Good News

Regina King made history by becoming the first Black woman director to premiere a film at the Venice Film Festival.

Good News

Harlem’s Schomburg Center has opened Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’ archives to the public.

Good News

Bronx-bred creator and actor Tyson Hall is using his artistry as a means for activism.

Police officers showed up with a search warrant at Mikisa Thompson's doorstep because she was playing Malcolm X speeches in her home in Garner, North Carolina.

In honor of the iconic leader's birthday, a new short film was produced reimagining Malcolm X being interviewed in 2019 and offering his sage commentary on how much things have changed (or stayed the same) in society.

Opinion

The icon was assassinated on this day in 1965.

An African-American first appeared on a U.S. postage stamp in 1940—the first of several memorable stamps to feature Black people.

The Rev. Al Sharpton denounced a high school that denied a Black student's request to print his name “Malcolm X” on his school sweater.

Nation

Malcolm Xavier Combs said, "I felt insulted. They just laughed at me."