05/20/2026
In Response to Malcolm X's Speech, " What Made You Hate..." (Full Version)
Written by Denise Washington
Brother Malcolm,
You taught us to
love the texture of our hair
and the color of our skin
You taught us to
love the shape of our
nose and the shape of our lips
You taught us to
love ourselves, love our own
and love our race
You taught us to
love the Black Woman
respect and and protect the Black Woman
Brother Malcolm,
You asked, "Who made us hate...?"
I answer, "The same ones
who shot you away."
on that very
cold blooded day,
February 21, 1965,
at Manhattan's
Audubon Ballroom
New York City.
The same ones
stole us away, can't really
claim our Motherland,
stripped us away
from our birthright,
name and native tongue,
turned us away,
from ourselves
and each other
lynched us away
from our culture,
religion,
legacy,
52 Years later,
your speeches still teaches us
consequential lessons for today
-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
#(الحاجّ مالك الشباز)
c Denise Washington 2017
(For the entire clip, visit antishostile at www.youtube.com/antihostile.) Malcolm X once again fires off a wonderful speech designed to "wake up the dead" an...
