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Latest News: Malcolm X’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against the Feds

The family of Malcom X filed a $ million wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government on November 15 over the assassination of the civil rights activist. The suit, brought by his estate and three of his daughters, claims that the FBI, CIA, and New York Police Department were aware of and involved in the assassination plot and “failed to intervene on his behalf.”

The lawsuit accuses the agencies of intentionally arresting Malcom X’s security detail days before he was shot and removing their undercover officers from the inside the New York City ballroom where he was killed. It further alleges they concealed evidence and information about his death from the family and the public. “It has taken us a long time to get to this point,” Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter, said during a press conference the day the lawsuit was filed in Manhattan court.

While three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for murdering the year-old activist, two of the men—Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam—were exonerated in after spending 20 years behind bars. The third, Thomas Hagan, admitted his guilt and later testified Aziz and Islam weren’t involve

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Malcolm X

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Arabic: ٱلْحَاجّ مَالِك ٱلشَّبَازّ, romanized: al-Ḥājj Mālik ash-Shabāzz, May 19, – February 21, ) also known as Malcolm X was an African Americannationalist and civil rightsactivist. Before he became Malcolm X, his original name was Malcolm Little. Malcolm X's father was a Baptistminister whose skin was very dark, whilst his mother's skin was of a much lighter tone. His parents taught him to be proud of being black in an openly anti-black society. Malcolm X's father died when Malcolm was only six years old, leaving his mother in poverty.

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Born	Malcolm Little ()May 19, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	February 21, () (aged 39) New York City, U.S.
Cause of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Resting place	Ferncliff Cemetery
Other names	el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (الحاجّ مالك الشباز)
Occupation	Minister, activist
Organization	Nation of Islam, Muslim Mosque, Inc., Organization of Afro-American Unity
Height	6 ft 4 in ( cm)
Movement	Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism
Spouse(s)	Betty Shabazz (m. )
Children	Attallah Shabazz Qubilah Shabazz Ilyasah Shabazz Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz Malikah Shabazz Malaak Shabazz
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