The women in Malcolm X’s orbit were no different ... Dr. Betty Shabazz still played a very important role in Malcolm X’s life in the seven years they were married. Often acting as his backbone ...

We know the story of civil rights leader Malcolm ... X married Dr. Betty Shabazz in 1958, and together, they gave birth to six daughters. After he was killed at age 39, the Shabazz women have ...

Men and women like that letter writer — veterans ... of Malcolm X”) and Peter Goldman (“The Death and Life of Malcolm X”), would go on to write among the most influential texts about ...

spoke to SC State students about women’s empowerment at a luncheon Thursday morning. Shabazz is the daughter of civil rights icon Malcolm X and his late wife, Dr. Betty Shabazz. Shabazz is an ...

“The first really proud Black woman I had ever seen,” that’s how Malcolm X described his older sister ... She was essential in many ways throughout his life, such as: taking custody of ...