On Louise Little, the Mother of Malcolm X: An Interview with Erik S. McDuffie
In today’s post, Keisha N. Blain, Senior Editor of Black Perspectives, interviews Erik S. McDuffie about his recent article in the special
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Malcolm X
A Bandung Conference in Harlem: The Meaning of Castro’s Visit Uptown
Since Fidel Castro passed away last Friday, news coverage has been predictably polarizing: from celebrating his commitment to anticolonial liberation
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Women’s Leadership in the Organization of Afro-American Unity
*This is the sixth post in a new blog series on Women, Gender and Pan-Africanism edited by Keisha N. Blain.
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Black Power, Name Choices, and Self-Determination
On March 6, 1964, Nation of Islam (NOI) founder Elijah Muhammad announced that he was renaming Cassius Marcellus Clay as
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Marable’s Malcolm: A Revisitation
Writing about Malcolm X can feel like stepping into a whirlpool. The further one ventures beneath the currents, the more
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