Thanks to @NewsHour and @IAmAmnaNawaz for this smart and beautifully edited interview about my new book "The Afterlife of Malcolm X." We talk about Malcolm's six-decade legacy from #BlackPower to #HipHop, #Sports and #LeadershipLessons for today!.

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💬 During my recent event at @PoliticsProse in DC, I shared some thoughts on the specific components of Malcolm X’s message that have made him such an inspiration for generations of artists—from musicians, to writers, to painters and even sculptors! . #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

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@Wale Jeezy: Kendrick Lamar’s “Westside, Right On Time” (2012). “Got my Malcolm X frames,.Now I count the check, man.‘Cause every time I speak,.You hear my Malcolm X pain”. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

Wale: “The Middle Finger” (2015). “Fightin’ for my respect,.Receive it or nothin’ else.Preachin’ and geekin’,.I kinda think that I’m Malcolm X”. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

2pac: “Ghetto Gospel” (recorded 1992/released 2004). “And all good men,.Like Malcolm X or Bobby Hutton.Died for nothing”. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

dead prez: “Malcolm, Garvey, Huey” (2010). “I live, I die, I organize,.Everything I do's revolutionize,.I build what's good for the whole damn hood,.Study G's like these, really think you should,.I study Malcolm Garvey Huey, Malcolm Garvey Huey”. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

Lil’ Kim: “Whoa” (2005). “Stand behind Martin Luther King,.But I’m more like Malcolm X,.Guerillas beatin’ on they chest,.Get it right on Malcolm X”. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

@kendricklamar YG: Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power: Remix 2020”. “They killed Malcolm X,.They killed Dr. King,.They gave us guns and dope,.They wanna stop our kings”. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

Kendrick Lamar: “HiiiPower” (2011). “Visions of Martin Luther staring at me,.Malcolm X put a hex on my future,.Someone catch me,.I’m falling victim to a revolutionary song”. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

As you’ll read about in #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX, rappers have played a huge part in carrying Malcolm X’s message forth to new generations born in the decades since his assassination. 📻. Here are 7 of those rappers! 🧵

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Thanks to @pslen and @SamFeistDC of @cspan for having me on for this great conversation about the legacy of Malcolm X!.

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Special thanks to journalist Nicki Gostin (@NickiGostin) for including #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX on Page Six’s list of the Best Books to Gift Dad for Father’s Day! 🎁

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Wow! Ryan Coogler — the hottest director in Hollywood with the biggest movie of the year — has called Spike Lee’s legendary #MalcolmX film the “most important American film ever made” 🔥. #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX .

RT @ArtOfDialogue_: Director Ryan Coogler calls “Malcolm X” the most important American film ever made over “The Godfather” or “Citizen Kan….

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