Malcolm x

How Malcolm X used the power of photography. As one of the most media savvy Black leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X was one of the most photographed and documented figures of his time. Although he didn’t trust mainstream media, he knew how to use them in his favor as all of their headlines about him provided him a platform to spread his message. Through photography, he knew how to control his image and highlight his community from a different perspective. When photojournalists…

Film clip. Voices of a People's History. Dramatic reading of Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots" (1963) by Mos Def.

We take a look at prominent civil rights leaders—female and male alike—who made it their priority to fight for the freedom of Black Americans.

This blog explores some of the reasons why Malcolm X is not celebrated like other civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.

Happy Birthday Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965

When the Post released an excerpt from political activist Malcolm X’s autobiography in 1964, readers were shocked.

Malcolm X dining at Chamon, a curry house owned by Bangladeshis in the Selly Oak neighborhood of Birmingham, England on February 12, 1965. Photos by Kelvin Brodie

The raid follows an April 22 emergency 911 call placed by a neighbor claiming Thompson played “loud, Islamic-Muslim preaching.”

Malcolm X – Hoppy X

“Political müdeboard”

How Malcolm X used the power of photography. As one of the most media savvy Black leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X was one of the most photographed and documented figures of his time. Although he didn’t trust mainstream media, he knew how to use them in his favor as all of their headlines about him provided him a platform to spread his message. Through photography, he knew how to control his image and highlight his community from a different perspective. When photojournalists…

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