By Shannon Dawson, article courtesy of newsone.com  Malcolm X remains one of the most influential—and often ...

Though the Zoot Suit Riots were centered in Los Angeles, Detroit had its own vibrant zoot suit subculture. The city’s African American and Latino communities adopted the style as a form of self ...

The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of conflicts in June 1943 in Los Angeles, California, which pitted European American servicemen stationed in Southern California against Mexican American youths and ...

Had he lived, Malcolm X would have turned 100 years old on May 19, 1925. One century later, the religious leader and advocate for Black nationalism continues to spark conversation and action.

Malcolm X’s centennial isn’t just a date on the calendar—it’s a checkpoint. A reminder that the work he started was never meant to end with him. Thankfully, it didn’t. His spirit now lives in open ...

The mentor Malcolm X refers to, Elijah Muhammad, was a Black separatist and the leader of the Nation of Islam, a religious-political organization of African Americans outside of Islamic orthodoxy.

The 2025 Met Gala theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” spotlighted the cultural and political power of fashion, zeroing in on tailoring as both a sartorial art form and a tool of self ...

Tailoring as Testimony From Ma Rainey's feathered hats to the structured suits of Duke Ellington and Malcolm X, Carter notes that the Black dandy can be found across generations— and genders.

The Zoot Suit Riots occurred in 1943 and were a series of attacks by white servicemen and police officers against Black, Mexican and Filipino men, particularly those who were wearing the style.

In 1917, around 10,000 African Americans took part in the Silent Protest Parade down New York's Fifth Avenue, the men in black tailored suits, the women and children dressed in white.

What Leflore-Ejike tries to emphasize through her work at the foundation is the many evolutions Malcolm X underwent as he sought the liberation of African Americans. Malcolm X converted to the ...