theGrio

Back to the Top

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • The Dish
  • Health
    • Ask Dr. Ty
    • Black Men’s Health
    • Black Women and Breast Cancer
    • Back to School Health
  • Living
    • Travel and Leisure
    • Living Forward
    • Books
  • Politics
    • Perry on Politics
  • Sports
  • News
    • Good News
  • Opinion

Malcolm X

Malcolm Shabazz (Photo by Xiomara Michel)

Mourners remember Malcolm X's grandson

Terry Collins, Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds gathered Friday to remember the late grandson of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X as mourners said Malcolm Shabazz was well on his way to cementing his own legacy...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Malcolm Shabazz (Photo by Xiomara Michel)

2 arrests made in death of Malcom Shabazz

E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City prosecutors say they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of political activist Malcolm X...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Malcolm Shabazz in an unknown location. Shabazz, the 28-year-old grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico, U.S. officials confirmed Friday, May 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Shabazz family Xiomara Michel)/Malcolm X (FIle Photo)

New details in Malcolm Shabazz's death

Adriana Gomez Licon, E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Malcolm Shabazz, 12, is led from family court in Yonkers, N.Y., in connection with the death of his grandmother, Betty Shabazz, the widow of political activist Malcolm X. U.S. officials say Malcolm Shabazz was killed Thursday, May 10, 2013 in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Malcolm's burden

James Braxton Peterson
OPINION - So many in the media have always and will continue to refer to Malcolm Shabazz as “troubled.” That same chorus will insist on attaching the heavily weighted moniker – grandson of Malcolm X – to any and all mentions of Malcolm Shabazz, his life, and now, his sad and tragic death...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Malcolm Shabazz, the 14-year-old grandson of Malcolm X, is led in handcuffs from Family Court in Yonkers, N.Y., Thursday July 29, 1999.  (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

Malcolm X's grandson reportedly slain in Mexico

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Malcolm Shabazz, the 27-year-old grandson of the late Malcolm X, is dead, the Amsterdam News reported Thursday...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Roger Ebert and Chaz Ebert attend the 2011 Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library gala benefit awards dinner at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum on October 20, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

Roger Ebert dead: Legendary film critic was a champion of black film

Adam Howard
theGRIO REPORT - The Pulitizer Prize winner, who is survived by his African-American wife, Chaz Hammelsmith Ebert, was also a great champion of African-American filmmakers and cinema...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
2) 'Waiting to Exhale' (1995): Is there any more quintessential Angela Bassett moment than when her jilted wife burns the car of her cheating husband in this hit drama? A sequel featuring Bassett and her original co-stars was sadly shelved following the tragic death of Whitney Houston.

Angela Bassett's top 10 film roles

theGrio
SLIDESHOW - The 54-year-old star has excelled at playing both icons (Tina Turner and Betty Shabazz for example) and down-to-earth working class women...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
(Courtesy of Eunique Jones Photography)

Kids pose as famous black figures

Brittany Tom
theGRIO REPORT - Photographer Eunique Jones' photo series, 'Because of them, we can...' , has made a splash on the Internet as a unique and creative take on the importance of Black History Month...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Ilyasah Shabazz

Malcolm X's daughter slams mom's portrayal in 'Betty and Coretta'

Jazmine Denise Rogers, MadameNoire.com
MADAME NOIRE - While Shabazz does commend the movie network for their willingness to highlight an era as important as the one depicted in the film, she expresses that the movie was highly fictionalized and the manner in which it portrayed her mother was extremely inaccurate...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee and Mary J. Blige attend the premiere of 'Betty & Coretta' to celebrate with Lifetime and cast at Tribeca Cinemas on January 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Lifetime)

'Betty & Coretta' red carpet photos

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee, Mary J. Blige and Malik Yoba hit up the red carpet at the New York City premiere of Lifetime's 'Betty & Coretta'...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
  • Page 1 of 6
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • >
  • Learn about our User Panel

    Read More
  • See What Your Friends Are Reading

  • More from theGrio

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Politics
  • Living
  • Video
  • Inspire
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with TheGrio
  • About
©2013 NBCUniversal
Powered by WordPress.com VIP