A new book dives into the often misunderstood political life and evolution of Malcolm X — an instrumental figure who helped shape the narrative about people of color in the U.S. The big picture: ...

Dr. Joseph is a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of “The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.” When Anthony ...

A 1960s photo of the late civil rights activist Malcolm X alongside a "for sale" notice has been altered to depict a signboard prohibiting the Irish, Blacks and dogs. Posts, opens new tab saying: ...

Had he lived, Malcolm X would have turned 100 years old on May 19, 1925. One century later, the religious leader and advocate for Black nationalism continues to spark conversation and action. “The ...

As we pause to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday, it is important to remember another towering figure in the struggle for racial justice — Malcolm X. Dr. King and ...

And Malcolm X scholar Manning Marable of the University of Colorado at Boulder has called on Warner Bros. to donate 1 percent of the film's gross profit to set up public forums, archives and an ...

Throughout American history, the assassination of Black leaders has served as a tipping point, igniting the greatest fears of Black Americans and rocking the moral consciousness of people concerned ...

Monday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X, a civil rights activist, minister and spokesman for the Nation of Islam. He was loved and respected by many but feared and hated by many ...

Malcolm X’s 100th birthday reminds us that his legacy was rooted in resistance, rhythm, and raw truth. Just like Rap. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, Malcolm X’s journey from hustler ...

If you were around in the early ’90s you saw a whole lot of baseball caps emblazoned with a simple capital “X.” They marked an ingenious marketing stroke on the part of filmmaker Spike Lee, who would ...

Brothers and sisters, we have to talk. There I was, hanging on the corner of 14th Street and Eighth Avenue, when a low-riding brother and his lady friend strode by, deep in discussion about some­thing ...