I don't know what most white people in this country feel, but I can only include what they feel from the state of their institutions.

Now, this is the evidence. You want me to make an act of faith, risking myself, my wife, my woman, my sister, my children on some idealism which you assure me

in America, which I have never seen.

You're listening to Black History for White People, a podcast where we educate, resource,

and challenge white people about black history.

I'm Brad, and on today's show are my co-host Katina and

Garron. Today's topic is Malcolm X. We first go over the average white context of who Malcolm X is

and what he's done. We go over where he's from, how he got his name, and then go over some of

the stories throughout his life that have helped shape who he was.

We hope you enjoy the discussion.

Okay, Garen, before you set up the time in just the early stages of Malcolm's life,

I wanted to give a kind of generic view in my head of what

I've been told of Malcolm X, and I'm going to assume that a lot of our listeners are probably

going to think the same thing. So I don't know very much. I know that something about black power

that he was behind. I know he had something to do with Islam. I know that he was like a meaner

version of Martin Luther King Jr. I know that just like kind of generically speaking, he was dangerous

and not safe. And then maybe the government killed him, but like I don't, you know, that's all I really know.

So I don't.

Well, that's what you think.

Well, that's what I think.

I know.

Exactly.

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