By Terri L. Fowler
Live music, interactive art exhibits, vendors, a silent auction and an evening soiree filled a day of remembrance and celebration at the Malcolm X Library Gift Day and Soiree on Saturday, September 20, 2025, in the Malcolm X Library parking lot, 5148 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92114.
The community event was hosted by the Friends of the Malcolm X Library, a nonprofit volunteer group of members that advocates, raises funding, and provides critical support for the library and related literary and educational programs.
The free outdoor “Family Fun Day” commemorated the 100th birthday of the prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist. The local library is the only one of its kind in the nation that aims to keep the legacy of Malcolm X alive, alo