INTERESTING PICTURE: Malcolm X & Redd Foxx Kickin' it!

[World B Free]

Malcolm X and Redd Foxx worked together in the 1940's at the hot spot, Small's Paradise, in HARLEM. Malcolm was a waiter, while Redd was a dishwasher, Malcolm talks about it in his autobiography. One was Detroit Red and the other, Chicago Red. You guess who was who.

In pic, years after their jobs at Small's, Malcolm X is laughing, probably 'cause Redd said something funny......& they may have been marveling about how far they had come, what ever they were talking about ....the image is still nice: brothas just chillin', kickin' it....


excerpt from the AUTOBIOGRAPHY of Malcolm X:

"The other was 'Chicago Red.' We became good buddies in a speakeasy where later on I was a waiter; Chicago Red was the funniest dishwasher on this earth. Now he's making his living being funny as a nationally known stage and nightclub comedian. I don't see any reason why old Chicago Red would mind me telling that he is Redd Foxx."











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[THREAD_CRITIC]

 

[doe moe]

Thanks OP.

 

[clitsational]

cacs always try to paint Malcolm as an "Angry" man

but most accounts of him by those that knew

say he was cool as a fan and funny all the time

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[2 ONE 3]

This is awesome...


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[largebillsonlyplease]

cacs always try to paint Malcolm as an "Angry" man

but most accounts of him by those that knew

say he was cool as a fan and funny all the time

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they can only go by how he felt about them
but they didn't realize that he DID NOT feel that way about us

 

[gotay]

 

[KP404]

Malcolm X was one of the coolest people...part of Masters Thesis talks about him and all the evidence I uncovered was that he was loved by both whites and blacks and treated everyone cool no mater what. Really humble and knowledgeable, and also cared about others a lot

 

[Cock Head Jones]

they can only go by how he felt about them
but they didn't realize that he DID NOT feel that way about us

man he didnt even feel that way about them.

he didnt hate white people. he hated the white power structure and white racism.

and yea they mistake intensity for anger. malcolm x was intense... and serious about his mission. that does not = angry.

 

[Cock Head Jones]

Malcolm X was one of the coolest people...part of Masters Thesis talks about him and all the evidence I uncovered was that he was loved by both whites and blacks and treated everyone cool no mater what. Really humble and knowledgeable, and also cared about others a lot

yea they try to paint malcolm as angrier than he really was and martin as softer than he really was.

 

[ron_mexico]

I remember about that in his book...

 

[water]

Malcolm X was one of the coolest people...part of Masters Thesis talks about him and all the evidence I uncovered was that he was loved by both whites and blacks and treated everyone cool no mater what. Really humble and knowledgeable, and also cared about others a lot

Would love for you to drop some references you used etc....

 

[water]

yea they try to paint malcolm as angrier than he really was and martin as softer than he really was.

This

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

man he didnt even feel that way about them.

he didnt hate white people. he hated the white power structure and white racism.

and yea they mistake intensity for anger. malcolm x was intense... and serious about his mission. that does not = angry.

them=the structure
those trying to accuse him of being angry=them

he had no contempt for us which is why i said what i said.
i know he was a loving man.
and intense man
but depending on the side of the fence you're on you see it two ways....but like i said
he loved us
more than he was cool with white people...even the ones who weren't supportive of what he was against

 

[thathwdude]

 

[jack walsh13]

Cool pic. Thanks OP.

 

[4 Dimensional]

 

[godofwine]

I wish that big head dude wasn't in the way, but otherwise this is cool

 

[Cock Head Jones]

them=the structure
those trying to accuse him of being angry=them

he had no contempt for us which is why i said what i said.
i know he was a loving man.
and intense man
but depending on the side of the fence you're on you see it two ways....but like i said
he loved us
more than he was cool with white people...even the ones who weren't supportive of what he was against

no doubt bout tht

 

[KP404]

Would love for you to drop some references you used etc....

Check anything by Thomas Hauser, also Muhammad Ali's biographies from the 90s and up.....Hauser is a true historian that interviewed a lot of Malcolm's friends, his wife, the journalists that covered Malcolm, etc.; also used archive footage of his speeches and interviews on tv...

though out history classes, they taught us that Malcolm was cruel, mean, violent, etc., but he preached separatism, then brotherhood and was never really violent except for self-defense. If you look at photos and footage he is always laughing and talking with journalists and people.

Plus, check Michael Ezra's Muhammad Ali: making of AN Icon....great stuff! Louisville Times, Newark Newspapers, Chicago, Atlanta...they all tell the truth about Malcolm because he was very honest and charismatic with them...it was the Nation and Elijah Muhammad that painted a horrid picture of him

 

[water]

Check anything by Thomas Hauser, also Muhammad Ali's biographies from the 90s and up.....Hauser is a true historian that interviewed a lot of Malcolm's friends, his wife, the journalists that covered Malcolm, etc.; also used archive footage of his speeches and interviews on tv...

though out history classes, they taught us that Malcolm was cruel, mean, violent, etc., but he preached separatism, then brotherhood and was never really violent except for self-defense. If you look at photos and footage he is always laughing and talking with journalists and people.

Who were these history lecturers? white people?

