Amari Johnson’s debut book “Under a Black Star” explores Black marronage and the pursuit of community autonomy for New ...

Together, these pieces make an argument that the ideal format for writing about boxing isn’t a screenplay or book, but ...

It’s been 100 years since Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and 60 years since he was assassinated. His expansive legacy is the focus of a new book written by journalist Mark Whitaker.

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 ...

Its leader Elijah Muhammad took a personal interest in him, with letters being sent between them, before he was released in 1952. He abandoned his 'slave name' of Little and became Malcolm X ...

Malcolm X’s eloquence, honed during his tenure as Minister of Mosque Number 11 (Boston) and Mosque 7 (Harlem) under the guidance of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, was a potent force that led to ...

Malcolm X’s relationship with the Nation of Islam soured When he learned that the group’s leader Elijah Muhammad was having affairs with young secretaries, Malcolm X went public. He broke with ...

Malcolm X’s eloquence, honed during his tenure as Minister of Mosque Number 11 (Boston) and Mosque 7 (Harlem) under the guidance of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, was a potent force that led to ...

Born Malcolm Little ... him to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and the NOI. Shedding the surname “Little,” which he viewed as a vestige of slavery, he adopted “X,” symbolizing the lost ...

Malcolm X stands as one of the most transformative ... His split was influenced by allegations regarding the conduct of NOI leader Elijah Muhammad and emerging differences in political vision.

ILYASAH SHABAZZ: That’s right. MALCOLM X: My house was bombed. It was bombed by the Black Muslim movement upon the orders of Elijah Muhammad. Now, they had come around to — they had planned to ...

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 ... by Elijah Muhammad to say ...