Reaffirming the importance of ensuring justice is provided to Malcolm X and the need to reopen the investigation into the assassination of this profound and fearless civil rights leader.

recognizes that Malcolm X will forever be remembered for preaching an unvarnished assessment of the injustices and punitive treatment that African Americans have endured at the hand of systemic racism for centuries and effortlessly fusing together elements of both moral clarity and oratorical articulation in his advocacy for racial equality, mobilizing tens of thousands of activists and inspiring a broader cultural revolution;

recognizes that Malcolm X was a leading figure in a movement that fundamentally changed our country, who historians and scholars consider to be one of the most influential leaders of the civil rights movement and who was a true voice of the community’s pent-up frustrations and anger, inspiring and motivating the African-American community to be courageous and challenge White authority, no longer allowing themselves to be defined in inferior or derogatory terms;

expresses that it is in the best interest of Malcolm X’s family, Mr. Butler, the Johnson family, historians, the broader African-American community, and the entire country to reinvestigate the assassination of Malcolm X; and

urges that the Department of Justice and local law enforcement dedicate the resources this matter demands in the pursuit of clarity, justice, and resolution.