 

[yureeka9]

Cool! I like!

 

[KP404]

Who were these history lecturers? white people?

lol, yes the teachers in these public schools lie to America about Malcolm and the Black Power Movement. It was about pride and community. I'm telling you that when we were in school, they lied to us telling us that Malcolm was a terrorist and evil..but Hauser and others who actually knew Malcolm and his people know that Malcolm was painted evil by the NOI and media after he died...its sad what happened because Malcolm was one of the most positive brothers in history...

 

[ballscout1]

cacs always try to paint Malcolm as an "Angry" man

but most accounts of him by those that knew

say he was cool as a fan and funny all the time

​

If you don't bow and speak your mind no matter how you do it white folx will think you are angry.

They don't understand the desire for respect and equality and think we should be happy and grateful.

Malcolm was articulate and always spoke with a calm demeanor but because he dared to challenge the status quo he is an angry black man.

Shit white people think Obama and his wife are angry Negros.

I've always been labeled and angry and intimidating because I am not always grinning.I will laugh when I find humor in something.

 

[water]

If you don't bow and speak your mind no matter how you do it white folx will think you are angry.

They don't understand the desire for respect and equality and think we should be happy and grateful.

Malcolm was articulate and always spoke with a calm demeanor but because he dared to challenge the status quo he is an angry black man.

Shit white people think Obama and his wife are angry Negros.

I've always been labeled and angry and intimidating because I am not always grinning.I will laugh when I find humor in something.

Same here

But i would have it no other way, not on the grinning and skinning thing

 

[World B Free]

Cool! I like!

 

[water]

Check anything by Thomas Hauser, also Muhammad Ali's biographies from the 90s and up.....Hauser is a true historian that interviewed a lot of Malcolm's friends, his wife, the journalists that covered Malcolm, etc.; also used archive footage of his speeches and interviews on tv...

though out history classes, they taught us that Malcolm was cruel, mean, violent, etc., but he preached separatism, then brotherhood and was never really violent except for self-defense. If you look at photos and footage he is always laughing and talking with journalists and people.

Plus, check Michael Ezra's Muhammad Ali: making of AN Icon....great stuff! Louisville Times, Newark Newspapers, Chicago, Atlanta...they all tell the truth about Malcolm because he was very honest and charismatic with them...it was the Nation and Elijah Muhammad that painted a horrid picture of him

Appreciate this!

Bless!

 

[melonpecan]

Would love for you to drop some references you used etc....

Check anything by Thomas Hauser, also Muhammad Ali's biographies from the 90s and up.....Hauser is a true historian that interviewed a lot of Malcolm's friends, his wife, the journalists that covered Malcolm, etc.; also used archive footage of his speeches and interviews on tv...

though out history classes, they taught us that Malcolm was cruel, mean, violent, etc., but he preached separatism, then brotherhood and was never really violent except for self-defense. If you look at photos and footage he is always laughing and talking with journalists and people.

Plus, check Michael Ezra's Muhammad Ali: making of AN Icon....great stuff! Louisville Times, Newark Newspapers, Chicago, Atlanta...they all tell the truth about Malcolm because he was very honest and charismatic with them...it was the Nation and Elijah Muhammad that painted a horrid picture of him

Appreciate this!

Bless!

What he said and ditto in that order

 

[KP404]

What he said and ditto in that order

Don't check the bio from 1970s...it written by Nation of Islam and has many made up stories in it.

 

[Lexx Diamond]

Cool post. Thanks

 

[Hotlantan]

Small's Paradise»
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Nightclub owner Ed Small opened Small's Paradise on 22 October 1925. The large basement club featured a big band and floor shows and could accommodate 1,500 patrons. Customers vied for space on the postage-stamp-size dance floor while Charleston-dancing waiters brought Chinese food and bootleg liquor to the small tables. One waiter who went on to greater fame was Malcolm Little, later known as Malcolm X. He worked at Small's in 1943.

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Small's was considered one of the Big Three nightgclubs in Harlem, along with the Cotton Club and Connie's Inn. But unlike the other clubs, Small's was always integrated, drawing an audience of local and visiting blacks as well as well-to-do whites from downtown.

Charlie Johnson & His Orchestra was the house band for the first decade. After hours, musicians from Harlem and downtown stopped by to jam. Small's Sunday night jam sessions became legendery.

While nightlife dimmed in Harlem by the mid-1930s and other clubs closed or relocated downtown, Small's remained open. In the 1960s, basketball great Wilt Chamberlain bought Small's and dubbed the club Big Wilt's Small's Paradise. The club finally closed in 1986.

The building that for so many years hosted great music and dancing was converted to the Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change in 2004. The public high school is sponsored by the Abyssinian Development Corporation, associated with Abyssinian Baptist Church.

 

[kefta]

Nice!

 

[Nochturnal]

Cool pic and good read

 

[king_101]

cacs always try to paint Malcolm as an "Angry" man

but most accounts of him by those that knew

say he was cool as a fan and funny all the time

​

Honestly, why are people here so worried about what cacs have to say? It's almost as if people on this site need whites to validate them. I'm sure these cacs couldn't give 2 shits about what any black person has to say regarding anything.

 

[kboogs]

Great!