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 ...

The National Book Award-winning author shows young readers a humane political philosophy that many adults still fail to ...

In his new book about Malcolm X, Mark Whitaker deftly outlines the slain Black activist's wide-ranging cultural influence and ...

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 ...

Malcolm X's autobiography once shaped classrooms across the world. Here’s why this powerful, raw, and honest story belongs in ...

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.

In his new book, “The Afterlife of Malcolm X ... Two of them, Alex Haley (“The Autobiography of Malcolm X”) and Peter Goldman (“The Death and Life of Malcolm X”), would go on to write ...

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.