Malcolm X’s daughter and granddaughter have been arrested after allegedly stealing a U-Haul that carried a group of mistreated dogs, reports TMZ. Malikah Shabazz and her daughter, Beth Shabazz, were in Maryland Wednesday when police found in their possession a box in the truck containing dogs with injuries. Officers noted that the dogs were “kept […]
A new documentary about James Baldwin, the late activist-writer, highlights America’s disappointing progress around issues of race and equality.
BOSTON (AP) — An archaeological dig at the boyhood home of Malcolm X in Boston has turned up some surprising findings, but not related to the early life of the slain civil rights activist. City archaeologist Joseph Bagley said this week that researchers digging outside the two-and-a-half story home have found kitchenware, ceramics and other […]
BOSTON (AP) — Archeologists in Boston are digging at a boyhood home of Malcolm X in an effort to uncover more about the about slain black rights activist’s early life. The two-week archaeological dig begins Tuesday in Boston’s historically black Roxbury neighborhood. Organizers say they also hope to learn more about the property’s long history, […]
The youngest daughter of Malcolm X has been jailed for failing to pay back the $55,000 she stole from an elderly Queens woman, NY Daily News reports. A Queens judge ordered Malikah Shabazz held last Tuesday night after probation officials said she failed to make any of the monthly $1,229 restitution payments she agreed to […]
A handwritten letter by Malcolm X will go on sale this week for a whopping $1.25 million, reports the New York Post. The letter, written by Malcolm who was born Malcolm Little, then became Malcolm X and then El Hajj Malik El Shabazz after his conversion to Islam was intended for an unknown recipient. The […]
Former Atlanta mayor and activist Andrew Young had the honor of knowing both Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King. But he tells us life would be a lot different if Malcolm had lived. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! “If Malcolm had lived we would have a spokesperson that could address the problems […]
Betty Shabazz, the widow of el-Hajj Mailk el-Shabazz, better known as slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, would have been 81 today. Despite losing her husband in such a violent way and facing raising six daughters alone, Shabazz found the will to achieve. Born Betty Dean Sanders in 1934, Shabazz married Malcolm during his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the last major digital holdouts, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” should soon be available as an e-book, the attorney for the late activist’s estate told The Associated Press. L. Londell McMillan said Friday that a digital edition will likely be out by May 19, what would have been Malcolm […]
Malcolm X remains as one of the most influential and complex figures of the modern era. His lasting legacy as a symbol of Black pride, intellect and bravado has sustained over the decades since his death. This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the great leader’s assassination, which silenced a voice that could have […]
