Ilyasah Shabazz
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Born | New York City, U.S. | July 22, 1962
Education | State University of New York at New Paltz (BA) Fordham University (MA) |
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Ilyasah Shabazz (born July 22, 1962) is an American author, community organizer, social activist, and motivational speaker. She is the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, and wrote a memoir titled Growing Up X.
Early life
Shabazz was born in
descent.In February 1965, when she was two years old, Shabazz was present, with her mother and sisters, at the assassination of her father.[2] She says she has no memory of the event.[3]
Shabazz had an apolitical upbringing in a
Concerning her father, Shabazz told an interviewer, "My mother always talked about our father, her husband, but ... she didn't talk about these things that defined my father as the icon."[8] To learn about her father, Shabazz read his autobiography as a college student,[9] and enrolled in a class to learn more.[10]
Shabazz was a student at Hackley School.[11] After high school, she attended State University of New York at New Paltz.[12] When she arrived, other African-American students expected her to be a firebrand. They had already elected her an officer of the Black Student Union.[9]
After graduating, Shabazz earned a master's degree in Education and Human Resource Development from Fordham University.[13]
Career
Shabazz worked for the city of Mount Vernon for more than a dozen years, serving at different times as Director of Public Relations, Director of Public Affairs and Special Events, and Director of Cultural Affairs.[14]
Shabazz wrote
In 2014, Shabazz wrote Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X, a children's book about her father's childhood.
Shabazz is a trustee for the
Personal life
Shabazz is a longtime resident of Southern Westchester. She grew up in Mount Vernon and presently lives in New Rochelle.[30][31]
Bibliography
- with ISBN 978-0-345-44495-0.
- ——— (2014). Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X. Illustrated by A.G. Ford. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1-4424-1216-3.
- ISBN 978-0-88378-351-1.
- with ISBN 978-0-763-66967-6.
- with ISBN 978-0-374-30610-6.
- with ISBN 9780374313296.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4022-0171-4.
- ^ Rickford, pp. 226–232.
- ^ "Daughter of Malcolm on 'Growing Up X'". CNN. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-55652-537-7.
- ^ Rickford, pp. 347–348.
- ^ Rickford, p. 123.
- ^ Rickford, p. 297.
- ProQuest 409303702.
- ^ a b Blake, p. 109.
- ^ Blake, p. 114.
- ^ "Ilyasah Shabazz '79 visits the Hilltop". Hackley School. March 12, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ Rickford, pp. 421.
- ^ a b Mishkin, Budd (February 26, 2007). "One On 1: Ilyasah Shabazz, Carrying On The Legacy Of Her Father, Malcolm X". NY1. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ilyasah Shabazz". New Jersey Education Association. November 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm X's Daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, Writes Book, 'Growing Up X'". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. June 3, 2002. p. 12. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "2003 NAACP Image Award". Awards and Winners. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ Saad, Shirley (February 4, 2003). "Book of the Week: 'Growing Up X'". UPI. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X". Publishers Weekly. October 28, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "All 223 NAACP Image Award Winning and Honored Books". AALBC.com. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ de la Peña, Matt (February 6, 2015). "Becoming Malcolm X". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Malcolm X's Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz Among Book Awards Finalists". EURWeb. September 14, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "2015 National Book Awards". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Taylor (February 5, 2016). "See the Complete List of Winners from the 2016 NAACP Image Awards". Essence. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". American Library Association. April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- Forbes.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "Best Children's Books of the Year Archive". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Betty Before X". Kirkus Reviews. November 1, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Betty Before X". Publishers Weekly. October 30, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Best Children's Books of the Year Archive". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Yarnell, Laurie (September 22, 2009). "Living the High Life". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ Higgins, Lee; Rauch, Ned P. (May 13, 2013). "2 arrested in death of Malcolm X's grandson". The Journal News. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
Further reading
- Rothenberg Gritz, Jennie; Nodjimbadem, Katie; Shaer, Matthew; Stackpole, Thomas (September 2016). "The Children of Civil Rights Leaders Are Keeping Their Eyes on the Prize". Smithsonian.
- Shabazz, Ilyasah (February 2, 2013). "How Betty Shabazz Persevered After Her Husband, Malcolm X, Was Killed". The Daily Beast.
- Shabazz, Ilyasah (February 21, 2015). "What Would Malcolm X Think?". The New York Times.
- Shabazz, Ilyasah (February 27, 2018). "My Mother, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Taught Me Every Child Deserves to Know They're Worthy". NBC News.
- "Faces of New Paltz – Ilyasah Shabazz". State University of New York at New Paltz. February 2005. Archived from the original on November 18, 2005.
- Vorwald, John (November 5, 2008). "Ilyasah Shabazz on Obama". New York Observer.
External links
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- Official website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Ilyasah Shabazz at IMDb
- "An Interview with Malcolm X's Daughter". MSNBC. February 22, 2005.
- Blumberg, Nick (November 15, 2017). "Ilyasah Shabazz on the Legacy of Her Father, Malcolm X". Chicago Tonight. WTTW.