{"id":2629,"date":"2021-11-24T09:32:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T14:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gynesisradio.com\/tfgrs\/2021\/11\/24\/malcolm-xs-daughter-found-dead-in-her-apartment\/"},"modified":"2021-11-24T09:32:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T14:32:53","slug":"malcolm-xs-daughter-found-dead-in-her-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gynesisradio.com\/tfgrs\/2021\/11\/24\/malcolm-xs-daughter-found-dead-in-her-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Malcolm X’s daughter found dead in her apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, was found dead in her Brooklyn, New York, home Monday, police told ABC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shabazz, 56, was found by her daughter just before 5 p.m. ET, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The death does not appear suspicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Malikah Shabazz is seen here in an undated file photo. (Andrew Theodorakis\/New York Daily News\/TNS via Newscom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The news comes as two men found guilty in Malcolm X’s assassination are expected to have their convictions thrown out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X speaks, 1963. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images, FILE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Minister and human rights activist Malcom X was killed 57 years ago in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shabazz was one of Malcolm X’s six daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malcolm X’s daughter found dead in her apartment<\/a>\u00a0originally appeared on\u00a0abcnews.go.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tragedy has once again befallen the family of Malcolm X, with one of the civil rights activist\u2019s daughters found dead at her home in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The body of Malikah Shabazz, 56, was discovered Monday afternoon<\/a> \u2014 just days after two men convicted of killing her famous father were exonerated over his 1965 murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators do not suspect foul play, but the news has rocked Malcolm X\u2019s prominent family, who have been in the headlines for more than half a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malikah was one of six daughters that the late activist had with his wife, Betty Shabazz, who died in 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Malcolm X\u2019s assassination, the American public took a fervent interest in the lives of Betty and the little girls left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five surviving daughters of Malcolm X are believed to be devastated by Malikah\u2019s sudden passing. Sister Ilyasah Shabazz told The Post that she was \u201cunable to speak\u201d about the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, all six sisters united to launch Malcolm X Legacy \u2014 a clothing line that The New Yorker claimed<\/a> has \u201crebranded their father\u2019s message for the pussy-hat era.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Malikah Shabazz is survived by five sisters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Civil rights activist Malcolm X in an undated photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other than that joint venture, the sisters have not worked together professionally and have lived remarkably varied lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, the stories of the sisters who grew up in the shadow of tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attallah Shabazz \u2014 author, actress, diplomat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Attallah Shabazz appears at a 2016 conference in Washington, DC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Attallah, the oldest of the Shabazz siblings, is perhaps the most prominent of Malcolm X\u2019s children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 63-year-old was just 6 when her father was gunned down inside Manhattan\u2019s Audobon Ballroom, later telling WNBC:<\/a> \u201cI remember the day and it changed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She subsequently returned to the Big Apple, where she forged an unlikely friendship with Yolanda King \u2014 the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although their fathers had been foes, Attallah and Yolanda quickly became close and co-wrote two plays together in the 1980s: \u201cStepping Into Tomorrow\u201d and \u201cOf One Mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their collaboration led to the start of Nucleus \u2014 a theater troupe that crisscrossed the country performing sold-out shows. Attallah became an actress in her own right, appearing in several of the plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1997, she released her critically-acclaimed memoir \u201cFrom Mine Eyes,\u201d and in 2002 she unexpectedly became a diplomat after the prime minister of Belize asked her to serve as ambassador-at-large for the Central American country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has also spoken at the funerals of Muhammad Ali and Coretta Scott King \u2014 the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although she is a prominent public figure, Attallah is fiercely protective of her privacy and has not dished details on her dating life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qubilah Shabazz \u2014 a life of tragedy and turmoil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Qubilah Shabazz speaks at a public memorial service for the late boxer Muhammad Ali in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unlike her older sister, Qubilah\u2019s personal life has been splashed across the headlines due to her involvement in a series of tragedies and scandals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 60-year-old was accepted into Princeton University before dropping out after just three semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qubilah told The New Yorker<\/a> in 2018 that she found the Ivy League school difficult because her father\u2019s radical reputation preceded her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was supposed to wear a beret and combat boots and dashikis, and when I didn\u2019t arrive that way it was a bit rough,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1995 she was arrested by the FBI<\/a> over an outlandish plot to kill Louis Farrakhan \u2014 the leader of the Nation of Islam who had fallen out with Malcolm X prior to his death. Qubilah allegedly believed Farrakhan was involved in her father\u2019s assassination and wanted revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her son Malcolm, then 10, was sent to live with his grandmother \u2014 Betty Shabazz. Shockingly, young Malcolm set fire to Betty\u2019s home, reportedly because he was unhappy living with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the blaze, Betty suffered burns to 80% of her body<\/a> and she later died in a hospital from her injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qubilah \u2014 in treatment at the time \u2014 had to deal with the fact her young son was responsible for her mother\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malcolm Shabazz served 18 months in juvenile detention on charges of arson and manslaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in 2013, tragedy struck again when Malcolm \u2014 then 28 \u2014 was murdered during a trip to Mexico. <\/a>Malcolm was badly beaten with a rod during a dispute over a $1,200 bar tab. Three men were arrested and charged with the murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qubilah has kept a low profile in the eight years since her son\u2019s murder. She is believed to be residing in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

llyasah Shabazz \u2014 author and activist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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llyasah Shabazz has crafted a career as an author and public speaker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ilyasah, 59, has followed in her oldest sister\u2019s footsteps, publishing books and becoming a public speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She graduated from the elite Hackley School, obtained a bachelor\u2019s degree from SUNY New Paltz and a master\u2019s degree in human resources from Fordham University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2002, she published her memoir \u201cGrowing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X<\/a>.\u201d She has also released a children\u2019s book about her mom, \u201cBetty Before X<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cLooking A \u2013 -.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a family photo that was taken out of context in a totally inaccurate and tasteless way,\u201d Ilyasah said at the time, according to the Hollywood Reporter.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilyasah also has a verified Twitter account<\/a>, boasting more than 68,000 followers. She frequently chimes in on current affairs and social justice issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just last week she lashed out at the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict<\/a> in a tweet, stating: \u201cNot guilty on all charges? Am I missing something?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, she also shared<\/a> an old photo of her late mom and three of her sisters taken shortly after her dad\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFind the good and praise it,\u201d she wrote above the snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Family Portrait. We were a serious bunch. Attallah in front, Qubilah on left, Gamilah on Mommy\u2019s lap (also pregnant with the Twins, Malikan & Malaak) and me ilyasah on the right. #Daddy<\/a>, of course, in #Spirit<\/a>. The good old days? \u201cFind the good and praise it.\u201d \u2014Dr. Betty Shabazz pic.twitter.com\/1FmY90MNyj<\/a><\/p>— ILYASAH\u274cSHABAZZ (@ilyasahShabazz) November 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>