This article and interview originally appeared in All About History magazine issue 96. "The Sword And The Shield" by Dr Peniel E Joseph is available from Basic Books. They didn't hold high public ...

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. He sat ...

Feb. 21 marks the anniversary of the death of civil rights activist Malcolm X, whose legacy lives on in Michigan and beyond, despite being cut down by bullets 60 years ago. Before his rise to national ...

Today marks what would be the 100th birthday of Malcolm X. The New York Times reported in 2022 that the two men who were wrongfully convicted of killing the civil rights leader were exonerated. The ...

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: a ...

A prophetic voice was birthed into the world on May 19, 1925, to the parents of the Rev. Earl and Mrs. Louise Little — an infant named Malcolm Little. Over the course of a brief yet impactful lifetime ...

WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul renamed a Central Park subway station after Malcolm X, the prominent civil rights leader who was a longtime Harlem resident, as part of the city’s Harlem Week celebration.

They didn't hold high public office, they didn't fight wars and they didn't possess vast wealth and riches. Yet, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X still managed to become two of the most iconic ...