A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York.

A top-notch legal team is delving into how the FBI and their local police partners collaborated in both the assassination of ...

It has been 60 years since Civil Rights leader Malcolm X was assassinated on Feb. 21, 1965, in New York City, yet his family is still demanding answers. On the anniversary of his assassination, his ...

On the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, we speak with one of his daughters, Ilyasah Shabazz, and civil rights attorney Ben Crump as they continue to press the U.S. government for answers about his ...

This month marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, the defiant, charismatic Black leader who electrified America with his blunt talk and biting humor. In his brief 39 years, Malcolm was many things: a ...

On a special episode (first released on February 13, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: This year marks 60 years since of the assassination of Malcolm X, a civil rights leader who pierced the consciousness ...

Throughout American history, the assassination of Black leaders has served as a tipping point, igniting the greatest fears of Black Americans and rocking the moral consciousness of people concerned ...

Malcolm X (born: Malcolm Little) would have been 100 years old on May 19 2025, a century on from his birth and 60 years after his martyrdom it’s interesting to reflect on what consistent principles he ...