This public event marks the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth by convening artists, writers, and scholars in conversation about the influence his legacy has had on Black nationalism, internationalism, and solidarity movements worldwide.

Moderated by Mona Oraby, one of the event’s two featured panels is entitled “Women of Color and Malcolm X’s Enduring Legacy.” This panel comprises two paired conversations—the first between editor Najha Zigbi-Johnson and Afro-Caribbean American Muslim artist Nsenga Knight, and the second between journalist, writer, and producer Maytha Alhassen and transdisciplinary Africanist scholar Denise Lim. The featured panelists, all contributors to Mapping Malcolm (Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, 2024), will discuss topics ranging from how Black women shaped Malcolm X’s evolving thought to the ways in which Black-Arab and Black-Asian solidarities continue to draw inspiration from his anti-imperialist praxis of world building.

This event is free and open to the public. Register here.

Presented at The New School by the Mellon Initiative for Inclusive Faculty Excellence in the Office of the Provost.