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Malcolm Shabazz was born in Paris on October 8, 1984. [1] His father, L. A. Bouasba, was an Algerian Muslim whom his mother, Qubilah Shabazz, an African American Quaker and former Muslim, was the second daughter of Malcolm X. [2] His mother is of African-American, African-Grenadian, English and Scottish descent.
In February 1992, Shabazz spoke at the funeral of her godfather, Alex Haley. [24] Before his death, he had asked her to write a foreword to The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which her father had written with him. [25] The new edition of the book, featuring Shabazz's foreword, was published in 1999.
The civil rights activist had six children: Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah, Malikah and Malaak
A devout Muslim, she made the pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj, in 2006 as her father had in 1964 and her mother did in 1965. [13] [17] In 2014, Shabazz wrote Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X, a children's book about her father's childhood. [18] It was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work ...
Educator and activist, Ilyasah Shabazz discusses her new book and the legacy of her father, Malcolm X.
Ilyasah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, second from right, speaks during a news conference at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
Malcolm X's daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, is bringing her father's story to the small screen. The series is currently in development and will be adapted from the novels X: A Novel and The Awakening ...