BOOK REVIEW: MALCOLM THE TENTH? MORE LIKE 7 3/8ths: THE POWERFUL PAYNE PAINFULLY PETERS OUT BEFORE PUNTING

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X. Les Payne and Tamara Payne. New York: Liverlight. 537 pp., $35. Reviewed by Todd Steven BurroughsIt must be great to be a renowned-but-recently-deceased Black writer, because your half-effort gets a full heaping of praise from the grave. In this case, history is not rhyming, but looping. Again,…

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More Discussion of Manning Marable’s Malcolm X

A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X Watch this video on YouTube Our recent book talk at the University of Maryland (2-18-15) Get a copy of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable’s Malcolm X from Black Classic Press! – More from Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs can be found at Drums In the…

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