But this time, there was a slight difference: the Los Angeles Lakers star had a book with him — "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." Naturally, this caught the attention of reporter Taylor Rooks ...

A foster child and street hustler who went on to become a world leader, Malcolm X electrified some audiences and terrified others with his aggressive brand of Islamic teachings and black nationalism.

Herbert Muhammad asks Muhammad Speaks to minimize coverage of Malcolm X. Malcolm begins work on his autobiography with Haley, making two-or-three hour visits to the writer's studio in Greenwich ...

If you don't really know why, a good starting point is the 1992 film starring Denzel Washington (Gladiator II). An epic in ...

As Black History Month gets underway, a local exhibit is remembering the time when Malcolm X lived in the mid-Michigan area.  Before Malcolm X became the prominent activist ...

Excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (Penguin Modern Classics 2001). Produced by BBC Studios Audio in partnership with The Open University.