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Malcolm X Legacy and Politics Today
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
23 May 2025
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Black Agenda Radio · Malcolm X Legacy and Politics Today

Anthony Rogers-Wright is a Black Agenda Report contributor and host of the WPFW program Full Spectrum, where Margaret Kimberley was recently a guest. They discussed the legacy of Malcolm X on the 100th anniversary of his birth and the state of the Democratic Party after its ignominious defeat at the hands of Donald Trump. Here are excerpts of their discussion.

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