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 ...

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 ...

The Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Center has a new exhibition highlighting the work of Black ...

let me boil this election down in the African American community to a very simple [way]. I’ll reference the great Malcolm X. This race is between house African Americans and field African ...

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.

This Companion presents new perspectives on Malcolm X's life and legacy in a series of specially commissioned essays by prominent scholars from a range of disciplines. As a result, this is an ...

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Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote ...

“That is a question for the international art industry ... (One of the “Malcolm X” works is currently on show at the Pompidou Center.) The artist also reconnected with her African American ...

Johan Grimonprez's Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat is a grim, exciting history lesson that announces itself with percussive ...

Producer, songwriter and composer Quincy Jones has died at age 91. His publicist says he died Sunday night at his home in Los Angeles.