Ilyasah Shabazz (born July 22, 1962) is the daughter of the late Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. She was only two years old and present when her father was assassinated in 1965 at the Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom. The only knowledge her mother gave her about her father was that he was a very important martyred civil rights leader. In fact, she had to read books to gather any other information she wanted to know about her father. However, the presence of her father was still kept very strong in their household. Ilyasah’s mother placed many pictures of her deceased husband all over their home; with many books about him in their library. Her mother even kept all of his suits and his briefcase in her closet.
Being one of the six daughters of Malcolm X many people assumed that she would follow in her father’s footsteps. However, this was not the case since her upbringing included minimal political aspects. Instead she and her sisters were raised in Mount Vernon, New York in an integrated community by their mother. They were a middle class family and she attended private schools, took ballet lessons and attended elite summer camps. Therefore, as a result of her integrated, middle class upbringing when she attended college at SUNY New Paltz, in the mid-Hudson Valley, NY, her peers were quite surprised when she wasn’t the powerful, speech giving African American woman they expected. However, they still moved her into the black dormitory and she was elected to be an officer in the Black Student Union. Shabazz wrote a book about being Malcolm X’s daughter called "Growing Up X" in 2002. She was very nervous about releasing the book because she did not want to ruin anyone’s expectations about her. She was featured in magazines and newspapers and was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Before her book came out, Ilyasah thought she wanted to be a songwriter or a model, however, she seems to have found her love of writing.[1]
References
- ^ Blake, John. Children of the Movement. Chicago: Lawrence Hill, 2004
Radio
- Recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign, encouraging reading of Malcolm X's autobiography and Alex Haley's books.
External links
This is a song I wrote and produced to empower and uplift not only black women, but women of all nationalities. We must command, not demand respect from society... That starts with us as women not degrading ourselves... If you like my music, let me know... Any rude or disrespectful comments will be deleted and blocked. You can find me on myspace/ USEOFFORCEENTERTAINMENT. You can also find the song on itunes under the name J. HOLLOWAY. Blessings, -J.
Author: USEOFFORCEENT
Keywords: J. HOLLOWAY QUEEN HIP HOP RAP BLACK WOMEN RESPECT PRODUCER SONGWRITER MUSICIAN BARACK MICHELLE OBAMA SASHA MALIA OPRAH WINFREY CORETTA SCOTT KING BETTY SHABAZZ MARTIN LUTHER MALCOLM CYNTHIA HALE RAY OF HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH LAILA ALI MUHAMMAD ANGELA BASSETT MAYA ANGELOU CICELY TYSON TONI MORRISON HARRIET TUBMAN SOJOURNER TRUTH FEMALE PRESEDENTIAL ELECTION LALAH HATHAWAY GABRIELLE UNION JADA PINKETT SMITH JR BOB MARLEY
Added: January 1, 2009
BETTY SHABAZZ SPEAKS AT THE MILLION MAN MARCH
DR. BETTY SHABAZZ SPEAKS AT MILLION MAN MARCH IN A RARE APPEARENCE, TELLING THE MEN THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN THE SOCIETY.
Author: vaixfilefan
Keywords: BETTY SHABAZZ MILLION MAN MARCH
Added: December 19, 2008
Soulja boy job corps
ooo boy, destiny,shawty,brittney, Ronisha, and amanda and im sure theres more. Our dorm is called Betty Shabazz and our upstairs HATERSSS came and banged on the door to see wat we were doing soo we told them non of there buisness but that part got cut out.
Author: Bitchmuch
Keywords: Music dancing "betty shabazz"
Added: December 18, 2008
I Hate School Response
yea.. it was longer but the cam was acting erhynmd.. lol
Author: eddierob
Keywords: nubiankeyuana betty shabazz el hajj malik Dr. Ben Ashra Kwesi
Added: December 16, 2008
Interview with Betty Shabazz after the Assassination of Malcolm X
http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ Interview with Betty Shabazz after Malcolm X's assassination, where she explains the philosophy and goals of the OAUU. http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/
Author: antihostile
Keywords: malcolm black power NOI islam muslim Betty Shabazz interview OAUU
Added: December 2, 2008