Thanks to the staff of @nytimesbooks for featuring my book "The Afterlife of Malcolm X" as an Editors' Choice in this week's print edition of The New York Times Book Review!
'The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America' by Mark Whitaker studies the aftermath of X's murder and the profound, wide-reaching impact of his life and ideas.
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'Theaster Gates talks with Mark Whitaker about his role as an artist; his stewardship of neglected buildings in his Chicago neighborhood; and his work commissioned for the forthcoming Obama Presidential Library.'
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Finished reading my 33rd book of 2025: "The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America" by Mark Whittaker.
A brilliant exploration of transformation, influence, & the ways Malcolm’s life continues to shape culture, justice, & leadership today.
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Martyrdom can make “a polarizing public figure more influential in death than they were in life,” @Marktwhitaker writes. He explores how Malcolm X's legacy could offer insight into what might become of Charlie Kirk’s, despite the two men's differences: https://t.co/5gEmGL6r5p
The Afterlife Of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact On America by Mark Whitaker is for sale at Nubian Bookstore in Morrow, Georgia. @Marktwhitaker
💬 During my recent event at @PoliticsProse in DC, I shared some thoughts on the specific components of Malcolm X’s message that have made him such an inspiration for generations of artists—from musicians, to writers, to painters and even sculptors!
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As you’ll read about in #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX, rappers have played a huge part in carrying Malcolm X’s message forth to new generations born in the decades since his assassination. 📻
Here are 7 of those rappers! 🧵
@Wale Jeezy: Kendrick Lamar’s “Westside, Right On Time” (2012)
“Got my Malcolm X frames,
Now I count the check, man
‘Cause every time I speak,
You hear my Malcolm X pain”
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