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Bonus Episode: Anna Malaika Tubbs on Significant Mothers

Significant Others

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The Importance of Self-Sufficiency in History

Malcolm X had lost both his parents in this family that was so close knit. And we kind of misunderstood this in history because it was actually that he was experiencing severe trauma. We erased the fact that his parents, especially his mother, was a well educated activist. She had passed that knowledge on to him. So, all that we now see him doing while he's in prison is actually a return to his mom.

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