c.2025, Simon & Schuster
\n$30.99
\n448 pages<\/p>\n
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
\nThe Truth Contributor<\/p>\n
Who will remember you in 50 years\u2019 time?<\/p>\n
A handful of friends \u2013 at least those who are still around \u2013 might recall you. Your offspring, grandkids, and greats, maybe people who stumble upon your tombstone. Think about it: who will remember you in 2075? And then read The Afterlife of Malcolm X<\/em> by Mark Whitaker <\/strong>and learn about a legacy that still resonates a half-century later.<\/p>\n Betty Shabazz didn\u2019t like to go to her husband\u2019s speeches, but on that February night in 1965, he asked her to come with their daughters to the Audubon Ballroom in New York. Did Malcolm X sense that something bad would happen on that night? Surely he was fully aware of the possibility, knowing that he\u2019d been \u201ca marked man\u201d for months because of his very public break with the Nation of Islam.<\/p>\n As the news of his murder spread around New York and around the world, his followers and admirers reacted in many ways. His friend, journalist Peter Goldman, was \u201chardly shocked\u201d because he also knew that Malcolm\u2019s life was in danger, but the arrest of three men accused of the crime didn\u2019t add up. It ultimately became Goldman\u2019s \u201cobsession.\u201d<\/p>\n Malcolm\u2019s co-writer for The Autobiography of Malcolm X,<\/em> Alex Haley, quietly finished the book he started with Malcolm, and a small upstart publishing house snatched it up. A diverse group of magazines got in line to run articles about Malcolm X\u2019s life, finally sensing that white America \u201c\u2019needed his voice even more than blacks did.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n But though Malcolm X was gone, he continued to leave an impact.<\/p>\n He didn\u2019t live long enough to see the official founding of the Black Panther Party, but he was influential in its beginning. He never knew the first Kwanzaa or the triumphs of a convert named Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n Malcolm left his mark on music. He influenced at least three major athletes.<\/p>\n He was a \u201ctouchstone\u201d for a president\u2026<\/p>\n While it\u2019s true that The Afterlife of Malcolm X<\/em> is an eye-opening book, one that works as a great companion to the autobiography, it\u2019s also a fact that it\u2019s somewhat scattered. Is it a look at Malcolm\u2019s life, his legacy, or is it a \u201cmurder mystery\u201d?<\/p>\n Turns out, it\u2019s all three but the timeline for it isn\u2019t always smooth and that may take some getting used-to. Just when you\u2019re immersed, even absorbed<\/em> in this book, to the point where you forget about your surroundings, author Mark Whitaker abruptly moves to a different part of the story. It it may be jarring.<\/p>\n And yet, it\u2019s a big part of this book, and it\u2019s essential for readers to know the investigation\u2019s outcome and what we know today. It doesn\u2019t change Malcolm X\u2019s legacy, but it adds another frame around it.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve read the autobiography, if you haven\u2019t thought about Malcolm X in awhile, or if you think you know all there is to know, then you owe it to yourself to find The Afterlife of Malcolm X<\/em>.\u00a0 For you, this is a book you won\u2019t easily forget.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" c.2025, Simon & Schuster $30.99 448 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Who will remember you in 50 years\u2019 time? A handful of friends \u2013 at least those who are still around \u2013 might recall you. Your offspring, grandkids, and greats, maybe people who stumble upon your tombstone. 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