Founded in 1970, the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies provides cultural, educational, and social programs designed to help its members develop leadership skills. The MXIBS also educates the entire Wabash and Crawfordsville communities about the Black experience.
Coming to Wabash was never about athletics, academics, or a degree—it was about rewriting a story. The story that says where you start doesn’t determine where you end up. This is what I call the redemptive spirit of Wabash: the power of transformation, grit, and grace.
“As a sophomore in college, he’s already thinking about future Wabash men, and how he can leave the MXIBS better,” says Kim King ’99, assistant director of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies (MXIBS).
As he’s just months away from wrapping up his tenure as Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies’ chairman, Jordan Thomas ’24 beamed with pride reflecting on how far he’s come over the last four years.
This episode features senior forward for the Little Giants Basketball squad, Ahmoni Jones '24 (Episode 359).
The Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies was founded on the campus of Wabash College in 1970 by students, faculty, staff, and administrators. The MXIBS has a rich history, which is told in the documentary film “A Legacy of Hope.”