Manning Marable
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Manning Marable (b. 13 May 1950 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American political scholar. He holds the position of Professor of Public Affairs, History and African-American Studies at Columbia University, where he founded and directs the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. He has published widely, and is politically active in a variety of progressive causes. His current project is a biography of the black rights activist Malcolm X., entitled 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention'.
Marable was recently elected Chair of Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS), the incorporated non-profit arm of Students for a Democratic Society. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), a non-profit coalition of prominent public figures dedicated to utilizing hip hop as an agent for social change.
In a January 2008 column entitled, "Barack Obama's Problem – And Ours", Marable endorsed Senator Barack Obama's bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.[1]
[edit] Major works
- Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (2009)
- The Great Wells of Democracy (2003)
- Freedom: The Meaning of Race in American Life (with Leith Mullings and Sophie Spencer-Wood, 2002)
- Let Nobody Turn Us Around (2000)
- Black Leadership (1998)
- Black Liberation in Conservative America (1997)
- Speaking Truth to Power: Essays on Race, Resistance, and Radicalism (1996)
- Beyond Black and White (1995)
- On Malcolm X: His Message & Meaning (1992)
- Race, Reform and Rebellion (1991)
- How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America (1983)
[edit] References
- ^ "Barack Obama's Problem – And Ours" (syndicated column "Along The Color Line" - January 2008)
[edit] External links
Manning Marable's website
Manning Marable elected Chair of MDS [1]
