Malcolm Shabazz
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Not to be confused with his grandfather El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X.
Malcolm Lateef Shabazz (October 8, 1984) is the only child of Qubilah Muhammad and first grandchild of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. He was born in Paris, France. Shabazz's father is a French-speaking Algerian whom he has never met.
On 1 June 1997, Malcolm, then 12 and living with his grandmother Betty Shabazz at the time, set fire to her Westchester County, NY apartment. Betty Shabazz suffered burns over 80% of her body and remained in intensive care for three weeks, until she died on 23 June, 1997. Malcolm was later sentenced to eighteen months in juvenile detention for manslaughter and held at a youth facility in Valhalla, New York.
[edit] References
- Rachel L. Swarns, Lost in Shadows of History: Shabazz Family's Troubles, The New York Times, June 8, 1997.
- Jane Gross, Experts Testify Shabazz Boy Is Psychotic, The New York Times, July 30, 1997.
- Michael Wilson, For Malcolm X's Grandson, a Clouded Path, The New York Times, September 3, 2003.
- New York: Yonkers: Malcolm X's Grandson Arrested, The New York Times, August 4, 2006.
- Malcolm Shabazz, Who I Am: Malcolm X's Grandson Opens Up, March 28, 2008.
- Aliya S. King, Malcolm Shabazz: Through the Fire, News One, April 21, 2008.
