--~·,··,~-",

···· .... ---survel-rranceu-n.t1l--th·e moment of Ltis assassination. Why, then, .wa~l;l~ this assass'ination p.:pevented by the governme~t~ .

Develop a, 'PETI.'l:'IQfl CAMPAIGN calling for the esta: ... ~":"" blishment.;:df .. cl"·Itegal Public Holiday fo;r Malcolm X? .,El Haj jMa.lik El Sha'baz'z,:: t,he formatio:n of a Na -tional Drgan-i'zation .for ·African American Uni ty and support for' Legal Repa~a~ions~

Send copies 6£ your completed petitions to Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Congressman John'Co:nyers, Jr. (re: Repara tioils), N' COBRA, PiD. Box 62622, Colony of Washington, D.C. 20029, etc., etc~

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