>From: <mailto:[email protected]>theradioactivist >Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 5:55 AM >Subject: IBW to Web Cast Forum on Marable's Biography of Malcolm X >-- Dr. Ron Daniels > > >Dear friends in the struggle: > >Due to the intense interest, controversy and debate surrounding Dr. >Manning Marable's biography of Malcolm X, the Institute of the Black >World 21st Century will web cast its Forum this Saturday in New York >as referenced in the promo card and Press Advisory inserted below. >We are asking friends and allies from across the country to forward >this information widely so that Black America and the Pan African >World will be apprised of this important event. > >Internationally acclaimed author and journalist Herb Boyd, who will >be a Panelist - ><http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[email protected] > >and Dr. Ron Daniels, Moderator - ><http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[email protected] > >will also be available for media interviews to discuss the forum and >promote the web cast. > > >The Web Cast will begin at 2:15 PM Eastern Time and can be accessed >via IBW's web site at <http://www.ibw21.org/>www.ibw21.org > >[] > > > >IBWLogo2copy.jpg > > >April 25, 2011 > >Press Advisory > >IBW Forum to Discuss Marable's Biography of Malcolm X > >For Immediate Release > >Nothing in recent years has provoked such a firestorm of controversy >and debate as Malcolm X: A life of Reinvention, a biography of the >iconic human rights leader, authored by the late Dr. Manning >Marable. Considered his seminal work by some observers, the >biography makes claims that family members and numerous Malcolm >devotees believe demean the legacy of the man Ossie Davis eulogized >as "Our Black Shining Prince." However, there are others within >the Black community who defend Marable's book as breaking new ground >in revealing the extent of Malcolm's international reach as a Pan >Africanist and the complicity of the New York Police Department in >his assassination. > >To separate fact from fiction and assess the contribution of Dr. >Marable's biography of Malcolm X, the Institute of the Black World >21st Century is convening a Special Forum -- A Public Conversation: >The Meaning of Manning Marable's Biography of Malcolm X, Saturday, >May 7th, 2:00 PM at the historic Mother Zion AME Church, 146 W. >137th Street in Harlem. Herb Boyd, award winning author and >journalist; Monifa Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement; Imam >Talib Abdur-Rashid, Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood; Professor James >Small, former Imam, Muslim Mosque, Inc. and Viola Plummer, December >12th Movement will serve as Panelists for what promises to be a >serious: examination of Dr. Marable's book. Ilyasah Shabazz, >daughter of Malcolm X and Rodnel Collins, Malcolm's nephew have also >been invited to participate in this important event. Because of the >intense interest in the subject around the country and >internationally, IBW is making provisions to webcast the Forum. > >Dr. Ron Daniels, President of IBW, will serve as >Moderator. Speaking to the importance of the Forum, Dr. Daniels >stated: "Malcolm X is a highly revered leader in the Black World. >Any time anything is said or written that would appear to cloud his >legacy it is bound to incite passionate reactions in our community. >This is why it is imperative that we have a public conversation >about Dr. Marable's book." The Forum is free and open to the >public, but contributions to support IBW's work are welcome. For >further information call: 718.429.1415 or visit the website ><http://www.ibw21.org/>www.ibw21.org > >
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