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Mark Whitaker
@marktwhitaker.bsky.social
Author, journalist, food and jazz lover.
My new book “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” is in stores now! 📖
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“THE AFTERLIFE OF MALCOLM X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America” is out NOW! 🎉

This book has been five years in the making - it’s so wonderful to finally see it out in the world! 🙌🏽

In stores everywhere. Grab your copy today! 📖
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Great Juneteenth Special by: @johnfugelsang.bsky.social with guests @marktwhitaker.bsky.social , @nourbese.bsky.social , and City of Charlotte Council Member Malcom Graham.
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Podcast Episode · The John Fugelsang Podcast · 06/23/2025 · 1h 9m
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June 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Special thanks to journalist Nicki Gostin for including #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX on Page Six’s list of the Best Books to Gift Dad for Father’s Day! 🎁
June 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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June 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow! Ryan Coogler — the hottest director in Hollywood with the biggest movie of the year — has called Spike Lee’s legendary #MalcolmX film the “most important American film ever made” 🔥

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June 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Join me this coming Tuesday at 5pm EST for “The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X”, a Cambridge Forum event hosted by the GBH Forum Network!

The event will be live-streamed on Zoom. Hope to see you there!

#TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX
June 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🎉 More than 2 weeks after its publication date, the hardcover edition of #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX is still Amazon’s top new release in both the African-American Studies and Civil Rights & Liberties categories — and the audiobook is the top new Political Biography release! 🙌🏽
May 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Big thank-you to @politicsprose.bsky.social for hosting me and Eugene Robinson for an engaging conversation about Malcolm X’s life and legacy! I truly enjoyed getting to discuss #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX and answer questions from the audience.

📍 Next stop: Baltimore!

#MalcolmX #MalcolmX100
May 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So excited to be at Politics & Prose (@politicsprose.bsky.social) tomorrow to discuss “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” with Eugene Robinson!

Hope to see you there! 📖

#TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX #MalcolmX
May 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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"My book is really the story of the story, I was able to show how the study of [Malcolm X] has evolved over time."

Steve Nathans-Kelly's interview with @marktwhitaker.bsky.social on his new book is out now.
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A Posthumous Folk Hero: The Making of a Legacy in “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” - Chicago Review of Books
An interview with Mark Whitaker about his new book, “The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America”
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May 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“THE AFTERLIFE OF MALCOLM X” is the #1 Best Seller in multiple categories on Amazon!! 🎉

1️⃣ in African-American Studies
1️⃣ in Civil Rights & Liberties
📈 Hit top-50 among all new releases

Thank you to everyone who has purchased! Out now in stores everywhere 📖
May 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“THE AFTERLIFE OF MALCOLM X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America” is out NOW! 🎉

This book has been five years in the making - it’s so wonderful to finally see it out in the world! 🙌🏽

In stores everywhere. Grab your copy today! 📖
May 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just FIVE more days until “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” is out in stores everywhere!

Preorder your copy today at the 🔗 below. Can’t wait for everyone to read this book! 📖

#MalcolmX #TheAfterlifeOfMalcolmX
May 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ONE MORE WEEK until the release of “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” and the book is already receiving rave reviews and features! 🙌🏽

Thank you to the @latimes.com, @startribune.com, @publisherswkly.bsky.social, and everyone else who has shown love to this book!
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Big thanks to @CBSNews for featuring an excerpt of my new book “The Afterlife of Malcolm X” on your website! 🙌🏽 📖
May 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Unboxing my new book! 📖🎉

For the past five years, I’ve been working on this project, and I am so excited to see it be released into the world later this month.

“The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America” - out everywhere on Tuesday, May 13th!
May 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Is the sheep violent or is the wolf the violent one?” 💭

Denzel Washington famously portrayed Malcolm X in Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic. Here are some reflections he shared about Malcolm’s message when asked by a reporter whether Malcolm was “preaching hate and violence”.

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April 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for my new book, The Afterlife of Malcolm X, out May 13. Also honored to be included in PW's Summer Reading List!
April 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM