Malcolm X

TUNED OUT

Trump Goons Humiliated as Lame Speeches Are Drowned Out

Three top Trump officials had their suck-up event derailed as hundreds of protesters drowned out their speeches.

Annabella Rosciglione

Daughter of the late killed civil rights leader Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz, speaks alongside attorney Ben Crump and legal team during a news conference to announce a lawsuit against government agencies and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for the alleged assassination and concealment of evidence surrounding Malcolm X’s murder in New York City

GOVERNMENT PLOT?

Malcolm X’s Family Sues Feds for ‘Allowing’ Assassination

Rumors about government awareness of X’s murder plot have long persisted since his 1965 death.

Lily Mae Lazarus

A photo illustration of Kelvin Harrison Jr. in and out of character from Genius: MLK/X

HISTORY

The Huge Challenge of Bringing Martin Luther King Jr. to TV

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met just once. Now their stories are the basis of “Genius: MLK/X.” We talk to the people behind the show about bringing these legends to life.

Emma Fraser

A photo illustration of MLK and Malcolm X in Genius.

Legends

Can One Show Capture the ‘Genius’ of MLK and Malcolm X?

The fourth season of National Geographic’s acclaimed biographical anthology series “Genius” looks back on the short, meaningful lives of the Civil Rights leaders.

Leila Latif

A portrait photograph of composer Anthony Davis.

SOUND OF REVOLUTION

How Anthony Davis Put Malcolm X—and Black Power—Center Stage

Pulitzer-winning composer Anthony Davis on Malcolm X at the Met, challenging racism in opera, championing Black power in his work—and why artists must “step up” against bigotry.

Tim Teeman

Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in Purlie Victorious.

HISTORY LESSON

‘Purlie Victorious’ Skewers Racism With Passion—and Laughter

Ossie Davis’ 1961 play “Purlie Victorious,” revived on Broadway starring Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young, is an indictment of white supremacy that uses humor to puncture prejudice.

Tim Teeman