0:08 – Fund Drive Premium: Malcolm X Speech Ballot or the Bullet
“The Ballot or the Bullet” is a public speech by human rights activist Malcolm X delivered on April 3, 1964, at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He advised African Americans to judiciously exercise their right to vote, but he cautioned that if the government continued to prevent African Americans from attaining full equality, it might be necessary for them to take up arms. It was ranked 7th in the top 100 American speeches of the 20th century by 137 leading scholars of American public address. Get the speech + the book The Autobiography of Malcolm X with a pledge of $225 to KPFA.
1:08 – Fund Drive Premium: The Great White Hoax
The Great White Hoax: Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America, featuring anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise, explores how American political leaders have been tapping into white anxiety, stoking white grievance, and scapegoating people of color for decades to divide and conquer working class voters and shore up political support. The film’s primary focus is Donald Trump’s race-baiting 2016 campaign for the presidency. Yours for a pledge of $150 to KPFA.
You can also get a CD of Tim Wise’s 2017 KPFA speech for $75, or the speech plus the film for $200.