Among the family members who joined Crump and co-counsel Ray Hamlin was Malcolm X's daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, who at 2 years old was present with her mother when her 39-year-old father was. [9] In 1994, Malcolm moved with his mother to Minneapolis. His time in prison would be an inflection point for the philosophical and political trajectory of his life. Updates? I think today, he would be the Mandela, be the Kofi Annan, who they called on. Shabazz made headlines for multiple arrests during his life, including setting the fire that killed his grandmother, Betty. PBS NewsHour. After his assassination, the widespread distribution of his life storyThe Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)made him an ideological hero, especially among Black youth. With his assassination, the United States missed a chance to fully address some of the racial issues that persist to this day. When he died, that was all gone.. Attallah has received acclaim for her speeches and involvement in the arts. Over the years, witnesses have offered conflicting accounts of what happened that day, stating that there were anywhere from three to five people involved in the shooting. Occupation: Minister, Activist Born: May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska Died: February 21, 1965 in Manhattan, New York Best known for: A leader in the Nation of Islam and his stance against racial integration Biography: Where did Malcolm X grow up? Despite the trauma, Attallah went on to attend the elite United Nations International School in Manhattan and studied law at Briarcliff College in upstate New York. The government eventually accepted a plea bargain; Qubilah believed Farrakhan bore responsibility for her dads death, History.com reports. Malcolm X parted ways from the organization in 1964 and undertook the hajjthe traditional Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. Now aged 62, the producer, writer, and diplomat has spoken throughout the US, Europe, Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean. Attallah, the oldest of the Shabazz siblings, is perhaps the most prominent of Malcolm Xs children. Qubilah, who has rarely spoken to the press, did speak with me in 2010 as I was completing a Columbia University School of Journalism masters thesis project on the assassination. Her family is looking for the truth and to put an end to their unanswered questions, she said. Just minutes later, shortly after 3 p.m., the former prominent Nation of Islam figure was gunned down by three men as his wife, Betty Shabazz, pregnant with twins, and four daughters took cover in. Malcolm Xs ideas were often at odds with the message of the civil rights movement. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Gamilah was born in 1964, the year before her dads death. Known as Detroit Red for the reddish tinge in his hair, he developed into a street hustler, drug dealer, and leader of a gang of thieves in Roxbury and Harlem (in New York City). She remembers her father as one of those persons you wait for all day to share that special something. In a news conference on the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X's killing, civil . "I apologize for what were serious, unacceptable violations of the law and the public trust. According to Qubilah, Malcolm, who was wearing his long johns, grabbed his family and his rifle and ran out into the driveway. There was another way out of the house from her room. Malcolms daughter Qubilah Shabazz has led a traumatic life. Born in Nebraska, while an infant Malcolm moved with his family to Lansing, Michigan. Wood, who died of stomach cancer in November 2020, said he took part in actions that in hindsight were deplorable and detrimental to the advancement of my own Black people.. [34][35] As of June 2015, Hernandez was awaiting trial and a fourth suspect was still being pursued by police. He also articulated the Nations racial doctrines on the inherent evil of whites and the natural superiority of Blacks. Mr. Muhammad in 2010 uncovered the identity of one of the supposed assassins named in Mr. Hayer's affidavit, William Bradley, who had changed his name to Almustafa Shabazz and was married to a . It was total mayhem, Qubilah said, I can remember there being chairs knocked over, people rushing to get out of there.. Sister Ilyasah Shabazz told The Post that she was unable to speak about the news. A little while later, they moved to New York City and then Philadelphia. Full Episode. He said he was buoyed by the November 2021 exoneration of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, two of the three men convicted in the case, after new evidence came to light. High profile Ilyasah has continued to speak out about her father's murder, on social media and to the press. [29] The story was widely reported, but, two days later, Shabazz's family announced that the Press TV report was incorrect. You can find her account here. Malcolm X, original name Malcolm Little, Muslim name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, (born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.died