I’ve spent my entire career as a civil rights activist and anti-violence advocate. I hear from folks all over the country about how fed-up they…
Justin Bieber Eyes Atlanta Real Estate, Still Wants Street Cred Looks like Justin Bieber may be trying to take over another city. The Biebs is setting…
Young Money Record’s self-proclaimed baddest b**** Nicki Minaj apologized for using an iconic image of revolutionary human rights leader El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) to…
For Black History Month, elementary school students at P.S. 201 in Flushing, N.Y., were tasked with writing about any prominent historical figure but when a…
Afros, locks and naturals – all symbols of a powerful movement that began with the word of John S. Rock, an African-American abolitionist who was…
Don’t you just hate it when things don’t pass the smell test? Miguel Suarez’s story ain’t passing the smell test, not with me, anyway. Suarez…
Well, on May 19, we’ll mark what would have been the 88th birthday of Malcolm X. Unfortunately, this year’s celebration of his extraordinary life will…
MEXICO CITY — Two waiters at a Mexico City bar will face homicide and robbery charges in the beating death of Malcolm X‘s grandson Malcolm…
If a new poll commissioned by BET founder and business magnate Robert Johnson is any indication, the myth of a monolithic Black America has been…
It’s always sad when the next generation of a historical legend falls short of the character of their legacy. One of Malcolm X’s daughters, Malikah Shabazz, appeared in a Queens court today on charges that she defrauded the 70-year-old widow of one of her father’s former bodyguards. How can Malikah Shabazz rebuild her character? Let’s […]
Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic about Malcolm X and a 1959 film dramatization of a discussion between blacks and whites about jazz are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The 25 films selected this year include “Malcolm X,” which starred Denzel Washington as […]
