Remember the legacy of Malcolm X with free movies, documentaries on Tubi By Catherine Park Viewers can watch anything from retro TV shows to Hollywood blockbusters, all completely free. LOS ANGELES - Malcolm X, arguably one of America’s foremost activists for Black nationalism and renowned civil rights leaders, would have been 96 on May 19. Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, was born in Omaha, Nebraska. After his mother was institutionalized and his father’s death, Malcolm became a ward of the courts and was passed around to different reform schools and foster homes, according to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.