Unsolved Mysteries: The Assassination of Malcolm X

As New Evidence Implicates the NYPD, Were Two Men Wrongly Convicted of Killing the Iconic Activist?

The month marked the 56th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. Over those long decades, Malcolm’s message has only grown more robust, with it being particularly relevant today. Born in 1925, there is the possibility that, at 95, he may still have been giving his thoughts on Black Lives Matter, America’s treatment of Muslims, and the dire state of human rights around the globe. However, 21 bullets and a hail of gunfire guaranteed that wouldn’t happen. Like the other political killings of the 1960s, all manner of allegations, conspiracy theories, and outright lies about what happened continue to fill every corner of the internet. But what really did happen that fateful day in 1965 when the world was robbed of Malcolm X? And just who exactly was responsible?

Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Helen, was from Grenada and his father, Earl, was a Baptist lay speaker. The two were activists with the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) ran by the iconic Marcus Garvey. They passed on values of black pride and self-sufficiency to their children. Earl’s proudly outspoken…