Welcome to another episode of Lurie Breaks It Down, a podcast where we dig deeply to connect the dots on the issues that shape our world.

I'm Lurie Daniel Favors, author, activist attorney,

and host of the L.Rie Daniel Favors show on Sirius XM's Urban View, Channel 126.

Today, just so happens to be Malcolm Mex's birthday,

L. Hage Malik El-Shabazz, as he was known at the time of his assassination,

Monday, May 19th, 2025 would have been the 100th anniversary

of his birth.

So, happy heavenly ancestral birthday, Malcolm X, L. Hajmulik El-Saraz.

And I say both names because while I know that many of us have come to know and revere the many

versions of Malcolm X that we've learned, and when I say versions, I mean the many evolutions.

We've watched him as he grew from Malcolm Little into Malcolm X, into El Hasch Malik El Shabazz. And

many of us had the privilege of studying Malcolm X and being trained through his writings and

teachings, even if not directly by him, such that we know what it is to hear his name,

El Haj Malik El Shabazz. But we're also aware that, frankly, there are a lot of people out there

who simply don't know nearly enough about him, nor are they clear about how the words that he spoke

and that he wrote decades ago can still shape and frankly liberate black lives.

Joining me today for our conversation on the Re-Breaks-It-Down podcast is Ibramex Kendi.

This is a discussion that he and I had for my Sirius XM radio show about his latest book

entitled Malcolm Lives, the official biography of Malcolm X for young readers.

I have decided to take this book and bring it into my own households library because we need to remember that it's not just the Malcolm X autobiography or the film Malcolm X that many of us saw.

Shout out to Spike Lee that can change lives. We also need new media that can introduce the power of

Malcolm X story into the lives of young people who are trying to figure things out from a Gen

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