Straight To the Point - By Adito Feria

The 50th anniversary of the tragic assassination of Malcolm X didn’t grab much mainstream attention, or any at all. Malcolm X, a figure considered to be (as Manning Marable put it) “the most remarkable historical figure produced by black America in the 20th century,” was barely mentioned during the one month a year we commemorate black leaders: Black History Month. That’s sad, because Malcolm’s message of unity, justice, outrage, change, courage, and identity would awaken today’s dormant society. How unfortunate it is that fifty years later, while we seem to look back on with regret the immoralities of Jim Crow, Apartheid, and Vietnam, we put on our 21st century blinders when talking about mass incarceration, global warming, American intervention, etc. One thing is certain: if Malcolm X were 30 years old in 2015, he would be pointing his finger at these injustices, as he did so many times before.  Malcolm’s vision, along with his constant tuning of strategy and belief, leader...