grassroot - Forum/Discussions - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T02:18:50Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/feed/tag/grassrootWebcast Forum to Discuss Marable's Biography of Malcolm X, Saturday, May 7.https://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/webcast-forum-to-discuss2011-05-04T16:54:17.000Z2011-05-04T16:54:17.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><blockquote><div id="yiv1821615650"><font id="yiv1821615650role_document" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"></font><div><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><font size="3">Due to the intense interest, controversy and debate surrounding Dr. Manning Marable's biography of Malcolm X, the Institute of the Black World 21st Century will web cast its Forum this Saturday in New York as referenced in the promo card and Press Advisory inserted below. We are asking friends and allies from across the country to forward this information widely so that Black America and the Pan African World will be apprised of this important event.</font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><font size="3">Internationally acclaimed author and journalist Herb Boyd, who will be a Panelist -</font> <a href="http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=herbboyd47@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">herbboyd47@gmail.com</font></a><font size="3"> and Dr. Ron Daniels, Moderator -</font> <a href="http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cmprnews@aol.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">cmprnews@aol.com</font></a> <font size="3">will also be available for media interviews to discuss the forum and promote the web cast.</font></font></div>
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<p class="yiv1821615650MsoNormal" align="center"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><span>IBW Forum to Discuss Marable’s Biography of Malcolm X</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1821615650MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><span><font size="3">Nothing in recent years has provoked such a firestorm of controversy and debate as <b><i>Malcolm X: A life of Reinvention</i></b>, a biography of the iconic human rights leader, authored by the late Dr. Manning Marable.<span> </span> Considered his seminal work by some observers, the biography makes claims that family members and numerous Malcolm devotees believe demean the legacy of the man Ossie Davis eulogized as<span> </span> "Our Black Shining Prince." However, there are<span> </span> others within the Black community who defend Marable's book as breaking new ground in revealing the extent of Malcolm's international reach as a Pan Africanist and the complicity of the New York Police Department in his assassination.<span> </span></font></span></font></p>
<p class="yiv1821615650MsoNormal"><span><font size="3">To separate fact from fiction and assess the contribution of Dr. Marable's biography of Malcolm X, the Institute of the Black World 21<sup>st</sup> Century is convening a Special Forum -- <span> </span><b>A Public Conversation: The Meaning of Manning Marable's Biography of Malcolm X</b>, Saturday, May 7<sup>th</sup>, 2:00 PM at the historic Mother Zion AME Church, 146 W. 137<sup>th</sup> Street in Harlem.<span> </span> Herb Boyd, award winning author and journalist; Monifa Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement; Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid, Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood; Professor James Small, former Imam, Muslim Mosque, Inc. and Viola Plummer, December 12<sup>th</sup> Movement will serve as Panelists for what promises to be a serious: examination of Dr. Marable's book. Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and Rodnel Collins, Malcolm's nephew have also been invited to participate in this important event. <span> </span>Because of the intense interest in the subject around the country and internationally, IBW is making provisions to webcast the Forum.</font></span></p>
<p class="yiv1821615650MsoNormal"><span><font size="3">Dr. Ron Daniels, President of IBW, will serve as Moderator.<span> </span> Speaking to the importance of the Forum, Dr. Daniels stated:<span> "</span>Malcolm X is a highly revered leader in the Black World. Any time anything is said or written that would appear to cloud his legacy it is bound to incite passionate reactions in our community. This is why it is imperative that we have a public conversation about Dr. Marable's book." <span> </span>The Forum is free and open to the public, but contributions to support IBW's work are welcome. For further information call: 718.429.1415 or visit the website</font></span> <a href="http://www.ibw21.org/" target="_blank"><span><font size="3">www.ibw21.org</font></span></a></p>
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