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Ilyasah Shabazz Delivers Commencement Speech at North Central University

DATE : September 9, 2019 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

July 27, 2019 A few weeks ago, Professor Ilyasah Shabazz delivered the 2019 Commencement at North Central University! With her parents’ legacy in mind, Ilyasah emphasized the importance of a […]

Ilyasah Shabazz at Drew: ‘This Generation of Leaders Gets It’

DATE : February 16, 2017 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

Daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz urges students to realize their power. February 2017 – “Own your power!” That was the core advice that Ilyasah Shabazz gave to students […]

Children of Civil Rights Leaders Are Keeping Their Eyes on the Prize

DATE : September 1, 2016 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz , Katie Nodjimbadem , Matthew Shaer , Thomas Stackpole – Smithsonian Magazine September 1, 2016 9:02AMThe next generation is following in the footsteps of its forebears […]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ilyasah speaks to VladTV about “X: A Novel”

DATE : July 30, 2016 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

EXCLUSIVE! Malcolm X’s Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz on Getting Family Home Firebombed Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, spoke exclusively to VladTV about her book, “X: A Novel,” and her […]

Ilyasah and Kekla received the 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor for “X: A novel”

DATE : June 26, 2016 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

2016 American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are presented annually by the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange(EMIERT), a round table of the American […]

Webster H.S. – Ilyasah Shabazz speaks about experiences

DATE : April 7, 2016 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

Ilyasah joins the students at Webster High School in St. Louis, MO on April 1st during their 2016 All Write festival, a week long celebration of the written word. READ […]

Malcolm X’s family loved Beyoncé’s Super Bowl tribute

DATE : February 11, 2016 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

The family of Malcolm X didn’t have advance word that Beyoncé would make an apparent tribute to the leader in her Super Bowl show. But, “I absolutely loved it,” Malcolm’s […]

The 2016 NAACP Image Awards Winners

DATE : February 9, 2016 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens X: A Novel, by Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon Congratulations Ilyasah!!!

“Understand the power that you possess” – Ilyasah Shabazz

DATE : February 3, 2016 AUTHOR : ilyasahCOMMENTS : No Comments

Daughter of Malcolm X to Tuskegee University: “Understand the power that you possess” Daughter of Malcolm X, Ilyasah Al-Shabazz. TUSKEGEE, Ala. (February 3, 2016) — Part of Civil Rights Era […]

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