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Exoneration in Malcolm X’s death no surprise, by A. Peter Bailey

Serious Malcolmites, including myself, were neither surprised nor shocked by the exonerations last week of Muhammad Abdul Aziz, known in 1965 as Norman 3X Butler, and Khalil Islam, known as Thomas 15X Johnson, as assassins of Brother Malcolm X on Feb. 21, 1965.

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Protect and promote Black economic and political independence, by A. Peter Bailey

In an August 1992 column, I noted the need for Black folks to focus more on achieving economic and political independence.

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Learning Black history to build upon it, by A. Peter Bailey

One of the main reasons for knowing Black history is so important.

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Soul music in Black cultural history, by A. Peter Bailey

During the past five weeks, I have seen three films that showcase and celebrate the contributions of soul music to the cultural history of Black people.

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Black people and psychological warfare, by A. Peter Bailey

In his must-read 1926 book, “The Miseducation of the Negro,” Dr. Carter G. Woodson stated, “Starting out after the Civil War, opponents of free- dom and social justice decided to work out a program which would enslave the Negro’s mind, in as much as the freedom of the body had to be conceded.” That is psychological warfare.

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Commemorating Dr. King’s death on Easter, by A. Peter Bailey

April 4 — ironically Easter Sunday this year — will mark the 53rd anniversary of the as- sassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an historical date that I am willing to bet at least 75 percent of young Black folks under 40 are almost totally unaware of. Even most of those over 40 may have forgotten that this is the date that we should commemorate the memory of Dr. King as a warrior who left us with serious guidance in his book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”

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The need for unity, by A. Peter Bailey

As we continue in Black History Month, those who consider themselves Malcolm-ites and those who consider themselves Martin-ites have too often talked the talk but not walked the walk when honoring the legacies of the two great warriors in the war against white supremacy.

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COVID-19 defeated Trump, by A. Peter Bailey

First, I must admit that my prediction of a Donald J. Trump victory in the 2020 presidential election was wrong.

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Truth of Black-on-Black crime remains 28 years later, by A. Peter Bailey

In a 1992 column for the Richmond Free Press, I wrote, “Someone should tell young Black males who are killing each other with such deadly efficiency that they are being allowed to do so precisely because they are killing each other. The harsh reality is that there are many white people in this city who believe that it is cheaper to let them kill each other off than to educate them or to keep them in jail.”

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When John Lewis met Malcolm X in Kenya, by A. Peter Bailey

In his book, “Malcolm X: The FBI File,” Dr. Clayborne Carson wrote about a first-time meeting between Brother Malcolm X and a young John Lewis while both were traveling in Africa in October 1964.

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Saluting Malcolm X, by A. Peter Bailey

A former U.S. president has been quoted as saying, “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance. And a people who want to govern themselves must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.”

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We must listen to the ancestral warriors by A. Peter Bailey

As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, it will be to our advantage to pay much closer attention to serious guidelines from some of our most brilliant and committed ancestral warriors.

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Wisdom from ancestral warriors

In 1619, 400 years ago, the first African captives were brought to what is now Virginia. Since that time, many of our courageous ancestral warriors — men and women — have fought against the physical and psychological terrorism inflicted by the proponents of white supremacy and racism.

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Stage play ‘Malcolm, Martin, Medgar’ to be presented Saturday at VUU

A production of “Malcolm, Martin, Medgar” will be staged at Virginia Union University’s Coburn Hall at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.