Malcolm X

Two suspects arrested in death of Malcolm Shabazz in Mexico

2013-05-13 16:59:00

MEXICO CITY — Two waiters at a downtown Mexico City bar have been arrested and identified by prosecutors here as the “likely killers” of Malcolm Shabazz. The grandson of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, Shabazz was beaten to death...

Mexico's 'Popo' volcano spews ash, molten rock

2013-05-13 11:29:00

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials are preparing evacuation routes and shelters for tens of thousands of people who live in the shadow of Popocatepetl, a giant volcano 40 miles southeast of Mexico City. "Popo," as the volcano is known, has displayed a...

Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, is slain in Mexico

2013-05-10 14:00:00

MEXICO CITY --� Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, has been beaten to death in Mexico City, his battered body dumped near the famed Plaza Garibaldi, in what may have been a robbery gone wrong, police said Friday. News...

Tribeca 2013: In 'Trials of Muhammad Ali,' a counterpoint to '42'

2013-04-29 10:18:00

NEW YORK--When a championship boxer like Muhammad Ali felt disrespected by another fighter, he might have been expected to do what most boxers would: knock his opponent's lights out. But the icon took a different route when faced with a rival he...

As 'Mad Men' moves into 1968, Matt Weiner talks history

2013-04-09 12:51:00

“Mad Men” returned to AMC Sunday night with a premiere that was criticized by some for being too slow – perhaps a touch ironic, given that the episode saw Don Draper and his colleagues ringing in 1968, a year that was anything but...

‘Trance’: See Danny Boyle’s new thriller early, free in Anaheim

2013-03-18 06:03:02

Rosa Parks gets a 'forever' stamp for her 100th birthday

2013-02-04 17:07:00

If you're going to make "forever" stamps, it's hard to go wrong by invoking Rosa Parks' long-lasting legacy. On Monday, the United States Postal Service began to issue their new Parks stamps -- called forever stamps because their rates never change --...

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Five-Year Engagement' on HBO

2013-02-01 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Girls: The Lena Dunham comedy, which usually airs on Sunday nights, offers a new episode a day early (10:05 p.m....

TV This Week: Jan. 27 - Feb 2: '30 Rock'

2013-01-25 12:55:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SUNDAY You go, "Good Wife": The lovely and talented Julianna Margulies will have the chance to add to her record...

Emily Raboteau's fresh exploration of identity and faith

2013-01-18 07:10:00

-------------------- Searching for Zion The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora Emily Raboteau Atlantic Monthly Press: 320 pp., $25 -------------------- In 1965, author and civil rights essayist James Baldwin appeared at the Cambridge Union...

Mike Tyson's one-man show to hit Hollywood's Pantages Theatre

2012-11-27 22:00:00

Heads up, Hollywood: Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is heading west this spring. Tyson is bringing his one-man show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to Anaheim and the Pantages Theatre in March as part of a national tour. Spike...

Is e-reading reading? Are you not reading this?

2012-11-15 09:27:00

In a Slate story that's making the rounds, Andrew Piper contends that reading digitally is distinctly different from reading the printed word. The headline declares, in fact, "Out of touch: e-reading isn't reading." The online response is exasperated,...

Martin Luther King Jr., left, met with Malcolm X in 1964.

2013-05-15 15:16:00

The facade of the "Palace Bar" in Mexico City where Malcolm Shabaz. grandson of assassinated African-American leader Malcolm X, died of blunt-force trauma injuries reportedly sustained in fight at the bar.

2013-05-13 15:01:06

Dining room features art, like this image of Malcolm X, by Angel Quinonez.

2013-03-26 00:00:00