James Baldwin on the Assassination of Malcolm X

[NewWorldRob]

One of my few heroes! Love him. Really wish he was here still...same for Malcolm.

[Imhoteption]

Cowbells!!!!

[spd13062]

"It's a very sinister event".........

[hassanking23]

just by making a remark that really didn't show praise about him after his assassination makes Baldwin a class act? he really despised Malcolm X throughout his life

[MyDarthKader]

@hassanking23 I do not believe Baldwin hated Malcolm X. I read his essays, he respected Malcolm but disagreed with his actions.

[xtrmsprts]

those who live by the sword shall die by the sword, malcolm my child

[incarnazione]

Why can't you ass holes stop arguing about every single point, and watch the fucking video?

[mooncooninc83]

Karl Evanzz is my uncle!!! Thanks antihostile for recognizing his work!!!

[JonnyBoyMach2]

@truth2masses are you having a mental breakdown? Everyones racist. Even you... But you ought to look at what the term 'institutional racism' means. It's a very specific form ... Also, chill out!

[ambersassy168]

@JonnyBoyMach2 do you call ALLAH a racist for hating His and Our #1 enemy, you are a fool! check out the story of jacob and esau in genesis, then read what god said of esau in Malachi. he hated esau for trading in his birth right. we are born muslims Allah taught and can't be made one because we are that by nature, creation. stop being a 2000 house negroe. los s.c. 29010

[JonnyBoyMach2]

@ambersassy168 I don't call 'ALLAH' racist. I don't call him anything. Because he doesn't fucking exist.

Also - nice to run-off your anti-homosexual religion under a video featuring a true gay hero.

[lasboor2006]

@JonnyBoyMach2 go to hell 

[JonnyBoyMach2]

@lasboor2006 Troll fail. Hell is meaningless to an atheist . . . Or maybe hell is a neverending stream of bile and vitriol from religious and obsessive indivuals who vent their psychoses in the comments section of YouTube.

Anyway: RIP Mr Baldwin. Top man.

[MyDarthKader]

@JonnyBoyMach2 Uh, Allah is just the Arabic word for God. Just like Yahweh is the Hebrew word for God. Muslims, Christians and Jews all worship the same God, just in different ways. Idiot.

[JonnyBoyMach2]

@MyDarthKader What? How does this relate to anything that's been said before? Bizzare...

But yes - thanks for pointing out that the 3 major monotheistic religions share the same root. And hate gays pretty much equally...

[truth2masses]

also truemasses. whites use the twistning of the true meaning of the word "racist" to soothe and calm our demands for reparations. if you are not repatriated for the worst crimes and treatment in the annuals of history, we come together in prayer and beg god to destroy this nation!ALL OF US!

[truth2masses]

truemasses: the white man has the audacity to call black people racist. jonnyboy mach2 isn''t worthy of me debating because he is beyond reasoning and stuck on stupid! why should i educate this stupid devil who is in the same vein as," you people are mad at us for slavery when your own people sold you into slavery!" and let's not forget the , "if blay-uck people call each other the "n" word, why can't i?" white people kill me with the sudden "misconprension of their own words!" sick!

[peasah2005]

Brother Jim Baldwin was close to Brother Malcolm, but I didn't agree with him marrying a European.

Despite Jim marrying to a white girl unfortunately, we can give him credit for standing up for Malcolm and attacking the filthy demonic beasts known as racist backward Uncle Sam for murdering Malcolm.

[MrDuffy81]

NATION OF ISLAM KILLED MALCOLM. THIS GUY SOUNDS GUILTY AS FUCK TO ME. HE IS A LIAR! THERE IS MUCH HE IS NOT TELLING. MY HEART DOES NOT LIE!

[MusicEclecticArt]

@MrDuffy81 What the hell are you talking about? This mans name is James Baldwin and in no way shape or form is he or has he ever been involved with the Nation of Islam.

[MrDuffy81]

@MusicEclecticArt I AM TALKING ABOUT THIS MAN'S INTEGRITY. I AM QUITE PSYCHIC AND I SENSE THAT HE IS LYING, MANIPULATING, AND COVERING. PERIOD. NOI KILLED MALCOLM. FARRAKHAN KILLED MALCOLM.

