Malcolm as Malcolm Little
Malcolm Little passively endures the experiences that motivate his later obsession with racial politics in America. He encounters open racism when whites murder his father and subtle racism when white welfare agents institutionalize his mother. Though Malcolm endures this racism quietly, it leads to his later development of anti–white views. He ambitiously [...]
Eastman Kodak, the company that invented the hand-held camera, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The move gives the company time to reorganise itself without facing its creditors, and Kodak said that it would mean business as normal for customers.
The company has recently moved away from cameras to focus on making printers, to try to stem its [...]
Andrew Crossley, the controversial solicitor who sent thousands of letters to alleged illegal file-sharers, has been suspended from the profession for two years.
At a disciplinary tribunal he was also ordered to pay costs of £76,326.55.
The court heard how Mr Crossley used his law firm ACS: Law to demand money in recompense for alleged copyright infringements.
The [...]
Brother Malcolm’s firmly held belief that white people, and not black people, are to blame for the desperate conditions of the black underclass makes him lenient in his moral evaluation of the Harlem ghetto. Though Malcolm does blame some black people for their actions, most notably the middle-class, Civil Rights leaders, and himself, he tends [...]
Microsoft has announced that it is suing the electrical retailer Comet for allegedly producing and selling 94,000 counterfeit Windows recovery CDs.
The US company alleged the CDs were produced at a facility in Hampshire.
It said the CDs were then sold to customers with the Windows operating system installed on their PCs.
Comet said its actions “did not [...]
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Choosing just the right gift for someone can be a daunting task. You want to show that you care by giving something meaningful and useful, but the choices out there are huge! Books? Socks? Games? or yet another trinket? Finding the perfect gift can be stressful, sometimes the perfect thing is right in front of [...]
“In one sense, we were huddled in there, bonded togethher in seeking security and warmth and comfort from each other, and we didn’t know it. All of us—who might have probed space, or cured cancer, or built industries—were, instead, black victims of the white man’s American social system.”
This passage from Chapter Six, “Detroit Red,” describes [...]
“I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land–every color, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike–all snored in the same language.”
- Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex [...]
“When I’m born I’m black, when I grow up I’m black, when I’m in the sun I’m black, when I’m sick I’m black, when I die I’m black, and you… when you’re born you’re pink, when you grow up you’re white, when you’re cold you’re blue, when you’re sick you’re blue, when you die you’re [...]
