Editor’s note: “If Martin [Luther King Jr.] served as the king of the black freedom movement during the civil rights era, then Stokely [Carmichael] reigned as the prince of a revolutionary movement ...

HOUSTON — Never before seen images of a young civil rights activist are on display right now at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The display shows photographs taken by Life Magazine photographer ...

A look at the life, legacy, and death of civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael and the turbulent path of his successor H. Rap Brown, whose contrasting fates reflect the evolving struggle for Black ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Peniel Joseph spoke about his book, Stokely: A Life, in which he examines the life and accomplishments of civil rights activist Stokely ...

Whitaker examines the pivotal year in his new book, "Saying It Loud: 1966 — The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement." Whitaker notes that for years the rallying cry of the civil ...

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A new biography traces Carmichael's evolution from civil rights activist to an early proponent of the black power movement and international human... Stokely Carmichael, A Philosopher Behind The Black ...

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Fifty-five years ago, Life magazine published photographer Gordon Parks’ groundbreaking images and profile of Stokely Carmichael, the young and controversial civil-rights leader who, as chairman of ...

There’s an unexpectedly personal aspect to Court Theatre’s staging of a new play about civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael. “Charlie used to be babysat by Stokely when he was a kid,” playwright ...

Journalist Mark Whitaker says that much of what's happening in American race relations today traces back to 1966, the year when the Black Panthers were founded and the Black Power movement took full ...