The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center and the Metropolitan Opera welcome acclaimed curator Ingrid LaFleur to host Afrofuturism: Reclaiming Our Narrative, a panel discussion featuring Evan Narcisse, Ytasha Womack, and Robert O'Hara, director of the Met premiere of Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. GET YOUR...

We’re looking forward to the long awaited production of “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC! Opening night is Friday, November 3rd at 7:00 PM. Opera X is produced by Anthony Davis, Directed by Robert O’Hara, and features baritone Will Liverman as Malcolm X, soprano Leah Hawkins as...

Join us for an exciting Fireside Chat with Tamara Payne, the Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz at The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. This in-person event is a unique opportunity to learn more about Tamara's work as the principal research for the book and her...