February 21, 1965, New York, New York), African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the early 1960s. Both our fathers, #MalcolmX & #MLK, were freedom fighters. Family members in February 2021 demanded a thorough reinvestigation after the unveiling of a letter written by late NYPD officer Raymond Wood saying he had been coerced into luring members of Malcolm Xs security team into criminal activity so they could be arrested, days before the assassination took place. She has had the honor of being invited to participate in the U.S. State Departments Diplomatic Briefing Forums and The United Nations Association, the Muhammad Ali Center says. But it was his passion to make sure injustice was heard, she said. Qubilah has kept a low profile in the eight years since her sons murder. [10] Shabazz was arrested again in 2006, for punching a hole in a store's glass window. Gamilah similarly abstains from the speaking circuit. Qubilah allegedly believed Farrakhan was involved in her fathers assassination and wanted revenge. Crump announced the lawsuit at The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, which is inside the former ballroom. The 63-year-old was just 6 when her father was gunned down inside Manhattans Audobon Ballroom, later telling WNBC: I remember the day and it changed everything.. Three of Malcom X's daughters joined nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump at a press conference Saturday where relatives of a former New York police officer read a letter that alleged. In July 1995, Qubilah was arrested and charged with attempting to hire a hitman to kill Louis Farrakhan, who was one of Elijah Muhammads top lieutenants and now heads the Nation of Islam. I think today, he would be the Mandela, be the Kofi Annan, who they called on. The facade of the Palace Bar in Mexico City is seen on May 10, 2013, where Malcolm Shabazz of the US, grandson of assassinated African-American leader Malcolm X, died May 9, 2013 of blunt-force trauma injuries reportedly sustained in fight at the bar in circumstances still unclear, Mexican authorities said. Through the influence of the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X helped to change the terms used to refer to African Americans from Negro and coloured to Black and Afro-American.. Where are they today? We want justice served for our father, said Ilyasah, who did not immediately respond to an interview request for this story. Malcolm Shabazz served 18 months in juvenile detention on charges of arson and manslaughter. [12] She accepted a plea agreement with respect to the charges, in which she maintained her innocence but accepted responsibility for her actions. Co-author of. Malcolm X was a minister, human rights activist and prominent Black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and 1960s. "I think about what is happening right now in our society and it . [3], In January 1995, Qubilah was charged with trying to hire an assassin to kill Farrakhan. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) Ilyasah Shabazz, Benjamin Crump, Malaak Shabazz, and Ga NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) Ilyasah Shabazz, Benjamin Crump, Malaak Shabazz, and Gamilah Shabazz attend the Living The Legacy: The 58th Commemoration Of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz - Malcolm X on February 21, 2023 in New York City. [32], On May 13, David Hernandez Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Prez de Jess, waiters at a nightclub called The Palace, were arrested in connection with Shabazz's death. She subsequently returned to the Big Apple, where she forged an unlikely friendship with Yolanda King the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. A Family Portrait. She discussed the experience of losing her father and her persistent belief that a government conspiracy was behind his death. 7 in Harlem, the largest and most prestigious temple in the Nation after the Chicago headquarters. Johnson credits her study of Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders from the 1960s as an instrumental influence on her book. In order to educate himself, he spent long hours reading books in the prison library, even memorizing a dictionary. Serious questions linger. He was an advocate in every country. After hearing about the Nation of Islam from his brother, who was already a member, Malcolm converted to the religion while serving prison time for burglary charges. The city and state of New York later settled lawsuits on behalf of both menfor a combined $36 million. One dog had injuries to its face, neck and eyes that required emergency care, the report added. In March 1964, Malcolm X formally broke away from the Nation of Islam. In a 2003 interview with The New York Times, Shabazz, then aged 18, gave his version of the fire and the events leading up to it. Qubilah, who was four years old when her father was killed, said during her 2010 interview with me that she blocked out a lot for a year or two after his death and didnt