Malcolm X understood something painfully relevant today: The American empire does not just oppress — it manipulates. It does not just colonize — it gaslights.

Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X (also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) following a brief but lasting career as a civil rights advocate and Black nationalist.

On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York while both his wife and children were present.

His image, peering through curtains while holding a rifle, is iconic, seared into the collective memory of Black America. His ...

Firefighters scrambled to W. 140th St. near Malcolm X Blvd. just before 1 a.m. Saturday as a blaze swept through the ...

However, upper Manhattan was where the Black leader came to prominence and his amazing journey is regularly remembered through a walking tour entitled “Malcolm X’s Harlem: Witnessing the ...

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Friday marks 60 years since civil rights icon Malcolm X was assassinated in Harlem. His family Is pushing to get the case back in the spotlight. "JFK, RFK, and MLK ...

Editor’s note: This story contains offensive language. Malcolm X’s bases of operations were generally Harlem, Chicago and the Northeast. He rarely ventured South, but there was one memorable ...

The civil rights leader gave furious clarity to black anger in the 1960s, but like several of his contemporaries met with a ...

Malcolm X's family demands government files be declassified to reveal the truth behind his assassination. The lawsuit alleges a conspiracy involving the FBI and NYPD.

Ibram X. Kendi, the antiracist scholar, talks to CNN about his upcoming new book on Malcolm X, the recent “racist progress” ...

he returned to the US and was shot dead on 21 February while preparing to give a speech in Harlem, New York. Jagwant Johal Jagwant Johal said his father was determined to show Malcolm X how bad ...