Vol.61/No.25 July 7, 1997
Betty Shabazz Dies
Betty Shabazz, widow of Black revolutionary leader Malcolm
X, died June 23 of complications caused by burn-related
injuries. At the time of her death Shabazz was director of
public affairs and cultural attaché at Medgar Evers College
in Brooklyn. For 32 years she collaborated with Pathfinder
Press in making sure that the speeches and interviews of
Malcolm X - what he said before he was assassinated in
1965 - were accurately published and stayed in print.
An interfaith service in memory of Betty Shabazz will be
held June 29 at 3 p.m. at the Riverside Church in New York.
The Apollo Theater in Harlem is also planning a tribute to
Shabazz, but no date has been set.
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