In his new book about Malcolm X, Mark Whitaker deftly outlines the slain Black activist's wide-ranging cultural influence and ...

On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X, Mark Whitaker, author of "The Afterlife of Malcolm X," looks at how the charismatic and defiant Black leader's influence has grown in the decades ...

In his book exploring the cultural hold that the activist continues to have decades after his death, journalist Mark Whitaker ...

Spike Lee helmed the 1992 biopic on the activist but was left "broke" after spending "half [his] salary" on it.

In "The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America" (to be published May 13 by Simon & Schuster), journalist Mark Whitaker looks at how the influence of the ...

Delve into the roots of a pivotal figure in American history as the Inkster house that witnessed the transformation of Malcolm Little into Malcolm X opens to the public on May 17th. This modest home, ...

Spike Lee doesn’t think his Oscar-nominated Malcolm X biopic would have been possible to make in Donald Trump’s America. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote his fifth ...

Spike Lee felt "depressed" while making 'Malcolm X'. The 68-year-old filmmaker helmed the 1992 biographical drama film about the African-American activist - but Spike was left "broke" after ...

Spike Lee looked back on the tolls of trying to complete his 1992 biographical epic Malcolm X, revealing that the period was the most depressed he has ever been. "That movie almost killed me when ...

“I’m not naming names, but it is not an exaggeration to say that [Malcolm X] cannot be made today with where we are in this world.” Of course, it was hard to make Malcom X (a film based on ...