Emperor Selassie, Malcolm X & Pan-Africanism: Siphiwe Baleka

Celebrate two monumental anniversaries with writer and Pan-Africanist **Siphiwe Baleka** as he unpacks the **70th anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie’s 1954 U.S. visit** and the **100th birthday of Malcolm X**. Discover how these events shaped global Black liberation, Ethiopia’s sovereignty, and the fight for African unity.

🔍 **Key Topics:**
✅ Emperor Haile Selassie’s secret mission to recruit African-American talent post-WWII
✅ Malcolm X’s transformation into a Pan-African repatriationist
✅ The OAU’s unfulfilled promise to Afro-descendants and the AU’s Sixth Region vision
✅ Guinea-Bissau’s citizenship grants: A model for Africa?
✅ Why 2024 is a "jubilee year" for justice and repatriation


📅 **Timestamps:**
00:00 - Introduction
02:15 - Emperor Haile Selassie’s Cold War Diplomacy
08:30 - Malcolm X’s OAU Speech & Repatriation Vision
15:45 - The AU’s Sixth Region & Citizenship for the Diaspora
22:10 - 2024: A Jubilee for Repatriation?

🔗 **Keywords:** Emperor Haile Selassie, Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism, Repatriation, African Union, Ethiopia-US relations, Cold War, OAU, Afro-descendants, African history, Black liberation, Guinea-Bissau citizenship, Jubilee year, Siphiwe Baleka

📌 **Hashtags:**
#PanAfricanism #HaileSelassie #MalcolmX #AfricanUnion #Repatriation #EthiopiaHistory #BlackDiaspora #AfricaDay #BlackLiberation #AfroDescendants

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