Four decades and counting

 

Forty-two years ago this week Malcolm X was shot to death as he addressed an audience at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. 

In his memory — and as the nation pays unprecedented attention to the voting habits of people of color — here’s an excerpt of Mr. X’s powerful and still timely speech, the Ballot or the Bullet.

 

“You’re in a position to determine who goes to the White House and who goes to the dog house….You put them first and they put you last.” 

 –paloma