Betty Shabazz was 28 years old and pregnant the Sunday afternoon in 1965 when a fusillade of bullets felled Malcolm X in Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom. Seated on a bench near where her husband was ...

Betty Shabazz should be remembered not because she married an important man, but because she did important work — to preserve her family, to foster understanding among all families.

Her mother, Betty Shabazz, was an important civil rights leader. When her husband, Malcolm X, was assassinated in 1965, Betty Shabazz continued his work in social justice until her death in 1997.

Betty Shabazz remains in critical condition with severe burns on 80 percent of her skin; Dr Bruce Greenstein, director of Jacobi Medical Center burn unit, says that surgery will put her at great ...

Dr. Betty Shabazz, also known as Betty X, was born Betty Sanders on May 28, 1934, in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Northern High School in Detroit, Shabazz enrolled in Tuskegee ...

In The Acting Company’s “X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation,” currently running at the Theatre at St. Clement’s in New York City, Malcolm X’s widow seeks justice for the slain civil ...

Ilyasah Shabazz, the third daughter of iconic civil rights activists Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz talks with Dr. Chavis about growing up as a child of the slain civil rights leader.

My mother, Dr. Betty Shabazz, taught me every child deserves to know they're worthy. Learning about the contributions of women, African Americans and Muslims to world history helped shape my identity.

Russell Rickford talked about his book, "Betty Shabazz: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Faith Before and After Malcolm X", published by Sourcebooks. During this presentation, the author spoke ...

‘OF COURSE, it was intimidating” to play a character as imposing as Betty Shabazz and do it opposite an actress as accomplished as Angela Bassett, says Mary J. Blige. It was also, she s… ...

The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Education Center also announced plans for their annual “Malcolm X Day” celebration.Set to be live-streamed Wednesday at 6:00 PM, the night will ...

The circumstances of Malcolm Shabazz’s death were not immediately clear, said a friend, Terrie M. Williams, who had worked with Mr. Shabazz, who was in his late 20s. A court dispute over the ...