As Malcolm expanded his network—meeting with global leaders like Nasser, Castro, and even Martin Luther King, Jr.—his worldview became more internationalist. He began framing the Black struggle not as ...

Yet, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X still managed to become two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century.

On the eve of the celebrated activist’s centennial, members of Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Pan-African Community Action, Black Alliance for Peace, and other organizations converged on the corner of ...

Malcolm X was an icon of the Black civil rights movement and saw violence as a tool of resistance against oppression. He was born 100 years ago in Omaha, Nebraska.

Source: Pictures from History / Getty Towards the end of Malcolm X’s ties with the Nation of Islam, several events caused conflict and tension between X and his mentor, Elijah Muhammad.

Abdul-Jabbar posted a throwback photo of the meeting on his Instagram page for Martin Luther King Day. He has never forgotten King's eloquent response to his standard press conference question ...

This is the Malcolm in the only photo which exists of him and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. —two men smiling cordially, shaking hands. "The final image before we go to end credits," Lee says.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17 ...

Elijah Poole was tapped by Fard as the first chief minister of Islam and was given the “original name” Muhammad. Soon Elijah Muhammad assumed a growing role of leadership.

In 1964, after breaking with the Nation of Islam and publicly accusing its leader, Elijah Muhammad, of adultery, Malcolm was candid with CBS News' Mike Wallace about the danger he faced.

Savage Speaker. Malcolm soon proved one of Elijah Muhammad’s best recruiters—in an organization that, then and now, desperately needed recruits.