Bill Text: NY K00311 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 96th Birthday of Malcolm X, an advocate for human rights, and one of the most influential revolutionary leaders in history

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-19 - adopted [K00311 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00311-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 311

BY: M. of A. Barron

        COMMEMORATING  the  96th Birthday of Malcolm X, an
        advocate for human  rights,  and  one  of  the  most
        influential revolutionary leaders in history

  WHEREAS,  It  is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend individuals  and  events  which  celebrate  our  nation's  great
struggle to fulfill the promise of equality and opportunity for all; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long- standing traditions, this Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate  the  96th  Birthday  of  Malcolm  X,  an advocate for human
rights, and  one  of  the  most  influential  revolutionary  leaders  in
history; and

  WHEREAS,  Annually,  there  is  a wreath laying, and businesses shut
down for hours in honor of Malcolm X's birthday; and

  WHEREAS, Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in  Omaha,  Nebraska,  on
May 19, 1925; and

  WHEREAS,  On January 14, 1958, Malcolm X married Betty Sanders; they
had six children,  Attallah,  Qubilah,  Ilyasah,  Gamilah,  Malaak,  and
Malikah; and

  WHEREAS,  Once  a  member  of  the  Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was a
Muslim minister, public speaker,  and  human  rights  activist;  to  his
admirers,  he  was  a  courageous  advocate  for the rights of people of
African ancestry in America; and

  WHEREAS, After his departure from the Nation  of  Islam,  Malcolm  X
founded Muslim Mosque Inc., and the Organization of Afro American Unity;
he then became a Sunni Muslim and after his holy pilgrimage to Mecca, he
became El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; and

  WHEREAS, Malcolm X travelled to the continent of Africa meeting with
African Leaders and connecting the struggle of African people in America
to the struggle of African liberation on the continent; and

  WHEREAS,  Malcolm  X  remained  a  strong advocate for revolutionary
Black nationalism, a call for establishing a nation within a nation  for
people of African ancestry in America; and

  WHEREAS, Malcolm X made his mark in the world during the Black Power
and   Civil   Rights  Movements  becoming  one  of  the  most  memorable
revolutionary Black leaders from that era; and

  WHEREAS, He was best known  for  being  outspoken  on  human  rights
issues;  "The  Ballot or the Bullet" and "Message to the Grassroots" are
two speeches made by Malcolm X that will go down in history  as  two  of
the most powerful speeches every delivered in America; and

  WHEREAS,  On  February  21,  1965,  Malcolm X was assassinated while
giving a lecture in the Audubon Ballroom, in New York  City,  which  was

subsequently designated as a landmark and currently houses the Malcolm X
and Dr.  Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center; and

  WHEREAS, In 1987, in recognition of the deceased Black revolutionary
leader, Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York City was named after Malcolm X;
and

  WHEREAS,  The bravery, and the willingness of Malcolm X to sacrifice
his life for the well-being of future generations, is deserving  of  the
highest honor by all defenders of freedom and democracy; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that when
individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are  brought  to  our
attention,  they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  96th  Birthday  of  Malcolm  X,  an advocate for human
rights,and one of the most influential revolutionary leaders in history.