Ilyasah Shabazz [SEP] mother
Ilyasah Shabazz
Ilyasah Shabazz (born July 22, 1962) is the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. She is an author, most notably of a memoir, "Growing Up X", community organizer, social activist, and motivational speaker.
Early life.
Shabazz was born in Queens, New York, on July 22, 1962. She was named after Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, the religious and Black nationalist group to which her parents belonged.
In February 1965
get attention."
Adulthood.
Following his release, Shabazz lived for a time with his aunt, Ilyasah Shabazz. He was arrested in 2002 for stealing $100. He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Shabazz was arrested again in 2006, for punching a hole in a store's glass window.
In 2010, Shabazz made the "Hajj" to Mecca.
In February 2013, Iranian state-controlled Press TV reported that Shabazz had been arrested