cry for a few years until seeing a photo of his body brought the memories flooding back. As a rebellious youngster, Malcolm moved from the Michigan State Detention Home, a juvenile home in Mason, Michigan, to the Roxbury section of Boston to live with an older half sister, Ella, from his fathers first marriage. Malaak, 56, is the twin sister of Malikah. Shabazz pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months of juvenile detention at Hillcrest Education Center in Pittsfield, MA for manslaughter and arson, with possible annual extensions until his 18th birthday. Among the family members who joined Crump and co-counsel Ray Hamlin was Malcolm X's daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, who at 2 years old was present with her mother when her 39-year-old father was. Ilyasah was a member of the US Delegation that accompanied President Bill Clinton to South Africa to commemorate the election of President Nelson Mandela and the Education & Economic Development initiatives. 2023 TPM MEDIA LLC. Corrections? Shabazz (Eldest Daughter of Malcolm X), 2015 Festival of Faiths 'Sacred Journeys and the Legacy of Thomas Merton,' held May 12-17 at Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky. Ilyasah, 59, has followed in her oldest sisters footsteps, publishing books and becoming a public speaker. He continued his activism after leaving the Nation. She has mostly been in the news recently for her efforts to help her sisters create a clothing line using their dads image. Even worse, it was suspected that her 12 year old grandson started that fire, CNN reported. Betty Shabazz struggled to live for some time after the blaze set by Qubilahs son. For this great injustice, we will be filing a wrongful death lawsuit against these governmental entities for $100 million on behalf of his daughters that are coming forward, Crump said. Although she is a prominent public figure, Attallah is fiercely protective of her privacy and has not dished details on her dating life. I would never suggest that my father would want the revolutions of today to have to be violent.. All three men were members of the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim group that Malcolm X helped lead in the first years of his political career. We believe that now it could be substantiated based on the recent exonerations.. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at New Yorks Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Malikah has feuded with her sisters. They said Shabazz had been arrested, but his arrest had nothing to do with the FBI or Iran. [14] For the duration of her treatment, ten-year-old Malcolm was sent to live with Betty at her apartment in Yonkers, New York. Unlike her older sister, Qubilahs personal life has been splashed across the headlines due to her involvement in a series of tragedies and scandals. I woke up because Im hot, and I open my eyes, and there are flames coming through the window, she said. The family of murdered civil rights leader Malcolm X marks the anniversary of his 1965 assassination by announcing plan to sue CIA, FBI, New York Police Department and other agencies for $100 million, accusing them of playing a role in his death. She established the Pilgrimage Foundation in honor of her fathers spiritual journey to the Holy Land, the site says, quoting her as saying, It offered him the light of understanding and confirmed his vision for our oneness. With Yolanda King, she also founded a group named Nucleus, Inc. in 1977. She ran through the fire. She was ordered to pay back the full amount stolen as part of the deal agreed at the Supreme Court in Queens, New York. He explained that he had been unhappy living in New York with his grandmother and had stated: "being bad, doing anything to get them to send me back to my mother. The couple soon split and Qubilah returned to the US with her son, where she worked a series of odd jobs and began drinking heavily. He also sharpened his forensic skills by participating in debate classes. There are extensive questions about Malcolm Xs killing. In his autobiography, which was originally published in the year before his death, Malcolm X wrote about how he was a hustler as a young man. This story has been shared 133,347 times. 11, which he founded; he was later rewarded with the post of minister of Temple No. Betty's 12-year-old grandson, Malcolm, set the family home in Westchester County, New York, on fire and was convicted of arson. On February 26, 1997, she called the police saying she wanted him committed to a mental hospital. The powerful orator's family is gaining renewed attention in the wake of a deathbed letter from a policeman - which they claim shows the NYPD and FBI conspired in his murder. Malcolm X had six children with his wife Betty Shabazz - all of them daughters. Where Things Stand: Florida GOPer Takes DeSantis Agenda To An Even More Absurd Place, AG: White Supremacists Are The Most Dangerous and Most Lethal Domestic Terrorists, Schumer And Jeffries Demand Murdoch Stop Fox Hosts From Spreading False Election