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Juneteenth Special Interviews Podcast Episode · The John Fugelsang Podcast · 06/23/2025 · 1h 9m

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Great Juneteenth Special by: @johnfugelsang.bsky.social with guests @marktwhitaker.bsky.social , @nourbese.bsky.social , and City of Charlotte Council Member Malcom Graham.

“The Afterlife of Malcolm X” is currently 20% off on Amazon! Head there now to grab a copy to gift Dad on Sunday! 📘

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Special thanks to journalist Nicki Gostin for including #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX on Page Six’s list of the Best Books to Gift Dad for Father’s Day! 🎁

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Coogler compared the film to other classics like Citizen Kane and The Godfather, placing it at the top of that pantheon and emphasizing the historical importance not only of the film but of Malcolm X himself. 👏🏽

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Wow! Ryan Coogler — the hottest director in Hollywood with the biggest movie of the year — has called Spike Lee’s legendary #MalcolmX film the “most important American film ever made” 🔥

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MALCOLM X. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. One hundred years after his birth and sixty years after his untimely death, Malcolm X still haunts the American consciousness. Malcolm X’s short life has been the subject of a posthumous autobiograph...

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Join me this coming Tuesday at 5pm EST for “The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X”, a Cambridge Forum event hosted by the GBH Forum Network!

The event will be live-streamed on Zoom. Hope to see you there!

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Thank you to everybody who has purchased a copy. You can grab yours today at the 🔗 below! #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX

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🎉 More than 2 weeks after its publication date, the hardcover edition of #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX is still Amazon’s top new release in both the African-American Studies and Civil Rights & Liberties categories — and the audiobook is the top new Political Biography release! 🙌🏽

Big thank-you to @politicsprose.bsky.social for hosting me and Eugene Robinson for an engaging conversation about Malcolm X’s life and legacy! I truly enjoyed getting to discuss #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX and answer questions from the audience.

📍 Next stop: Baltimore!

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So excited to be at Politics & Prose (@politicsprose.bsky.social) tomorrow to discuss “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” with Eugene Robinson!

Hope to see you there! 📖

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A Posthumous Folk Hero: The Making of a Legacy in “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” - Chicago Review of Books An interview with Mark Whitaker about his new book, “The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America”

"My book is really the story of the story, I was able to show how the study of [Malcolm X] has evolved over time."

Steve Nathans-Kelly's interview with @marktwhitaker.bsky.social on his new book is out now.
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“THE AFTERLIFE OF MALCOLM X” is the #1 Best Seller in multiple categories on Amazon!! 🎉

1️⃣ in African-American Studies
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📈 Hit top-50 among all new releases

Thank you to everyone who has purchased! Out now in stores everywhere 📖

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The Afterlife of Malcolm X Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the first major study of Malcolm X’s influence in the sixty years since his assa...

“The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America”

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“THE AFTERLIFE OF MALCOLM X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America” is out NOW! 🎉

This book has been five years in the making - it’s so wonderful to finally see it out in the world! 🙌🏽

In stores everywhere. Grab your copy today! 📖

The Afterlife of Malcolm X Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the first major study of Malcolm X’s influence in the sixty years since his assa...

“The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America”

Pre-order your copy today! 📖

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A graphic announcing the release of my book, “The Afterlife of Malcolm X”, in five days (May 13th).

Just FIVE more days until “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” is out in stores everywhere!

Preorder your copy today at the 🔗 below. Can’t wait for everyone to read this book! 📖

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ONE MORE WEEK until the release of “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” and the book is already receiving rave reviews and features! 🙌🏽

Thank you to the @latimes.com, @startribune.com, @publisherswkly.bsky.social, and everyone else who has shown love to this book!

Book excerpt: "The Afterlife of Malcolm X" by Mark Whitaker In his book exploring the cultural hold that the activist continues to have decades after his death, journalist Mark Whitaker examines the artistic choices made by Spike Lee and Denzel Washington in t...

Check out the full excerpt here and pre-order your copy of “The Afterlife of Malcolm X”, in stores everywhere on May 13th!

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An excerpt from chapter 11 of my book: “The filming of Malcolm X began in mid-September 1991 on a block in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn that had been made to look like Dudley Square in the heart of Roxbury, the Black section of Boston where Malcolm moved as a teenager and fell into the life of a hustler. After several contentious meetings with Warner Brothers, (director Spike) Lee had instructed his line producer, Jon Kilik, to cut his shooting budget to under $30 million, which was still more than the studio had committed to spending. But Lee was determined not to stint on the first minutes of the movie, in which he wanted to establish the feel of a cinematic epic.”

Big thanks to @CBSNews for featuring an excerpt of my new book “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” on your website! 🙌🏽 📖

Unboxing my new book! 📖🎉

For the past five years, I’ve been working on this project, and I am so excited to see it be released into the world later this month.

“The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America” - out everywhere on Tuesday, May 13th!

“Is the sheep violent or is the wolf the violent one?” 💭

Denzel Washington famously portrayed Malcolm X in Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic. Here are some reflections he shared about Malcolm’s message when asked by a reporter whether Malcolm was “preaching hate and violence”.

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A starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for my new book, The Afterlife of Malcolm X, out May 13. Also honored to be included in PW's Summer Reading List!