Malikah Shabazz, one of Malcolm X’s six daughters, was found dead in her Brooklyn, New York, home Monday, as reported the NYPD. The 56-year-old Shabazz was found unconscious and unresponsive by her daughter just before 5pm. Sadly, a year old older than she was, her father, Malcom X was killed 57 years ago in the […]
One of the most noteworthy periods of The Civil Rights Movement was 1955 to 1965. During that period, there was a struggle in the center of the country. It was a struggle to determine whether America would live up to its creed as a land of equal opportunity for everyone. That became “The Civil Rights […]
When “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” was published in 1965, it was not the book that Malcolm, had originally intended. In fact, there were portions that were perceived as too controversial at the time to be published. One chapter of the book, “The Negro”, was purchased recently by The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center […]
The book Blood Brothers describes the unique friendship between two of Black America’s icons, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. Though Ali’s conversion to Islam was a defining moment for the former heavyweight boxing champion, it was his friendship with El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) that played a major role in forming the champ’s views and who he was. From Amazon […]
Over the past year or so, professional and college athletes alike have come out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. This activism can be traced back to when Malcolm X pushed Muhammad Ali to change the way Black athletes engaged in civil rights politics. Their friendship was short-lived, powerful, and complex. Their bond is explored in […]
On February 21, 1965, former Nation of Islam leader and influential Black Human Rights leader Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City.
CNN anchor Don Lemon, who has criticized Black Lives Matter and other activists for standing up for their rights, told The New York Times in a recent interview that if he weren’t a journalist, he would be a writer like James Baldwin, or an activist like Malcolm X. “I’d probably be a writer like James […]
A handwritten letter by Malcolm X will go on sale this week for a whopping $1.25 million, reports the New York Post. The letter, written…
One of the greatest actors of our era, Oscar winner Denzel Washington, known for playing some notable figures in history. He played Malcolm X and Stephen Biko, but don’t look for Denzel to play President Barack Obama anytime soon. more than likely take Obama off the list. ‘Barack Obama is a story that hasn’t finished […]
Betty Shabazz, the widow of el-Hajj Mailk el-Shabazz, better known as slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, would have been 81 today. Despite losing her…
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