[MusicEclecticArt]

@MrDuffy81 Psychic? I think you mean to say psycho. But, whatever you say dude.

[MrDuffy81]

@MusicEclecticArt You don't think at all.  That much is very apparent...

[MusicEclecticArt]

@MrDuffy81 Sure? Okay?

[MrDuffy81]

@MusicEclecticArt YOU'RE ASKING ME?! NO! I AM TELLING YOU.

[MusicEclecticArt]

@MrDuffy81 Alrighty then....?

[collinsmichael0355]

I did not agree to some of the things that Mr. Baldwin said about the struggles of  black people but he add a relevant intellectual setting to the more conservative.

[PATRICELUMUMBAS]

god bleessss

[SalvoPalace]

A very inteligent man for sure!

[mrhowardb]

Despite his "lifestyle" I had great respect for James Baldwin and his contribution to Black History.

[CoolDude8675309]

Can you please tell me what was wrong with his life style?

[genious4real]

@CoolDude8675309 I do not follow blindly anyone, but I greatly admire Malcolm and there is a lot to be said for his not caring that James was gay. I love females myself, but I know that Huey Newton (Atheist), Malcolm (Muslim), Martin (Christian) and James (Agnostic?) saw the "Bigger picture". Largely, our problems today stem from that inability.

[backto1960]

James Baldwin was one of the black writers in Paris that betrayed Richard Wright. I use to worship and adore these men when I was in high school. Let's just say I grew up. He is talented though and his influence on American literature is very formidable.

[imhotep1]

@backto1960 How did he betray Richard Wright? Richard Wright was supposedly poisoned by his white wife.

[backto1960]

@imhotep1 LOL are you kidding me? please do your research before spewing falsehood on the internet. Ellen and Richard had long separated before he died. In fact, they were living in different countries at the time of his death.

[purpleness64]

Thanks for posting! James Baldwin is a class act as other posters have noted.

[kweju3]

Racism is the life-force, the blood and energy of this country since day one. It is insidious, persistent, pernicious and invisible. It is the abomination of desolation, antichrist and grim reaper all rolled into one. It has no one form, fashion or length of time. It is ever present and not present at all. It is the ultimate expression of power, control and deception. It is the Matrix, the Manchurian Candidate and Mother Goose. It will smile at you or ignore you, but ultimately, you will die.

[dupayuhas]

well said...

[ALANSARALHAQ]

Shaheed Malik Al Shahbaz (Pbuh) was one man, one voice, united an entire nation in side America.

[JAL716]

There is a different form of racism in America and it's called Institutional Racism

[Applebaum]

institutional racism exists in England too but is it any wonder because Britain made America

[lifthz]

@JAL716 In america it is probably the worst because it is hidden moreso than in other countries, but it is worldwide.. trust me.

[truth2masses]

@JAL716 all racism is institutional.

[samlittle94]

@JAL716 could you describe this? i agree but i was wondering your perspective on this.

[Applebaum]

@JAL716 Trust me every former colony and former coloniser has Institutional racism. 

[ivan1087]

Baldwin was such a class act.

[AveIvy]

@ivan1087 He spoke so eloquently. Just wonderful.

[truth2masses]

@ivan1087 ALL RACISM IS INSTITUTIONAL!

[JonnyBoyMach2]

@truth2masses Not true. Racism becomes institutional when it is manifest by those in power. A black person being racist about a white person, by default, is not 'institutional'. But that's not the case for the reverse . . .

[truth2masses]

@JonnyBoyMach2 and... oh no! very true1 racism is an institution. blacks have never be in an institutional power to levy the will of hatred enmasse over whites. i scanned your channel to see if you were one of those dumbassed 20-somethings who don't know what they're talking about. it turns out you're a 30-something who doesn't know what the hell they're talking about! i bet you're white too. if so,STEP! 

[TeenageWildlife]

This is great stuff, thanks.

[africaRBG]

yes my man!! havent seen you post videos in a while,,i was missing these classic videos.

[kRAZYCanuck22]

how come you are a white lover? slavery still exists bro, but in a different form

[neofite08]

Hi thank you for posting.... do you have more of James Baldwin? He's such a wonderful speker and writer