Nobody Can Give You Freedom By Kehinde Andrews
- Narrated by: Kehinde Andrews
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 09-09-25
Nobody Can Give You Freedom By Kehinde Andrews AudioBook Summary
A radical new examination of Malcolm X that shows how the iconic figure was always dedicated to a global movement for Black liberation
Malcolm X is one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century. Across countless films, documentaries, and books, we have come to know him as a violent and tragic figure, who, when considered next to Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, was ultimately and perhaps dangerously misguided. But in the wake of continued police brutality and the rise of white supremacy, it’s time to revisit Malcolm X and ask: What do we really know about what he believed, and what can we do with that political philosophy today?
In Nobody Can Give You Freedom, Kehinde Andrews draws on the speeches and writings of Malcolm X to upend the conventional understanding of Malcolm—from his alleged misogyny to his putative proclivity for violence. Instead, Andrews argues that Malcolm X embraced equality across genders and foresaw a more inclusive approach to Black liberation that relied on grassroots efforts and community building.
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