Join us on Thursday, April 10th at 6:30 PM for the second installment of Mapping Malcolm: A Centennial Series, curated by Najha Zigbi-Johnson. This engaging, three-part public series dives deep into Malcolm X’s lasting influence, examining his impact not only on the Harlem community but also on the broader landscape of New York City and beyond.

In Part II of this series, The Radical Imagination and Black Aesthetics: A World Building Exercise, we’ll bring together artist Awol Erizku, designer Curry Hackett, architect Jerome Haferd, and artist Helina Metaferia to discuss Black aesthetics as a site for radical world-building. Drawing from the themes of Mapping Malcolm, the conversation will examine how Black spatial practices, historical iconography, and transnationalism shapes contemporary art, design, and architecture. Together, we will consider how Malcolm X’s vision continues to reverberate across disciplines, not only as a historical blueprint but also as an evolving, creative force that shapes public space, cultural production, and the future of Black radical thought. At a time when the built environment remains a contested site of power, exclusion, and erasure, this discussion insists on the necessity of art and the radical imagination as a liberatory tool.