TonyBrownsJournal.com Presents ... Denzel Washington as Malcolm X -- Part 2 -- When The Chickens Came Home To Roost. Decades, before Hollywood discovered this perennial Academy Award Winner, his 1982 performance on Tony Brown’s Journal as Malcolm X (the physical resemblance is stunning), marked the striving actor, young Denzel Washington’s place in history. It was his first performance before a national audience, thanks to stage producer Woodie King, Jr. The New York Off-Broadway play, produced

Malcolm X Assassination: The Truth They Hide February 21, 1965: Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem at age 39—while his wife, pregnant with twins, and four daughters took cover in the front row. But the real story isn't just about how he died. It's about how he lived. Born Malcolm Little to parents victimized by white supremacy, he rose from prison to become one of the 20th century's most powerful Black voices. In 1964, he made the pilgrimage to Mecca and experienced a s