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On February 21, the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center hosted an event to mark the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination. Malcolm, who was born on May 19, 1925, was shot dead on February 21, 1965, in the Audubon Ballroom. He was just 39 years old.
Speakers included:
Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X
Angela Davis, professor and author
Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner
Benjamin Crump, civil rights attorney
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! host
Marc Lamont Hill, TV broadcaster and activist
Tamara Payne, co-author of The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
Joy Reid, MSNBC host
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