Democracy Now! Monday, May 21 2007 :: The Life of Malcolm X

Headlines for May 21, 2007

- Israel Bombs Home of Hamas Lawmaker; 8 Killed
- 40 Die in Lebanon In Heaviest Internal Fighting Since Civil War
- Number of Private Contractors Killed in Iraq Soars
- Iraq's VP Al-Hashemi Criticizes Proposed Iraqi Oil Law
- Jimmy Carter: Bush's Foreign Policy "Worst in History"
- Red Cross: U.S. Bombing Leaves 2,000 Homeless in Afghanistan
- U.S. Commander Jailed for Leaking Names of Gitmo Detainees
- Costa Rica Stops Sending Officers to U.S. Military School
- Anti-War Activists Shut Down Part of Port of Oakland

Today we spend the hour examining the life of Malcolm X - one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. Saturday would have been his 82nd birthday. We broadcast excerpts of Malcolm X in his own words and speak to Columbia University Professor Manning Marable who is working on a major biography titled "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention" to be published in 2009. Marable is the Founding Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University.