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Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama's Barrier-Breaking Friendship

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This story is part of the May 19th Project, which promotes solidarity within Asian and Pacific Island communities and with all communities.

Freedom fighters and close friends, Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyamawere born on the same day. Both activists shared a passion to change the world and a message of solidarity as a path to liberation.

Two icons of American history, Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X, share a birthday — May 19 — and a passion to change the world.
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