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On February 21, 1965, the world lost a towering figure in the struggle for human rights when Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. At just thirty-nine years old, the charismatic leader of the Organization of Afro-American Unity was gunned down in front of his pregnant wife and children, an event that profoundly reshaped the landscape of the Civil Rights Movement. Beyond this tragedy, February 21 marks the birth of other influential trailblazers like Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, who brought moral clarity to the Watergate hearings, and artistic giants like the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.H. Auden and the legendary guitarist Andrés Segovia. We also recognize International Mother Language Day, a UNESCO-sanctioned observance honoring the 1952 martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement in Dhaka who sacrificed their lives to defend their right to speak their native tongue.

Topics Covered

• 📜 The assassination of Malcolm X and the subsequent exonerations of Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam.
• 🎂 Celebrating the trailblazing political career of Barbara Jordan, the first Black congresswoman from the Deep South.
• 📚 The literary influence of poet W.H. Auden and the musical revolution led by classical guitarist Andrés Segovia.
• 🌍 The historical origins of International Mother Language Day and the 1952 Bengali Language Movement.

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• (00:10) - Introduction
• (00:20) - Conclusion
• (00:20) - The Legacy and Loss of Malcolm X
• (00:20) - Three Giants of Politics and Art
• (00:20) - International Mother Language Day