This month marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, the defiant, charismatic Black leader who electrified America with his blunt talk and biting humor. In his brief 39 years, Malcolm was many things ...

Malcolm X was an icon of the Black civil rights movement and saw violence as a tool of resistance against oppression. He was born 100 years ago in Omaha, Nebraska ...

People in Inkster, Michigan, are celebrating a significant day as visitors toured the home where Malcolm X became Malcolm X, just two days before what would've been his 100th birthday. "To be able ...

They marked an ingenious marketing stroke on the part of filmmaker Spike Lee, who would soon unveil one of his best movies, 1992’s “Malcolm X,” starring Denzel Washington as the fiery ...

Sam Norval From the prescient moment when Lee's late mother Jacqueline, a teacher of the arts and Black literature, had him read The Autobiography of Malcolm X as a bony, baby-faced youth ...

Nebraska proclaims Malcolm X day to kick off 100th birthday celebration in Omaha with his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz. Leaders of Omaha’s Malcolm X Memorial Foundation were joined by the civil ...

Mark Whitaker's new book deftly traces Malcolm X's enduring cultural impact six decades after he was assassinated. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images) 31,690 people played the daily Crossword ...

In honor of Malcolm X Day on May 16, we've rounded up some of our favorite Malcolm X quotes. The civil rights leader was known for being a powerful speaker and organizer for African American ...

Community members, local leaders, and Malcolm X’s daughter gathered at the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation to celebrate his life and legacy. Supreme Court's Neil Gorsuch praises liberal justice's ...

AS we mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X, born on May 19, 1925, we pause not only to honour his legacy but also to reflect on the enduring power of his message. Malcolm X was a ...

Few public figures have grasped Brooks’ insight as deeply as the activist whose legacy Mark Whitaker chronicles in his luminous, nuanced “The Afterlife of Malcolm X.” In his telling ...