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TODAY’s Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones interview Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of the renowned civil rights leader Malcolm X, and award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne in time for the release of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” on Audible. Ilyasah Shabazz gets to share her take on the continuing relevance of Malcolm X to the pursuit of […]
Ilyasah and Shaun King Discussing what Malcolm X means to Shaun and his new book, Make Change.
New York Magazine recently published a reading list called 7 Books About Race to Read to Your Kids and Ilyasah’s Malcolm Little was featured on the list. The world is changing and we need to empower that change. See Malcolm on Barnes and Noble See Malcolm Little on Amazon
Recently, Ilyasah joined Democracy Now to discuss the new documentary film “Who Killed Malcolm X?” and her father’s enduring legacy. The full interview is available through the attached link. Link: “Malcolm X’s Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz on Her Father’s Legacy & the New Series ‘Who Killed Malcolm X?,” Democracy Now.
July 27, 2019 A few weeks ago, Professor Ilyasah Shabazz delivered the 2019 Commencement at North Central University! With her parents’ legacy in mind, Ilyasah emphasized the importance of a lifelong learning experience; that learning is ongoing even after earning a degree. She quoted her father who stated, “Education is our passport to the future, […]
By: Lisa Niver SOURCE: Ms Magazine Ilyasah Shabazz wasn’t yet three years old when her father, Malcolm X, was gunned down in 1965 in front of his wife, young daughters and supporters. Yet the story of her life Shabazz told in her memoir, Growing Up X, ended with words of resolve and optimism. “Life is […]
Malcolm X’s daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, discusses her father’s death, Betty Shabazz, media misconceptions, and her role in Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five on Real Black News with Raqiyah Mays “My father didn’t only pose a threat to the Nation of Islam, he posed a threat to the powers that be. That small 10% of people […]
Ilyasah Shabazz, the third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr Betty Shabazz promoted her recently released young adult novel focusing on her mother’s childhood “Betty Before X” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2018) at a discussion sponsored by “IT’S LIT” – the lit literary initiative of the Westchester Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta (DST) […]
Imagine trying to write about your mother when she was a kid. Where would you start? What details would you include? To write “Betty Before X,” Ilyasah Shabazz had to think hard about those questions. Her mother, Betty Shabazz, was an important civil rights leader. When her husband, Malcolm X, was assassinated in 1965, Betty […]
