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Today, the more the world changes, the more Malcolm X stays the same.

When we think of who we can be and what we need to be in this moment to liberate ourselves,

we can look to Malcolm X.

We talked to author Ibrahim X. Kendi about what Malcolm's legacy means now in a moment of backlash,

book bands, and political reckoning.

I'm Natasha Daltoro, and this is the take.

My name is Iber Max Kendi.

I'm an historian.

I primarily study the history of racism and even how people can be anti-racist.

And I'm based in Boston and the United States.

Well, it is such a pleasure to have you on the take with us today and talking about your

exciting new projects.

Thank you for joining us.

So you have a new book called Malcolm Lives,

the official biography of Malcolm X for young readers.

And I'm curious, I think we should start off this conversation

by saying, who was Malcolm X to you?

So to me, Malcolm X was

was one of the most inspirational and fearless revolutionaries,

African-American revolutionaries and orators of the 20th century,

someone who encouraged black people to love themselves, someone who argued worldwide that Islam was a religion of love in human rights, someone who had the capacity to get at the root of our political problems and the bravery to talk truthfully, you know, about those

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