Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Whitaker's new book deftly traces Malcolm X's enduring cultural impact six decades after he was assassinated. (Bettmann ...

At a time when the federal government is conducting a radical erasure of Black history in the name of fighting diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and school libraries are banning books about ...

In January 1999, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp bearing the likeness of Malcolm X, acknowledging the broad popular appeal of the late Muslim minister. In a news release, the bureaucrats who ...

1965 was a banner year for reading. Malcolm X had just been assassinated in New York City's Audubon Ballroom. The shock waves of a decade of political assassinations - Medgar Evers, John F. Kennedy, ...

(RNS) — On Monday (May 19), relatives and supporters of the late Malcolm X are celebrating his 100th birthday. Here are five resources to understand his life, from his fight for racial justice to his ...

Manning Marable was never a dogmatist. While he had his own strong point of view, he was respectful of, and attentive to, those who disagreed. Marable’s last legacy is Malcolm X: A Life Reinvented, ...

Who will remember you in 50 years’ time? A handful of friends — at least those who are still around — might recall you. Your offspring, grandkids, and greats, maybe people who stumble upon your ...

It’s been decades since Malcolm X was assassinated, but his legacy has lived on through his six daughters: Attallah, Qubilah, ...

Put yourself inside a 6-by-8-foot prison cell, no window, bare concrete walls. A concrete slab juts out from the wall with a mattress to lay on. There’s a creaky desk and chair and, in the corner, a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Malcolm X's centenary approaches, books about his life have been flowing fast, furious and by any means necessary. (Robert ...