Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the Nationwide Motion Community (NAN), welcomed Mayor Eric Adams, Lawyer Ben Crump, and family of Malcolm X, together with daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, to the NAN Home of Justice on Monday to commemorate what would have been the civil rights icon’s a hundredth birthday. The occasion comes as NAN continues to problem systemic points first elevated by Malcolm X, because it seeks to protect important commitments to range, fairness, and inclusion after the 2020 homicide of George Floyd.
“Malcolm was taken from us 60 years in the past, however his legacy has solely grown over that point,” mentioned Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “He challenged the programs that prevented many Black People from accessing fundamental providers, and fought till his closing day for Black empowerment. As we mark 100 years since his delivery this Monday, it’s essential we maintain the torch he lit alive to make sure Black People have their seat on the desk, the flexibility to talk, and the flexibility to guide.”
“On what would have been Malcolm X’s a hundredth birthday, we honor a frontrunner who boldly introduced the battle for Black justice in America to the worldwide stage,” mentioned Lawyer Ben Crump. “Within the closing chapter of his life, he made the daring case to the United Nations that the battle for Black justice in America was a part of a worldwide motion for dignity and liberation. As we speak, as we witness assaults on hard-earned progress, we should honor Malcolm’s legacy by persevering with his mission right here at dwelling and in solidarity with oppressed folks around the globe.”
SPECIAL SECTION: Celebrating Malcolm X’s a hundredth Birthday
Within the months earlier than his February 1965 assassination, Malcolm X more and more centered on financial empowerment for each Black People and marginalized communities throughout the globe. “The truth is, the whole financial system of the Black neighborhood within the States is managed by somebody who doesn’t even stay there,” he mentioned in a speech earlier than the London College of Economics simply 10 days earlier than his loss of life.
Many boundaries to financial justice stay in place at this time, which is why NAN has sought to carry accountable those that dedicated to reversing the paradigm after George Floyd’s Might 2025 homicide. A whole bunch of billions of {dollars} in programing, in addition to hiring commitments, have been made by the biggest firms within the United State. But practically 5 years after that killing and people subsequent commitments, few have been realized as firms now really feel strain from right-wing advocates to shirk these guarantees.
NAN has led the cost to protect DEI. In April, Rev. Sharpton met with the CEO of PepsiCo after warning the corporate would face a boycott if it didn’t take steps to revive its DEI pledges. That constructed on NAN’s year-and-a-half rallying of hedge fund billionaire Invoice Ackman’s Manhattan workplace over his campaign in opposition to the insurance policies.
