Malcolm X would have been 101 years old on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026.
The Brooklyn-based December 12th Movement is once again organizing the annual Harlem 125th Street tradition of a ‘Moment of Commercial Silence,’ closing down all the stores in honor of “Our Black Shining Prince” Malcolm X.
Attorney Roger Wareham told Our Time Press, “This May 19th will be the 36th year that the December 12th Movement has led the community in a tribute to Malcolm X by having businesses across 125th Street close for three hours. This annual ‘moment of commercial silence’ is a unique and historic homage to one of Black people’s greatest heroes on the day of his birth. It reflects the power of and sets an example for what an organized Black community can do.”…