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Malcolm X - Return From Mecca Interview - 21 May 1964 Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 37 Views • 5 years ago

Malcolm X - Return From Mecca Interview - May 21, 1964
Watch our independent film: Message to the People A Story of Malcolm X available Here: https://www.melaneyesmedia.com/

Message to the People: A Story of MALCOLM X is a historical dramatization of the life and words of, Malcolm X. This one-hour movie which portrays his image and presents his words as performed by Baba Aundar, is based on the theatrical play which bears the same name.

This film introduces us to the great legacy of a cultural Icon: Malcolm X also known as El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. It shows the life journey and powerful transformation of Malcolm Little to Malcolm X; spanning his childhood in Omaha, NE to adulthood as the National Spokesperson for the Nation Of Islam and founder of the Muslim Mosque Incorporated. Message to the People shows the evolution of the man himself. It sheds light on his upbringing, his travels to the Middle East and Africa while emphasizing his commitment to Black pride, self reliance, human rights and the liberation of African peoples all over the globe.

An International figure, Malcolm’s message of Black Nationalism challenged and shifted the views of many people around the world. There can be an argument made that his views and social commentary are more relevant now than ever. To hear Malcolm in the film speak about the disproportionate number of African Americans locked up in prison, the “House Negro” mentality, and the black struggle for human rights, only reaffirms that many things have changed since the Civil Right’s movement; while other issues that have plagued our society have remained the same.

The views of Malcolm expressed in the film, challenge the notion that integration was the best solution for Black Americans. A story of Malcolm X encourages viewers to take a look in the mirror and ask hard questions about the choices we make as individuals as well as a community. One of our goals with this film is to provoke dialogue and spark conversation amongst those who see it. With so many culturally conscious movies and documentaries by black film makers exploding onto the marketplace, we want to take the torch and fuel to the fire of knowledge and awareness! True conversation and dialogue will help our community to heal and begin to implement solutions for positive change, socially, culturally, economically and psychologically and we want Message to the People to be one of the catalysts for this growth and healing.

We want you to see this film and get a better understanding of Malcolm X, the man. Know that he was more than the picture of him gazing out the window armed with an assault rifle bolstering “By any means necessary.” He was a complex individual, with strong opinions, a passionate and eloquent speaker who devoted his life to uplifting his people. Malcolm was a son, a father, a husband, a teacher, a statesman, a visionary, he was the voice of a people. Oder this movie, download it, purchase the DVD, borrow it from a friend, rent it online, but by all means SEE this movie!

The United Fruits Company: A Brief History Kwadwo Danmeara Tòkunbọ̀ Datɛ 66 Views • 3 years ago

The United Fruits Company was and is a major corporation that holds a massive amount of history and influence in regards to Central America. This company, paved the way for massive American control over the economics, political, and geopolitical landscape of many of these nations. In today's video, we will be looking into the early history of this company.

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In 1871, U.S entrepreneur Henry Meiggs signed a contract with the government of Costa Rica to build a railroad connecting the capital city of San José to the port of Limón. Meiggs was assisted in the project by his nephew Minor C. Keith, who took over Meiggs's business in Costa Rica after his death in 1877. Keith began experimenting with the planting of bananas as a cheap source of food for his workers.

When the Costa Rican government defaulted on its payments in 1882, Keith had to borrow 1.2 million pounds to continue the engineering project. In exchange for this and for renegotiating Costa Rica's own debt, the administration of President Próspero Oreamuno agreed to give Keith 800,000 acres of land along the railroad, plus a 99-year lease on the train route. The railroad was completed in 1890, but the flow of passengers proved insufficient to offset the debt. On the other hand, the sale of bananas grown in his lands and transported first by train to Limón, then by ship to the United States, proved very lucrative. Keith eventually came to dominate the banana trade in Central America and along the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

In 1899, Keith lost $1.5 million when a New York City broker, went bankrupt. He traveled to Boston, to participate in the merger of his trading company, Tropical Trading and Transport Company, with the rival Boston Fruit Company. Boston Fruit had been established by Lorenzo Dow Baker, a sailor who, in 1870, had bought his first bananas in Jamaica, and with buisnessman Andrew Preston. The merger formed the United Fruit Company, based in Boston, with Preston as president and Keith as vice-president. Preston's lawyer Bradley Palmer, became a permanent member of the executive committee and for long periods of time acted as the director. Together, these men had a massive influence over the market. Preston brought his plantations from the West Indies, a fleet of steamships, and his market in the U.S. Northeast. Keith brought his plantations and railroads in Central America and his market in the U.S. South and Southeast. The company at Palmer's direction proceeded to buy, or buy a share in, 14 different competitors, assuring them 80% of the banana import business in the United States, then their main source of income. The company catapulted into financial success following this. Bradley Palmer overnight became a much-sought-after expert in business law, as well as a very wealthy man. He later became a consultant to presidents and an adviser to Congress.

Sources:

"The Second Century: U.S.--Latin American Relations Since 1889": Mark T. Gilderhusrt

" The Banana Wars: United States Intervention in the Caribbean, 1898–1934.": Lester Langly

"The Banana Wars: A History of United States Military Intervention in Latin America from the Spanish–American War to the Invasion of Panama": Ivan Musicant