The Impact of Omowale Malcolm X on the Black Power Movement Shared by Organisation Co-Founder

The Creator Supreme is all-knowing and Afrikan souls of the world have been bestowed upon with superlative knowingness from the Ultimate Divine. Remembrance is an important part of knowing. For the Afrikan it is recollection and rejuvenation of spirit. For the Afrikan it is the bringing forth of the best s/heroes of the Afrikan pantheon. For the Afrikan it is key in the process for restoration of self. For the Afrikan it is honouring the best of the Afrikan self. For Afrikan it reconnects the soul to higher purpose. For the Afrikan it is profound learning. For the Afrikan it is a part of spiritual and cultural the life and example of this great hero. This great Heru. This great Ogun. The inspired co-founder of the popular Black Panther Party established in year after Omowale’s martyrdom, Bobby Seale shares his views on the impact of this great hero:

“{Did Malcolm X have any influence on your political ideology and activity?} Yes, he had quite a bit. In fact, the Black Panther Party, Malcolm X is sort of the father of it. The fact that Malcolm X had been murdered, probably drove Huey and I to a point to say that we were going to have to create an organisation reflective of what he was talking about. The fact that Malcolm said that by legal constitutional right, the second amendment every [Afrikan] man and woman, [Afrikan] person in this country had a right…to defend themselves from unjust attacks by racism which is one point that influenced us very much.

But what influenced us even more was Malcolm’s emphasis that we must have a political organisation that dealt most immediately with the housing and the clothing and the shoes and food for the people. That while we deal with this, ultimately the revolutionary process will go on..,

As you know even within this period, there’s numerous violence being committed against [Afrikan] people. There’s a lot of organising to do. There’s a broad liberation framework to be built. And this still goes on, this influence that Malcolm has…

{Do you think that [Afrikan] people are moving towards acceptance of Malcolm X’s ideology and ideas?} Oh definitely, I do. From over that last seven years I think we can see a lot of this, you know. I think Malcolm’s ideas were profound, you know. And what he understood and what he tried to contribute, you know, to the liberation of [Afrikan] people. The character of the movement and especially the [Afrikan] liberation [fight]…I say, yes, they did accept a lot of Malcolm’s ideas...

Malcolm X said, ‘By any means necessary’, you know. And Malcolm X did point out to us. Not only do we defend ourselves, you know, like human beings, like men and women - but that defence that he was taking about that Huey P. Newton has projected and that Malcolm had stated himself (not having met him personally but I did see him speak) was that the violence was not only manifest in only the billy-club. It’s violent when you have hungry children. It’s violent [when you have] rats, roaches etc. Which means that [Afrikan] organisations picked [this] up and are beginning to see. We have to defend ourselves against that. But it takes organisation. Organising people in opposition to the power structure…

The point is do we have Malcolm X’s in the country. I mean Malcolm X’s are a people – brothers and sisters, you know”.

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