Malcolm X

One of two men exonerated after spending decades in prison for the murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X intends to sue both New York City and the state for as much as $60 million. Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance and attorneys for Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam moved last month to vacate their 1966 convictions. Vance, in an…

Malikah Shabazz, the daughter of civil rights activist Malcolm X, was found dead inside her Brooklyn home Monday evening, according to two senior police officials.

Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam were convicted of killing Malcolm X in 1965. They were exonerated on Thursday. Only one was alive to see it.

Fifty-six years after the assassination of Malcom X, two of the three men convicted of killing the civil rights leader in New York City in 1965 are expected to have their convictions thrown out on Thursday.

Here is a timeline of key dates related to the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X, and the prosecution of the men originally said to be his killers.

Two men who spent decades in prison for the murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X — which they steadfastly denied having any part in — will have their convictions thrown out, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. D.A. Cy Vance and attorneys for Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam will jointly move Thursday to vacate their 1966…

Malcolm X’s boyhood home in Boston was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The 2 ½-story house is the only surviving residence associated with the slain civil rights leader’s formative years in the city.