adopting the name "Malcolm X" in recognition that his ancestors' original African name was no longer known. In 1952 the Nation of Islam had four temples and only 400 members. This disappointed ...

Her sharecropper images, particularly a 1952 linocut of a weary worker in a wide-brimmed hat, are recognizable far beyond the ...

In 1964, Nyerere helped Malcolm X convince African leaders to pass a resolution ... during which he exuberated his passion for his art, his message, and his fans always amazed me," one of his ...

Once she was cast out of the United States. Today, her art and activism are front and center at an exhilarating Brooklyn ...

A new essay collection contextualizes the activist’s life through the physical spaces that nurtured him, like Yuri ...

BOSTON - Malcolm X was a significant leader in the civil rights movement in the 1960's, advocating for the Black community and working among leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis.

Throughout cinematic history as a storytelling art form, many artists have stood out as its greatest ... and eye-opening screenplays, from Malcolm X to Do the Right Thing (one of Samuel L. Jackson's ...

Malcolm Little changed his name to Malcolm X when he became a member of the Nation of Islam. He rejected the surname that had been given to his family by the people that had enslaved them.

Kwanzaa, the vibrant and culturally rich holiday that celebrates African heritage, unity, and community, is observed by ...

South Dallas community members gathered last weekend for the unveiling of a new mural depicting Civil Rights leaders Martin ...