Malcolm X was immortalized in Spike Lee's biographical movie in 1992. The filmmaker told Newsweek why the life and message of the civil rights leader still resonates on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

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

"I don't like to get into what-ifs, but a lot of these people [who own movie studios] were at the [Trump] inauguration."

Spike Lee looked back on the tolls of trying to complete his 1992 biographical epic Malcolm X, revealing that the period was the most depressed he has ever been.

Of course, it was hard to make Malcom X (a film based on the autobiography of the famed civil rights leader) in 1992. Lee clashed with studio Warner Bros. about run time and budget, pushing WB to let a “bond company take over the film in postproduction and shut it down,

Spike Lee doesn’t think his Oscar-nominated Malcolm X biopic would have been possible to make in Donald Trump’s America. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote his fifth collaboration with Malcolm X star Denzel Washington,

Spike Lee helmed the 1992 biopic on the activist but was left "broke" after spending "half [his] salary" on it.

He saw violence as a tool of resistance against the oppression of Black people. Malcolm X, who was born 100 years ago, remains an icon of the Black civil rights movement. "Malcolm X addressed precisely the issues that were burning on the minds of oppressed African Americans,

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

Few icons represent New York City like Spike Lee — award-winning director, cultural force, Knicks superfan, and the visionary behind Do The Right Thing. In this exclusive Boardroom May Cover Story, Spike sits down with Co-Founder Rich Kleiman for a powerful conversation covering: The meaning behind May 19th — Malcolm X’s 100th birthday,