Book · 1992 · Biography & Autobiography
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
#174 of 16,684 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- mentions
- 20
- people
- 15
- podcasts
- 15
- episodes
- 18
- critical mentions
- 0
Reading his autobiography is extremely important for anyone that wants to understand him right so you read him his own words.
What they say about it
- Received book from father“one of the first books that my dad gave me”2
- Read in youth“read in between the summer of elementary school”2
The best things said about it
His coming of age in a particular moment.
This is a book that should be in your local school system.
One of the first books that my dad gave me was The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which I love.
Charlamagne tha God The Jordan Harbinger Show · Jun 2025 The great stories he tells in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, one of the great classics really, I mean more than history of American civilization.
Young young men in America in America and in prisons in particular will read the autobiography of Malcolm X and see hope for themselves to come out of the darkness of you know being imprisoned not just by the bars in front of them but also by what they thought to be their own worth prior to that moment.
And I ended up getting introduced to Malcolm X's autobiography and that book became probably the most pivotal book and in my life you remember the cartoons like me you have like the the bad ain't that the bad little devil on one shoulder and like the little angel another soda.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
15 people who brought it up
- Charlamagne tha God3 mentions · 1 rec
- Omar Suleiman2 mentions · 1 rec
- Abdul El-Sayed1 mention · 1 rec
- Ben Bowlin1 mention · 1 rec
- Chloe Valdary1 mention · 1 rec
- Cornel West1 mention · 1 rec
- Josh Clark1 mention · 1 rec
- Chuck Bryant1 mention
- Colin Kaepernick1 mention
- Lauren Christensen1 mention
- Robert Evans1 mention
- Shaka Senghor1 mention
Why people recommend it
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a classic American memoir recounting the life, civil rights activism, and spiritual evolution of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley. Abdul El-Sayed recommended it on The Ezra Klein Show for exploring coming of age and speaking truth to power, while Ben Bowlin argued on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know that it belongs in local school systems. Charlamagne Tha God shared on The Jordan Harbinger Show that his father gave it to him when he was young, and a listener named Lissy Watson mentioned reading it between elementary school and junior high on The Book Review. Imam Omar Suleiman told the Lex Fridman Podcast that reading the book is essential to understanding Malcolm X in his own words, and Cornel West praised it on The Joe Rogan Experience as a monumental American classic. Additionally, Chloe Valdary suggested on The Rubin Report that readers look at the autobiography to understand the historical context of the Nation of Islam, and Josh Clark briefly recommended reading it at the end of an episode of Stuff You Should Know.
Every mention
Charlamagne tha God you know, one of the first books that my dad gave me was the autobiography of Malcolm X, which I love. 3
Recommended
“you know, one of the first books that my dad gave me was the autobiography of Malcolm X, which I love.”
Discussed
“Like, you know, I know you and your pops had some issues, man. But he did give you the autobiography of Malcolm X when you was very, very young and it taught you all about growth and evolution”
Discussed
“I mean, listen, I would never grow and pretend it never happened only because all my favorite stories growing up were the stories of people's growth and evolution. You know, I love the autobiography of Malcolm X, and I say it all the time, this generation wouldn't let Malcolm Little become Malcolm X”
Omar Suleiman well I think reading his autobiography is extremely important for anyone that wants to understand him right… 2
Recommended
“well I think reading his autobiography is extremely important for anyone that wants to understand him right so you read him his own words”
Discussed
“young young men in America in America and in prisons in particular will read the autobiography of Malcolm X and see hope for themselves to come out of the darkness of you know being imprisoned not just by the bars in front of them but also by what they thought to be their own worth prior to that moment”
Abdul El-Sayed Then the fourth one is the autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley. And I picked that one because… 1
Recommended
“Then the fourth one is the autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley. And I picked that one because his coming of age in a particular moment...”
Ben Bowlin I want to recommend the autobiography of Malcolm X which was published in 1965. It's Malcolm X with Alex Ha… 1
Recommended
“I want to recommend the autobiography of Malcolm X which was published in 1965. It's Malcolm X with Alex Haley. Um, this this is a book that should be in your local school system.”
Chloe Valdary i think that if you were to read malcolm x's autobiography um and what happened to him 1
Recommended
“i think that if you were to read malcolm x's autobiography um and what happened to him”
Cornel West the great stories he tells in the autobiography of malcolm x one of the great classics really i mean more t… 1
Recommended
“the great stories he tells in the autobiography of malcolm x one of the great classics really i mean more than history of american civilization”
Josh Clark So, you can go read the autobiography of Malcolm X. 1
Recommended
“So, you can go read the autobiography of Malcolm X.”
Chuck Bryant So, I saw the movie in '92 and then read the autobiography that with Alex Haley Mhm. 1
Discussed
“So, I saw the movie in '92 and then read the autobiography that with Alex Haley Mhm.”
Colin Kaepernick that kicked that off was the autobiography of Malcolm X that my wife Nessa gave me and that then took me do… 1
Discussed
“that kicked that off was the autobiography of Malcolm X that my wife Nessa gave me and that then took me down a path of reading Fanon reading Huey Newton and Angela Davis and Steve Biko and Garvey”
Lauren Christensen whether it's in a memoir like the autobiography of Malcolm X or coming of AG in the Mississippi or in a novel 1
Discussed
“whether it's in a memoir like the autobiography of Malcolm X or coming of AG in the Mississippi or in a novel”
Robert Evans Here's a quote from Malcolm's autobiography. It actually is how his autobiography starts. When my mother wa… 1
Discussed
“Here's a quote from Malcolm's autobiography. It actually is how his autobiography starts. When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, "A party of hooded Ku Klux Clan riders galloped up to our home in Omaha, Nebraska.”
Shaka Senghor and I ended up getting introduced to Malcolm X's autobiography and that book became probably the most pivot… 1
Discussed
“and I ended up getting introduced to Malcolm X's autobiography and that book became probably the most pivotal book and in my life you remember the cartoons like me you have like the the bad ain't that the bad little devil on one shoulder and like the little angel another soda”
Tucker Carlson So, like all high school students, I read the autobiography of Malcolm X, which I don't even know if it was… 1
Discussed
“So, like all high school students, I read the autobiography of Malcolm X, which I don't even know if it was written by Malcolm X. `` Um, was written by Alex Haley, but I don't know to what extent it reflected his real views.”
W. Kamau Bell and it reminds me it's like the Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm X said there's all this wisdom in the name 1
Discussed
“and it reminds me it's like the Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm X said there's all this wisdom in the name”
Zena Hitz So I talk in my book about the autobiography of Malcolm X. 1
Discussed
“So I talk in my book about the autobiography of Malcolm X.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
Discussed
“And so B Lagoon became a revolutionary. He began to read literature like the autobiography of Malcolm X and Robert F. Williams book Negroes with Guns.”
Recommended
“and the book I want to talk about is the autobiography of Malcolm X which I read in between the summer of elementary school and Junior High”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Bruno Mars is um though but in the Malcolm X book there's a lot of call care Styles”