Similarities Between Malcolm X And Bill Mckibben

Malcolm X and Bill Mckibben…two individuals who have/had a lot of words to say about the current society they were/are in. Malcolm X, who was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam and had fought for human rights, was a trailblazer for black pride in the 1960’s. He had many followers who believed in what he was saying and how he conducted himself. In the same way, Bill Mckibben also had words to say about what was going wrong with the world. His words were more focused on the environment…rather than social injustices. Bill was the first person to notice and write about the increasing rise in temperatures and how it could affect the whole world. By comparison, Malcolm X and Bill Mckibben have similar and different ways they have been able to influence

Spellman on March 19, 1964 opens up what he is about and his split from the Nation of Islam. There is a certain question asked by Spellman that is interesting. He asks Mr. X, “Please answer these charges that are often raised against you: That you are as racist as Hitler and the Klan, etc. That you are anti-Semitic. That you advocate mob violence” (Interview by A.B. Spellman). Malcolm responds by answering the question with a firm “No” about the questions of him being a racist. He then not only references blacks, but all colors: Black, brown, red, and yellow. His ideas as a whole not only wanted to help blacks out, but everyone of color. He did not care what color, he only cared about them having equal rights as the whites. Because a lot of whites in the South had hate towards blacks, Malcolm X informed followers of the Nation of Islam and blacks across the country that they needed to defend themselves. They needed to stand up for what was right. In contrast, Bill McKibben talks about standing together as a human race. A change that needs to be done if people want to continue to live comfortably in certain areas of the world. “2 degrees Celsius” in his article “Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math” has to do with how much warmer it can get before Africa is able to be inhabitable. It would become so hot there that people would have hard time going about every day without feeling miserable. Crops and farming would be at a drastic low because what kind a food would be able withstand that kind of heat? Bill McKibben also talks about 565 Gigatons of carbon. No more than that is the whole planet able to emit, or the two degrees would become more and more