Does Malcolm X deserve a federal holiday? Toure, a New York Times best-selling author, thinks so. He penned a Time Magazine column arguing that the civil rights legend is equally deserving of a federal holiday as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. SEE ALSO: Why Obama’s Critics Are Right What would we celebrate on “Malcolm X […]
NEW YORK — The youngest daughter of Malcolm X, Malikah Shabazz was sentenced to 5 years probation for stealing the identity of the widow of one of her father’s bodyguards. Shabazz, 46, pleaded guilty for racking up a bill of $55,884.28 with various credit companies under the name of Khaula Bakr. The NY Post Reports: […]
In the history of African-Americans who fought for the rights of our people, a conversation cannot go by without mentioning the great Malcolm X. Today, May 19th, would have been the 86th birthday of the great civil rights leader who was killed by an assassin’s bullet. It would have been interesting to see what he’d […]
The man accused of being behind the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X by the late author Manning Marable in his new biography “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention denies any involvement. In his major new biography “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention,” author Manning Marable, claims William Bradley, who many people over the years have […]
NEW YORK-Black historian, Manning Marable has died at age 60 of complications related to pneumonia. Marable was the the director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in New York. The Root reports: A lifelong Marxist, Manning was a member of Committees of Correspondence […]
It’s always sad when the next generation of a historical legend falls short of the character of their legacy. One of Malcolm X’s daughters, Malikah Shabazz, appeared in a Queens court today on charges that she defrauded the 70-year-old widow of one of her father’s former bodyguards. How can Malikah Shabazz rebuild her character? Let’s […]
NORTH CAROLINA- Malikah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X was arrested in Mars Hill, North Carolina and charged with identity theft. Related: Top 9 episodes of The Cosby Show The New York Times reports: The warrant included charges of grand larceny and identity theft. A law enforcement official said Ms. Shabazz was accused of stealing […]
New York– Three of Malcolm X’s six daughters are feuding over Betty Shabazz’s estate. There have been charges of irresponsibility, mental incapacity and fiscal mismanagement of an estate estimated at about $1.4 million, according to the New York Times.
From TheDailyBeast.com: Glenn Beck’s weekend speech was reminiscent of the radical 1960s black separatist leader: Both terrify mainstream liberals and shed politics for a message of spiritual uplift.
