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via CNN: Netflix put out a documentary series on the assassination of Malcolm X it  has raised enough questions that the case will be reinvestigated. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Monday it would review the case after new information came to light. It’s also working with the Innocence Project, a non-profit that works to exonerate […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb/Tonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.com: A new Netflix documentary may lead to the reopening of the Malcolm X murder case, the New York Times reports.   The Nation of Islam leader, who eventually came to believe in Sunni Islam, not the religion created by Elijah Muhammad, was shot and killed while delivering a speech on February 21, 1965 at Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom. […]

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The book Blood Brothers describes the unique friendship between two of Black America’s icons, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. Though Ali’s conversion to Islam was a defining moment for the former heavyweight boxing champion, it was his friendship with El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) that played a major role in forming the champ’s views and who he was. From Amazon […]

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Over the past year or so, professional and college athletes alike have come out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. This activism can be traced back to when Malcolm X pushed Muhammad Ali to change the way Black athletes engaged in civil rights politics. Their friendship was short-lived, powerful, and complex. Their bond is explored in […]

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Malcolm X, one of the most important figures of the second half of the 21st century, brought a different perspective to Black America and the…

Betty Shabazz (pictured), the widow of famed civil rights icon Malcolm X, died on this day in 1997 at the age of 61. Her death…

Mass Mutual and NewsOne join together to present 28 dynamic people that make up the diverse tapestry of Black History. For the entire month of…

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The family of Malcolm Shabazz, 28, who was killed in Mexico on Thursday, May 9, has released an official statement regarding his tragic death: We…

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On February 3rd, while sports — and Beyonce — lovers were distracted by the Super Bowl, Dr. Randy Short began to spread the word via social…

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ALBANY, N.Y. — The son of Malcolm X‘s biographer is asking Syracuse University to hand over a letter in which the slain activist writes about…

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May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, the man we would come to know as Malcolm X burst into the world. As he evolved away from…