The Malcolm X Day Committee is made up of a group of committed volunteers from various sectors of the community and numerous community groups who donate generous amounts of our time, energy, and other resources to organize a series of events culminating in a festival style event on the Saturday closest to his birthday. The events are designed to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) in a meaningful way. The event serves as a vehicle to end the violence, crime, substance abuse, and self-loathing that continue to cripple low-income urban communities while providing positive interactions and "edutainment."

With a theme of "From the Root to the Fruit", this year's Celebration will have three major areas of focus:

• promoting green jobs as a pathway to prosperity,
• fostering reclamation of traditional cultural values,
• and promoting healthy and sustainable communities

The major issue areas we are organizing the event around are health (HIV/AIDS, obesity, diabetes etc), economics (green jobs, affordable housing), community (ending domestic and other forms violence), and education (decreasing the high school drop-out rate, increasing the literacy rate in DC).

The event will take place on Saturday, May 30th between 11 AM and 6 PM at Oxon Run Park at Mississippi and Southern Avenues SE.  It will be a free community event to featuring:

• Musical, spoken word, and dance performances by local talent.
• Speakers and exhibitors  from community organizations whose missions match the  overall mission of the event.
• Vendors including licensed food vendors and art and craft vendors.
• Activities for children including storytelling, balloon sculpture, and art contests