Today, the world remembers the heroic legacy of Malcolm X on the 101st anniversary of his birth. Although his life was cut short by an assassinโ€™s bullet in 1965, his life and ideas continue to shape generation after generation of freedom fighters. His uncompromising commitment to the cause of Black liberation remains a model in the struggle to overthrow the system of white supremacy that continues today.
Malcolm X was a firm anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist. He understood that the ruling class that so brutally exploits people here in the United States also operated a global empire to loot the wealth of the whole world. His words are as insightful today as they were 60 years ago.