Dr. Kamau Rashid: What Malcolm X Still Teaches Us

Dr. Kamau Rashid: What Malcolm X Still Teaches UsIn this episode of Wise The Dome TV, I sit down with Dr. Kamau Rashid to honor the revolutionary legacy of Malcolm X on the 100th anniversary of his birth. We talk about the early influences of Malcolm’s parents, the impact of Marcus Garvey’s ideology, and how that shaped Malcolm’s political consciousness.We also get into the founding of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, Malcolm’s transition out of the Nation of Islam, and his evolving internationalist vision. Dr. Rashid helps unpack Malcolm’s complex relationship with Elijah Muhammad, as well as how groups like the Black Panther Party and figures like Amiri Baraka extended Malcolm’s radical legacy.We also reflect on how mainstream scholars sometimes soften Malcolm’s politics—and why it’s important to recover and carry forward his revolutionary analysis today.