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Nobody Can Give You Freedom

The Political Life of Malcolm X

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By Kehinde Andrews

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A radical new examination of Malcolm X that shows how the iconic figure was always dedicated to a peaceful, 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.  
 
Far from a doomed ideologue, Malcolm X was in fact one of the most important, and misunderstood, intellectuals of the twentieth century, whose lessons on how to fight white supremacy are more important than ever.   

On Sale
Sep 9, 2025
Page Count
320 pages
Publisher
Bold Type Books
ISBN-13
9781645030713

Kehinde Andrews

About the Author

Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, where he founded, and is director of, the Centre for Critical Social Research. Andrews regularly writes for The Guardian, The Independent, Ebony Magazine, and CNN.  The author of The New Age of Empire, he lives in Birmingham, UK.  

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