About this episode

The episode features one of Malcolm X's final public speeches reflecting on racism and Black struggle in America.

Africa Today replays one of Malcolm X’s final public speeches, delivered in Detroit on February 14, 1965, just days before his assassination. Speaking the day after his home was bombed, Malcolm reflects on racism, liberation, and the future of Black struggle in America. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. Photo: Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The post Africa Today – Malcolm X’s Last Public Addresses appeared first on KPFA.

People in this episode

Host: Walter Turner

Topics covered

• Malcolm X
• racism
• liberation
• Black struggle
• African Diaspora
• public speeches

Keywords

• Malcolm X
• public speech
• Detroit
• racism
• Black struggle
• February 1965

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Organizations: KPFA

Books & works: Africa Today

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