Following Malcolm X’s assassination, the women who supported him throughout his life worked tirelessly to keep his legacy alive. His widow Betty Shabazz was especially influential in this regard.

Following Malcolm X’s assassination, the women who supported him throughout his life worked tirelessly to keep his legacy alive. His widow Betty Shabazz was especially influential in this regard.

In contrast, Malcolm perhaps began to see his daughters in ways that helped him begin to broaden his views on gender, and Black women. In a quote from a 1962 speech, Malcolm X states “The most ...

Here, we spotlight the women in Malcolm X’s inner circle: 1. Dr. ... Dr. Betty Shabazz still played a very important role in Malcolm X’s life in the seven years they were married.

One thing has always been certain: Malcolm X dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for Black Americans. What didn’t get quite as much attention was his work in uplifting Black women.

It’s been exactly six decades since Malcolm — born Malcolm Little— was assassinated, and to honor his life and legacy, we’re ...

He witnessed Malcolm X’s assassination. 58 years later, he’s trying to help prove a government conspiracy. Prominent religious and civil rights leader was assassinated at 39-years-old in 1965.

Radio station owner William King of Omaha said Malcolm X's induction into the Nebraska Hall of Fame is "ironic that in 2024 that we're still saying a Black man or Black woman is still the first to ...

Leah Hawkins in X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. ANGELA WEISS - Getty Images “Detroit Opera—their [2021] production of X was their first sold-out show in 10 years,” Leah Hawkins tells me..

They didn't hold high public office, they didn't fight wars and they didn't possess vast wealth and riches. Yet, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X still managed to become two of the most ...

Performers in ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’. Photo credit: Marty Sohl/Met Opera. Recently revised by composer Anthony Davis, the three-act opera to a libretto by his cousin Thulani ...