Mark Whitaker’s new book is about the many ways Americans have embraced the minister in the 60 years since his assassination.

Put yourself inside a 6-by-8-foot prison cell, no window, bare concrete walls. A concrete slab juts out from the wall with a ...

Few public figures have grasped Brooks’ insight as deeply as the activist whose legacy Mark Whitaker chronicles in his luminous, nuanced “The Afterlife of Malcolm X.” In his telling, Malcolm not just ...

As the 100th year of Malcolm X’s birth is recognized, journalist Mark Whitaker’s new book explores how the once-feared activist evolved into a revered cultural icon.

Reflection on the life and legacy of Malcolm X, a powerful Black leader who continues to inspire and motivate generations.

Monday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X, a civil rights activist, minister and spokesman for the Nation of ...

One hundred years later, the question isn’t whether Malcolm X and his influence still exists—it’s who’s carrying it, and how.

In those hundred years, Malcolm X's legacy hasn’t aged—it’s evolved: from 1960s press photos to 1990s biopics, and more.