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Remembering Malcolm X

Remembering Malcolm X on his 90th birthday.
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Activist Malcolm X would have turned 90 years old on May 19, 2015. A passionate and gifted orator, Malcolm X rose to prominence as a black nationalist leader who advocated vociferously for civil rights. He was assassinated in 1965 by three Nation of Islam members.

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