Narratives, McCarthy Goes On Defense, Says Jan. 6 Footage Will Be Screened Before Its Given To Tucker. Ilyasah, who is Malcolm X's third daughter, told reporters that she has always lived with uncertainty around the circumstances of her fathers death. It was then that he adopted Sunni Islam, along with the name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz. According to the Baltimore Sun, Percy Sutton, Malcolms lawyer, told the court of Qubilah: This woman was present at the slaughter. [26] Though the teenager was abroad for a single afternoon and did not commit any additional crimes, Westchester County Attorney Alan Scheinkman decided to prosecute him due to the "alarm" the search caused in the local community. Attallah also works with youth in Louisville. She became a nomad and this was another tragedy. The lawyer said that Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson, would repeatedly tell him, I loved Mama Betty, and Mama Betty loved me., In 1995, the Justice Department announced the following of Malcolms daughter: a federal grand jury has indicted Qubilah Shabazz, the daughter of the late Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz). This mother never regained a sense of what it is to be in this society. Bay Sunday special from November 15th 1992 with Barbara Rodgers featuring an interview with actress and author Attallah Shabazz, who discusses her father Malcolm X. Shabazz made headlines for multiple arrests during his life, including setting the fire that killed his grandmother, Betty. Family members of Malcolm X have revealed a letter written by a New York police officer that they say shows the NYPD and the FBI were behind the 1965 assassination of the famed Black leader. The last two girls are twins, Malaak and Malikah. [10] He brought a knife to school in the third grade. Three gunmen shot at least 21 times, as Malcolm X's four children and pregnant wife ducked for safety. Credit: Associated Press. The marriage soon ended; Malcolm and his mother began to fight, sometimes physically. [27], In 2010, Shabazz made the Hajj to Mecca. Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Malcolm X was one of the most significant figures within the American Black nationalist movement. However, she also suspected the people who wanted Malcolm X dead had help from inside of his inner circle. On February 21, 2021, she tweeted: "Despite following his every move an FBI informant called him, 'a man of high moral character who neither smokes nor drinks'. #Daddy, of course, in #Spirit. (Two were exonerated in 2021.) After traveling to Paris, Qubilah took classes at the Sorbonne and met L.A. Bouasba, an Algerian man with whom she had a son, Malcolm Shabazz, in 1984. The body of Malikah Shabazz, 56,was discovered Monday afternoon just days after two men convicted of killing her famous father were exonerated over his 1965 murder. "He spoke truth to power, and we know that truth is timeless. Malcolm X was shot and killed on February 21, 1965 at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. The family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X marked on Tuesday the anniversary of his 1965 assassination by announcing plans to sue agencies including the CIA, FBI, the New York Police. ", She added: "Frankly, I dont think things would be this bad if he was still alive. Two other men, Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson, were convicted along with Hayer in 1966 and subsequently sentenced to life in prison. We were a serious bunch. Malcolms daughters, who all have the last name Shabazz, are: Qubilah, Attallah, Gamilah Lumumba, Ilyasah, Malaak, and Malikah. Quibilah Shabazz told me she was awoken by the blaze. She was also a member of the US Interfaith Leadership Delegation to Mali, West Africa with Malaria No More. He didnt push that on anyone He was very much a Muslim, but he was also black, she said. The 60-year-old was accepted into Princeton University before dropping out after just three semesters. Three men, Talmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson were all convicted of murder in the case, but only Hayer admitted involvement and said the other two men were innocent. Malcolm X had six children with his wife Betty Shabazz - all of them daughters. GettyFrom left: Illya, Attallal and Gamilah, three of the daughters of Betty Shabazz enter the Islamic Cultural Center in New York for private funeral service 27 June 1997. She has served as Ambassador-at-Large to Belize since 2002. [3][4][5] He was the first male descendant of Malcolm X. This is a family photo that was taken out of context in a totally inaccurate and tasteless way, Ilyasah said at the time, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Qubilah had witnessed her dads assassination in 1965 when she was just 4 years old. The family of Malcolm X says it plans to file a $100 million wrongful death suit against the New York Police Department, the FBI and other government agencies. I have never gotten over it. There he became involved in petty criminal activities in his teenage