The assassination of Malcolm X
The civil rights leader gave furious clarity to black anger in the 1960s, but like several of his contemporaries met with a violent end ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Equality 'by any means necessary': Johnstown residents recall Malcolm X's call to action
Growing up in the 1960s in Lynchburg, Virginia, Jim White backed the Rev. Martin Luther King’s peaceful, prayerful push for equality. But as a Black teenager taunted daily, banned from “Whites Only” ...
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Malcolm X was killed 60 years ago. His family wants answers as they celebrate his legacy.
On Friday, Ilyasah Shabazz will return to the site of a national tragedy − the place where civil rights icon Malcolm X was gunned down in front of his pregnant wife and young children.
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Malcolm X: 60 years later, the fire still burns
Sixty years after Malcolm X's assassination, his legacy continues to inspire struggle and revolution. His words remain powerful, urging for autonomy and self-determination.
Push to declassify Malcolm X documents continues 60 years after his assassination
Three men were convicted in his murder and sentenced to life in prison. Mujahid Abdul Halim, who also went by the names Talmadge Hayer and Thomas Hagan, admitted to shooting Malcolm X but said the ...
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60 years on, will Malcolm X's killers ever be brought to justice? | The Excerpt
On a special episode (first released on February 13, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: This year marks 60 years since of the assassination of Malcolm X, a civil rights leader who pierced the ...
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In 1961, Malcolm X took an eye-opening trip to Atlanta
But after his 1964 pilgrimage to Mecca, just three years after his trip to Atlanta, Malcolm X transformed his worldview, rejected the racially divisive Nation of Islam and changed his name to El ...