Gaza’s social media activists are a potent force for change in the fight against racism
Kenneth Mohammed
Do not dismiss the new breed of protesters: they are following in the grand tradition of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks
July 2023
Witness claims police said ‘Is he one of us?’ as they restrained Malcolm X killer
From the Guardian archive
‘You laugh as you’re choking’: a selection of Derek Malcolm’s seminal film reviews
May 2023
Martin Luther King’s famous criticism of Malcolm X ‘just not true’, author finds
Published quotes attacking ‘fiery, demagogic oratory’ suggested deep divide but transcript of 1965 interview tells different story
February 2023
Malcolm X’s family to sue FBI, NYPD and other agencies over assassination
One of Malcolm X’s daughters says new details show federal and state agencies covered up crucial evidence
November 2022
Anthony Davis: X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X review – a neglected opera returns to urgent life
The libretto may creak a little but the Berg-influenced orchestral writing and jazzy solos are powerful in this performance of a historically significant work
October 2022
New York city and state to pay $36m to men cleared of murder of Malcolm X
Payments to follow exoneration of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam who both spent decades in prison
December 2021
Malcolm X’s former prison cell becomes first of 1,000 planned ‘freedom libraries’
The first of 1,000 planned ‘Freedom Libraries’ opens in the Massachusetts prison where the campaigner was incarcerated in the 1940s
November 2021
Malcolm X’s daughter Malikah Shabazz dies aged 56
Shabazz was found unconscious by her daughter inside their Brooklyn home on Monday afternoon, New York police said
Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated half a century later
Manhattan judge dismisses convictions of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam – the men always maintained their innocence
Two men convicted in assassination of Malcolm X to be exonerated
Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam to be cleared as prosecutors say authorities withheld evidence
September 2021
Blood Brothers: the friendship and fallout of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
In a new Netflix documentary, film-maker Marcus A Clarke explores the relationship between the two civil rights figures
May 2021
The Audio Long Read
The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea – podcast
Before the 17th century, people did not think of themselves as belonging to something called the white race. But once the idea was invented, it quickly began to reshape the modern world
April 2021
The long read
The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea
The long read: Before the 17th century, people did not think of themselves as belonging to something called the white race. But once the idea was invented, it quickly began to reshape the modern world
March 2021
From Magna Carta to Malcolm X: sites that shaped British civil rights
Pay tribute to brave campaigners, the first trade unionists, gay rights protesters and suffragettes at these landmark places around the UK
February 2021
The women who shaped Malcolm X
Malcolm X family says letter shows NYPD and FBI conspired in his murder
January 2021
'The humanity of black characters is often forgotten': behind Oscar-tipped One Night in Miami
In an acclaimed new film, the story of a night between four major figures – Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Muhammad Ali – is brought to life
One Night in Miami review – Regina King’s electrifying directorial debut
An imagined conversation between young black trailblazers Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke when they met in 1964 speaks powerfully to the present
'Being black in America requires emotional aerobics': Regina King on 'powder keg' movie One Night in Miami
The Oscar-winning Beale Street actor on success and her sharply topical feature debut, a civil rights-era film that coincided with the explosive rise of Black Lives Matter
