Did the CIA Kill Malcolm X Over His Ties to China? | Silk and Steel

In this explosive episode, host Carl Zha sits down with Dana "Showtyme" Burton—a Detroit native, lifelong Malcolm X scholar, and long-term resident of China. Dana presents a groundbreaking and disturbing theory: Malcolm X was assassinated by the CIA not just for his domestic activism, but specifically to sever his growing alliance with Mao's China and revolutionary movements in Africa. He argues this was done to protect two key U.S. operations—the international drug trade funding covert wars in Asia and the deliberate flooding of drugs into Black American communities.
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00:00 - Introduction: Dana Burton's Lifelong Study of Malcolm X02:50 - Malcolm's Early China Connections: Chinatown, Family, & Food09:30 - The Core Thesis: CIA Motive - China & The Drug Trade13:50 - Allegation 1: The Chinese Government's Immediate Accusation (1965)18:45 - Allegation 2: Pan-African & Black Socialist Groups Blame U.S. Imperialists25:05 - Evidence 1: CIA Asset Victor Riesel Tails Malcolm in Africa & Cairo31:55 - The Geopolitical Threat: Malcolm, China, and African Liberation33:30 - Evidence 2: The "Red Dope" Lie - CIA Plants Story Blaming China43:50 - Breaking Down the 1965 CIA Propaganda Piece52:00 - The Historical Pattern: Every U.S. Accusation is a Confession57:00 - The Unchanged Playbook: From Opium to Fentanyl, Blaming China01:01:00 - Malcolm X in His Own Words: His 1964 Pro-China Speech01:04:30 - Conclusion: Why Malcolm's China Legacy is Suppressed