years. The family of Malcolm X announced Tuesday they intend to file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against U.S. government agencies and the NYPD for allegedly concealing evidence related to the assassination of the civil rights leader, who was shot and killed while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City on Feb. 21, 1965. In 2002, she published her memoir Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X. She has also released a childrens book about her mom, Betty Before X., She has also slammed singer Nicki Minaj for use of a famous photo of Malcolm X with a rifle in his hands and juxtaposing it with a racial slur for artwork for her 2014 song Looking A -.. [1] His father, L. A. Bouasba, was an Algerian Muslim whom his mother, Qubilah Shabazz, an African American Quaker and former Muslim, met there while studying. Qubilah told The New Yorker in 2018 that she found the Ivy League school difficult because her fathers radical reputation preceded her. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Some of the children of the murdered civil rights leader have followed in their father's philanthropic footsteps, while others took their own path - so where are they now? You can see her website here. Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York. I cant see that there will ever be any closure on this. Malikah was arrested with Malcolms granddaughter in 2017 and accused of animal cruelty. Her mother had publicly accused Farrakhan of involvement in her husband's killing - but he had issued repeated denials. [16], On June 1, 1997, Malcolm Shabazz, then twelve years of age, started a fire in Betty Shabazz's apartment. ", He added: "There is no measure of money, no measure of explanation, that they can ever offer this family.The only thing they can do is try to right a historic wrong, not only for his family, but for his people and his work.". Malcolm excelled in school, but after one of his eighth-grade teachers told him that he should become a carpenter instead of a lawyer, he lost interest and soon ended his formal education. FEBRUARY 21, 1965. They are twins, born seven months after their fathers death. "What we have to do is connect the dots," Crump said. After she was committed to an insane asylum in 1939, Malcolm and his siblings were sent to foster homes or to live with family members. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. While she and her sisters have deep questions about the circumstances of her fathers killing, as of 2010, Qubilah doubted she would ever get answers. He was incarcerated in 1946 on charges of burglary. [28], In February 2013, Iranian state-controlled Press TV reported that Shabazz had been arrested by the FBI while en route to Iran. He first rose to prominence in the late 1940s, as a member of the Nation of Islam, a religious organization that mixes elements of traditional Islam and Black nationalism. [23][24] After his 18 month sentence elapsed, Shabazz was transferred to Leake & Watts, another treatment center, in Yonkers, NY. If that Molotov cocktail had gone through the window rather than hitting my house and dropping, it would have hit my bed, said Qubilah. But there is no measure of money, there is no measure of explanation that they could ever offer this family. Malcolm X was born May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth of seven children of Grenada-born Louise Helen Little (ne Norton) and Georgia-born Earl Little. Under Malcolms lieutenancy, the Nation claimed a membership of 500,000. Their collaboration led to the start of Nucleus a theater troupe that crisscrossed the country performing sold-out shows. According to her website, Prof Ilyasah Shabazz promotes higher education for at-risk youth, and interfaith dialogue to build bridges between cultures for young leaders of the world. But it was his passion to make sure injustice was heard.. Now, after more than half a century, that may be about to change. His wife, Betty Shabazz, and four children were in . After pleading guilty in 2011 to stealing the 70-year-old woman's identity she was sentenced to five years probation. In November 2021, following a joint investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorneys Office and lawyers for the two men, Butler and Johnson, who are now known as Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam, had their convictions thrown out. He had been shuttled in and out of correctional institutions until his. Though an excellent student, Malcolm dropped out of school in the eighth grade because of the racial discrimination he faced from teachers. In the early morning hours of Feb. 14, 1965, Malcolm X and his family were awakened by firebombs crashing through the windows of their home in Queens, New York. [In the United States], that meant something. MALCOLM X: Just as it took nationalism to moveto remove colonialism from Asia and Africa, it'll take black nationalism today to remove colonialism from the backs and the minds of 22 million . Farrakhans position and the governments reliance on a criminal