One other thing set The Autobiography of Malcolm X apart: its subject would not live to see book published — just as he had predicted. Alex Haley retired after 20 years with the Coast Guard in ...

But this time, there was a slight difference: the Los Angeles Lakers star had a book with him — "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." Naturally, this caught the attention of reporter Taylor Rooks, who ...

Sidney Poitier told Eddie Murphy to not compete with actors like Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman for a role in 'Malcolm X.' ...

Herbert Muhammad asks Muhammad Speaks to minimize coverage of Malcolm X. Malcolm begins work on his autobiography with Haley, making two-or-three hour visits to the writer's studio in Greenwich ...

Taking advice from the late Sidney Potier, Eddie Murphy was told to avoid starring in a 1992 Spike Lee classic that starred ...

Malcolm X was music in motion. He was jazz in motion, and, of course, jazz is improvisation, swing and the blues. Malcolm had all three of those things. He could be lyrical and funny and ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor “They were talking about doing Malcolm X,” Murphy recalled. “Norman Jewison was putting it together. They were gonna use The Autobiography of Malcolm X by ...

LeBron James closes his media conference by sharing his thoughts on Malcolm X's autobiography and the influence the book had on his views about human rights issues. 5Y The Latest ...

Hollywood star Eddie Murphy revealed that actor-director Sidney Poitier advised him not to star in 'Malcom X' which was o ...