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White opinions on Malcolm X are irrelevant

"A controversial figure accused of preaching racism and violence" - really? Not sure I see the relevance of what white American racists had to say about Malcolm, nor why it's even in the opening paragraphs of the article. 159.196.64.36 (talk) 22:24, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Many black leaders said similar things about MX. E Eng 00:22, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Encyclopedias are descriptive and objective, and don't subscribe to the idea that as some kind of rule we cannot document what particular notable human beings have contended about other particular notable human beings. The reader can decide what they want to believe, or how they conduct themselves culturally or politically. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 16:17, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Islamophobia

'In the 1960s, Malcolm X began to grow disillusioned with the Nation of Islam, as well as with its leader, Elijah Muhammad.'

Why would you use the word disillusioned in this context. It's Islamophobic and has a negative non objective pretext. Please correct, in a informative an objective manner. 2001:1C08:783:E100:2F3D:A2C5:1F95:EED6 (talk) 22:24, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's a statement about a subjective feeling that a person objectively had. Healpa12 (talk) Healpa12 (talk) 16:04, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy - biased?

Addressing Malcolm X as one of the "greatest" African-Americans in history seems both vague and extremely opinionated.

This entire section appears to be wholly positive, whereas more Americans have an unfavorable (34%) opinion of Malcolm X than those who have a positive (32%) opinion of him. This needs significant editing to take into account potential effects which his rhetoric and actions have had on racial division, new antisemitism, etc. 163.151.225.45 (talk) 16:42, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can we change the main image to this featured picture Wcamp9 (talk) 00:11, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]