We Hope for Better Things; It Will Rise from the Ashes

Malcom X Society Statement to the New Detroit Committee

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Malcom X Society Statement to the New Detroit Committee

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A press release from the Malcom X Society in regards to their vision for Detroit in response to the New Detroit Committee.

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Malcolm X Society

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~4.4~~~~.tGCst~d~LCAI (R. Henry) 756.4000:mot 35234 -STA!T22:OAT0? ALCOLU7 X S CIETiY TO Thi ITUSOJrCOiITTES 1;r''pelc- n th
mnm of the falcol ii1L Soety, wh ich represents the political Wseakflo the
__e_ l?.0no4.'!sel.f ^temilitants 0not because w r1 r.irec
hvr~~t J ed.nt---bt eas r r.bt pa~r.t:of.the. lanrqI voluti'on (thle reve'l utcon "is one) andwe th ref'ore, undrstnd.-Aatthe goaIls of the revolution
are, that these goal s have flot beqo -achieved in >Detrot, and what mqust happen1 if- they are not ad hierved. The itrapie, over-_ridi n-goal for which black
peole fought is control:. edn trd-l of our' lives and all those institutions hich affect them.l have failed. to date, to gain control in the follow.ing key
areas: POLTCZL Police in black areas:must be under black,' comma-nd * The "nuber Thee" so o h lpatn, wt
the bolder unable to -Dive a s-incr e
*.-oddeP to a:?line par olnan, in unaccetale. Sor t of 2a black Police *Coluissionr, tho only acceptable a,_,' each t1o i s__ ontrol is the creation of a. n oof Conmisiones, ith -each Comissn' o v~ c-er a District and each.:Co j mis;oner eeced by- voe in his diour ic-. This: is an absd]utoly CSSm:iIcaf r'ii
o..police new-er.- For the olice force must cease to be, a iwlhrcepoo'l etIs, army used t0o o)iDCS.5 bauc:no'J.i addition police rru?L~ti1 t rm:)st u take2n
Ifr ~ dith lDC Ifuan lcdunder L'noral civil service,. lke rectentt-a nufor' oThcr c.e=utyde'~art10bS.. JOB1 S. Tlhe pow-er of the s' u- ut-eus- Ls edt"to
crea2_te bolack-,e us1 eploynmnt and.f ul l emloyen t, undo r riJe 0as~ervi1on. _No ateto~~.nhos 'oe ae to "catalogue by nmon f~ ssth abI 'oh nemloe!
0rd an:-.undeployeod. The notioo-e' black npeon> w itip on the larg~ss Qo-:goodCwh i'oenle is absurd. 7 A full e1 iplov~rnnu reg ~rcr' has to be tin
e--phase:', en e 'ceo.do, Cand' review'able0d Gov rnmen' 1t, ar,-ti cdc '1l rautht t e adloqal level mu comi-isefto full e:,plo & ens au; decentvgrs by a
iv en UJOlist th:e uncuplayed andunderemplocdIatich these peop'le wthjobs on a com'_pulsor'y basi.s, and suject the prorav to systematic in-p recess revrieW
by a board of black citizens. Further, whre Jobs a t decent wa-ve s no lgng eist, the * tevernren'.tustU. ODC businesses:directly to mLake _su.ch jobs. h
OdSIsa.: a)GL a1~,~ pO Lnc oio.-0at-e relie-L for rem> i, n thmr&evelionl ar ts [us4t1 ue. undb' eds are wi:th-st adOEC-.a e oni a 17.01fl, t[itt hoG
iater, jx;ith-out ioct;, withoutt prope:rly sqc re and ro"- n. ri I L~J aS dou
'll ait,.in Ut11 oar' eof cIity welfare rcaniomts 1;ritt I-eans of
jiint'o1'i e4 r 0n,~ei1 n lord's since the renu is s-'-' dr mtly.to the l&-vliorda. %:1? 'o t of 0codeu nd'in.n 2s nj sa -' '5oosizure and cor tOff
bad hous5! lininan immedite imLperive _'. W 'e careprepared 0 -C
u.. t-L p hs ' Sandj n'_iC I~~d. Inci,,c such farces as t5'he turning
62of12th11.treet into a boulev.arId hl no concr'e te housingrDl ans a-re bei ng i-npleme0ntea ust be halted.. /2O~~~C ori~~o elvsa''1 deyasC star to
ssistblack ground 1.:i io il ar'c i1 20"-r0 homny 1is'neededas adiiu ye;ratstSb he L s-st mef, to IJL '.. loadmfund*Temnyms be iade avcas
e or a st"le flJdU'"ect has-'. - NO0 chane., -ace e a.--- rao.rrss in1t ic:rm initvU-exists witho. U h,- se4nDJ in^1:..l.: C:. teps. Itf he;IThkson
Coffiitteedss no tt>:_t eff~r ecvt thou, the Czm-ttee



~4.4~~~~.tGCst~d~LCAI (R. Henry) 756.4000:mot 35234 -STA!T22:OAT0? ALCOLU7 X S CIETiY TO Thi ITUSOJrCOiITTES 1;r''pelc- n th
mnm of the falcol ii1L Soety, wh ich represents the political Wseakflo the
__e_ l?.0no4.'!sel.f ^temilitants 0not because w r1 r.irec
hvr~~t J ed.nt---bt eas r r.bt pa~r.t:of.the. lanrqI voluti'on (thle reve'l utcon "is one) andwe th ref'ore, undrstnd.-Aatthe goaIls of the revolution
are, that these goal s have flot beqo -achieved in >Detrot, and what mqust happen1 if- they are not ad hierved. The itrapie, over-_ridi n-goal for which black
peole fought is control:. edn trd-l of our' lives and all those institutions hich affect them.l have failed. to date, to gain control in the follow.ing key
areas: POLTCZL Police in black areas:must be under black,' comma-nd * The "nuber Thee" so o h lpatn, wt
the bolder unable to -Dive a s-incr e
*.-oddeP to a:?line par olnan, in unaccetale. Sor t of 2a black Police *Coluissionr, tho only acceptable a,_,' each t1o i s__ ontrol is the creation of a. n oof Conmisiones, ith -each Comissn' o v~ c-er a District and each.:Co j mis;oner eeced by- voe in his diour ic-. This: is an absd]utoly CSSm:iIcaf r'ii
o..police new-er.- For the olice force must cease to be, a iwlhrcepoo'l etIs, army used t0o o)iDCS.5 bauc:no'J.i addition police rru?L~ti1 t rm:)st u take2n
Ifr ~ dith lDC Ifuan lcdunder L'noral civil service,. lke rectentt-a nufor' oThcr c.e=utyde'~art10bS.. JOB1 S. Tlhe pow-er of the s' u- ut-eus- Ls edt"to
crea2_te bolack-,e us1 eploynmnt and.f ul l emloyen t, undo r riJe 0as~ervi1on. _No ateto~~.nhos 'oe ae to "catalogue by nmon f~ ssth abI 'oh nemloe!
0rd an:-.undeployeod. The notioo-e' black npeon> w itip on the larg~ss Qo-:goodCwh i'oenle is absurd. 7 A full e1 iplov~rnnu reg ~rcr' has to be tin
e--phase:', en e 'ceo.do, Cand' review'able0d Gov rnmen' 1t, ar,-ti cdc '1l rautht t e adloqal level mu comi-isefto full e:,plo & ens au; decentvgrs by a
iv en UJOlist th:e uncuplayed andunderemplocdIatich these peop'le wthjobs on a com'_pulsor'y basi.s, and suject the prorav to systematic in-p recess revrieW
by a board of black citizens. Further, whre Jobs a t decent wa-ve s no lgng eist, the * tevernren'.tustU. ODC businesses:directly to mLake _su.ch jobs. h
OdSIsa.: a)GL a1~,~ pO Lnc oio.-0at-e relie-L for rem> i, n thmr&evelionl ar ts [us4t1 ue. undb' eds are wi:th-st adOEC-.a e oni a 17.01fl, t[itt hoG
iater, jx;ith-out ioct;, withoutt prope:rly sqc re and ro"- n. ri I L~J aS dou
'll ait,.in Ut11 oar' eof cIity welfare rcaniomts 1;ritt I-eans of
jiint'o1'i e4 r 0n,~ei1 n lord's since the renu is s-'-' dr mtly.to the l&-vliorda. %:1? 'o t of 0codeu nd'in.n 2s nj sa -' '5oosizure and cor tOff
bad hous5! lininan immedite imLperive _'. W 'e careprepared 0 -C
u.. t-L p hs ' Sandj n'_iC I~~d. Inci,,c such farces as t5'he turning
62of12th11.treet into a boulev.arId hl no concr'e te housingrDl ans a-re bei ng i-npleme0ntea ust be halted.. /2O~~~C ori~~o elvsa''1 deyasC star to
ssistblack ground 1.:i io il ar'c i1 20"-r0 homny 1is'neededas adiiu ye;ratstSb he L s-st mef, to IJL '.. loadmfund*Temnyms be iade avcas
e or a st"le flJdU'"ect has-'. - NO0 chane., -ace e a.--- rao.rrss in1t ic:rm initvU-exists witho. U h,- se4nDJ in^1:..l.: C:. teps. Itf he;IThkson
Coffiitteedss no tt>:_t eff~r ecvt thou, the Czm-ttee



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