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People love quoting one sentence from King and X out of context to make claims. But here is something from X for you guys that quote Morgan Freeman or Chris Rock.
What would Malcolm X have to say about the Black celebrities meeting with Trump? There is no need to guess because the Black nationalist leader — in his infinite wisdom and understanding about white supremacy — told us how he felt over half a century ago.
“Comedians, comics, trumpet players, baseball players. Show me in the white community where a comedian is a white leader,” Malcolm X said in an Oct. 11, 1963, interview at the University of California, Berkeley. “Show me in the white community where a singer is a white leader or a dancer or a trumpet player is a white leader. These aren’t leaders. These are puppets and clowns that have been set up over the Black community by the white community and have been made celebrities and, usually, they say exactly what they know the white man wants to hear.”
Malcolm’s point was simple and yet profound. Black people have supported these white politicians and placed them first, yet no one is placing the interests of Black people first. White racists have used divide-and-conquer tactics against the African-American community, he said, having us at each other’s throats, fighting over separations vs. integration when the goal should be freedom. Malcolm X was admonishing the Black community, urging them to wake up. Wake up from white supremacy and toward control over our politics. And over half a century later, it seems as if some of us still need to wake up.
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What would Malcolm X have to say about the Black celebrities meeting with Trump? There is no need to guess because the Black nationalist leader — in his infinite wisdom and understanding about white supremacy — told us how he felt over half a century ago.
“Comedians, comics, trumpet players, baseball players. Show me in the white community where a comedian is a white leader,” Malcolm X said in an Oct. 11, 1963, interview at the University of California, Berkeley. “Show me in the white community where a singer is a white leader or a dancer or a trumpet player is a white leader. These aren’t leaders. These are puppets and clowns that have been set up over the Black community by the white community and have been made celebrities and, usually, they say exactly what they know the white man wants to hear.”
Malcolm’s point was simple and yet profound. Black people have supported these white politicians and placed them first, yet no one is placing the interests of Black people first. White racists have used divide-and-conquer tactics against the African-American community, he said, having us at each other’s throats, fighting over separations vs. integration when the goal should be freedom. Malcolm X was admonishing the Black community, urging them to wake up. Wake up from white supremacy and toward control over our politics. And over half a century later, it seems as if some of us still need to wake up.
What Would Malcolm X Say About 'Negro' Celebrities Meeting with Trump?
What would Malcolm X have to say about the Black celebrities meeting with Trump? There is no need to guess because the Black nationalist leader — in his
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