Here, we spotlight the women in Malcolm X’s inner circle: 1. Dr. ... Dr. Betty Shabazz still played a very important role in Malcolm X’s life in the seven years they were married.

In contrast, Malcolm perhaps began to see his daughters in ways that helped him begin to broaden his views on gender, and Black women. In a quote from a 1962 speech, Malcolm X states “The most ...

He witnessed Malcolm X’s assassination. 58 years later, he’s trying to help prove a government conspiracy. Prominent religious and civil rights leader was assassinated at 39-years-old in 1965.

Ilyasah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, second from right, speaks during a news conference at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.

Leah Hawkins in X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. ANGELA WEISS - Getty Images “Detroit Opera—their [2021] production of X was their first sold-out show in 10 years,” Leah Hawkins tells me..

Radio station owner William King of Omaha said Malcolm X's induction into the Nebraska Hall of Fame is "ironic that in 2024 that we're still saying a Black man or Black woman is still the first to ...

On Sept. 12, 2022, Malcolm X became the first Black man or woman voted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. By May, a bust of Malcolm X will be inside the Nebraska State Capitol, along with 26 other ...

3. Ella Little Collins “The first really proud Black woman I had ever seen,” that’s how Malcolm X described his older sister Ella Little Collins in his autobiography.