Monday, May 19, 2025, would have been Malcolm X’s 100th birthday. Celebrations were held across the nation to honor the ...

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, Malcolm not just ...

Approaching Malcolm X’s 100th birthday on May 19, 2025, is historically significant as many rediscover his legacy. Younger Black Americans learn about Malcolm X’s legacy through annual community-based ...

As the 100th year of Malcolm X’s birth is recognized, journalist Mark Whitaker’s new book explores how the once-feared activist evolved into a revered cultural icon.

Word In Black “Malcolm X at 100” is Word In Black’s series honoring the life, ideas, and legacy of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz on ...

Spike Lee didn’t invent the floating dolly shot, but he did make it his signature move. It’s not just in his repeated use of the technique, but rather in his understanding of its storytelling ...

Malcolm X challenged the violence of US power, abroad and at home. Donté Stallworth writes in Jacobin about how Malcolm’s ...

Today’s overtly political and unapologetically pro-Trump Eric Metaxas was once a winsome voice in New York City’s evangelical ...

A new Spike Lee movie is still a calendar-clearing event; in the near 30 years since She’s Gotta Have It helped kickstart the ...

We owe Malcolm X much more than occasional mentions during Black History Month. His teachings, his courage under fire, and ...

Growing up, Imhotep and Kemet Coleman saw their father, Rev. Larry Coleman, as a larger-than-life figure, a man deeply ...

Larry Gibson's opposition to a Maryland bill on reparations highlights a mainstream approach that distances from Black radical tradition.