informant led to the charges against Quibilah being dropped. The trucks enclosed cargo area contained dogs locked in crates and covered in their own waste, charging documents stated. [30] He was said to be on a tour to demand more rights for Mexican construction workers relocated to the USA. We all understand that our fathers reputation and image were misappropriated by the media in the nineteen-sixties, Ilyasah told the magazine, which says shes a motivational speaker who teaches a course on cultural pluralism at John Jay College of Criminal Justice., She also published a childrens book about her mother called Betty Before X. According to the New Yorker, she once criticized Nicki Minaj for repurposing a famous photograph of Malcolm holding a rifle.. When he was younger Malcolm and his family suffered racist abuse from a group called. ", Remembering Malcolm X: Daughter Malaak Shabazz on her father's legacy, Subscribe to France 24 now: bit.ly/France24Subscribe THE INTERVIEW : Malaak Shabazz is one of the six daughters of Malcolm X, the civil rights activist who was assassinated 50 years ago this week. She was indicted on charges of using telephones and crossing state lines as part of the plot but accepted a plea deal, agreeing to seek treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. Betty Shabazz was severely burned in the blaze, and later died. Malcolm Latif Shabazz (October 8, 1984 May 9, 2013) was the grandson of civil rights activists MalcolmX and Betty Shabazz, through their daughter, Qubilah Shabazz. Malcolm Xs FBI file, which has been partially declassified, shows that, during his life, Malcolm X was monitored by the bureau and a slew of other government agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, Army, Air Force, and Naval Intelligence Units, the Department of Justice, the Secret Service, and several local police departments including the NYPD. He pressed the Nation of Islam to involve itself more in the civil rights movement during his final years in the organization. We plan on taking depositions of many of the figures that were involved either rightfully or wrongfully in the assassination of Malcolm X. Its not just about the triggermen. According to her obituary on CNN, Malcolms wife died after suffering severe burns at the age of 61. Malcolm X had six children with his wife Betty Shabazz, all of them daughters. Malaak Shabazz is a human right activist. While Qubilah attended a rehabilitation program, she sent her 10-year-old son, Malcolm, to stay with her mother in New York. [10], Following his release, Shabazz lived for a time with his aunt, Ilyasah Shabazz. Attallah in front, Qubilah on left, Gamilah on Mommys lap (also pregnant with the Twins, Malikan & Malaak) and me ilyasah on the right. One of Malcolm X's youngest daughters, Malikah Shabazz, was found dead on Monday, Nov. 22, in her New York apartment. She added: Frankly, I dont think things would be this bad if he was still alive. In 1995 she was arrested by the FBI over an outlandish plot to kill Louis Farrakhan the leader of the Nation of Islam who had fallen out with Malcolm X prior to his death. Crump, whomade the announcement 58 years to the day after Malcolm X was assassinated, was flanked by two of the slain leader's daughters. "As peopleget ready to meet their maker, the hope is that they will look at Malcolm Xs daughters and say, 'We wronged them and we need to make that right before we leave this earth.' His mother said she was going to place him in foster care, but sent Malcolm back to New York on April 26 to live with his grandmother instead. Betty Shabazz, the widow of civil rights activist Malcom X, died 23 June from severe burns to over 80 percent of her body, suffered in a fire allegedly set by her grandson, Malcolm Shabazz, the. Other daughters have become human rights activists working to continue their fathers legacy and to better the world. His keen intellect, incisive wit, and ardent radicalism made him a formidable critic of American society. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Earl, a Baptist minister, is a follower of Marcus Garvey's black . She has also spoken at the funerals of Muhammad Ali and Coretta Scott King the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. Although their fathers had been foes, Attallah and Yolanda quickly became close and co-wrote two plays together in the 1980s: Stepping Into Tomorrow and Of One Mind.. However, he said on multiple occasions that the other two men convicted alongside him were innocent and claimed he had four other accomplices. That grandson also died tragically. Malcolm X moved between hotels to avoid detection. Three members of the Nation of Islamthe religious group to which he had once belongedwere convicted of his murder. My father was the soft, caring, playful parent my father never gave us speeches at home, he gave us love, Qubilah said. Last week, she also shared an old photo of her late mom and three of her sisters taken shortly after her dads death. Here are some of them. 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