Malikah Shabazz, the daughter of revolutionary Black civil rights leader Malcolm X, was found dead by her daughter in her home, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD).
Shabazz was found unconscious at her home in Brooklyn, NYPD told CNN, adding that the death appears to be due to natural causes.
Her death comes just a few days after a judge exonerated two men who spent decades in prison for murdering Malcolm X.
“I’m deeply saddened by the death of Malikah Shabazz,” Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter Bernice King said on Twitter.
“My heart goes out to her family, the descendants of Dr. Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X. Dr. Shabazz was pregnant with Malikah and her twin sister, Malaak, when Brother Malcolm was assassinated.”
I’m deeply saddened by the death of #MalikahShabazz. My heart goes out to her family, the descendants of Dr. Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X.
Dr. Shabazz was pregnant with Malikah and her twin sister, Malaak, when Brother Malcolm was assassinated.
Be at peace, Malikah. pic.twitter.com/YOlYoW4xDC— Be A King (@BerniceKing) November 23, 2021
Al Hajj Malik El-Shabbazz, better known to the world as Malcolm X was one of the most influential leaders of the American civil rights movement. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam, he advocated for Black empowerment and for the adoption of Islam within the Black community.
Malcolm X was assassinated at age 39 as he was preparing to give a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan on Feb. 21, 1965.
Also Read: Malcolm X: His Life And Lessons To Be Learnt
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