Quote of the day
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.
Manning Marable
Born: May 13, 1950
Died: April 1, 2011 (aged 60)
Bio: William Manning Marable was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University. Marable founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies.
Known for:
- Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (2011)
- How capitalism underdeveloped Black America (1983)
- Living Black history (2005)
- Race, reform, and rebellion (1984)
- Black leadership (1998)







