Malcolm X Day
A District Tradition, Malcolm X Day Celebration, Returns Virtually May 19
Program’s Theme: ‘Sankofa: Going Back to Get What You Need to Move Forward’
Malcolm X Day Celebration—Washington, D.C. (1972 – 1994)
The first time I attended a Malcolm X Day Celebration was in 1969, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. It had a theme of promoting unity in the Black community and included activist speakers like Jitu Weusi along with music from artists who were featured at The EAST, a renowned progressive venue. This event is a prominent recollection because it became the basis for the Malcolm X Day Celebration in Washington, D.C.