Malcolm Shabazz
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Malcolm Shabazz was the grandson of Malcolm X who became known for his troubled youth, including legal issues and his early death under suspicious circumstances in Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Malcolm Shabazz canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2437291 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Shabazz Context triple: [White Plains High School, hasAlumnus, Malcolm Shabazz]
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A.
Malikah Shabazz
Malikah Shabazz was one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X, known for her work in preserving her father's legacy and for her involvement in various social and legal issues throughout her life.
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B.
Qubilah Shabazz
Qubilah Shabazz is an American woman best known as one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, whose life has been marked by both activism and personal controversy.
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C.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his militant advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and racial justice in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
H. Rap Brown
H. Rap Brown, later known as Jamil Al-Amin, is a prominent 1960s Black Power activist and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) known for his fiery oratory and militant stance on racial justice.
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E.
Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz
Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz is one of the daughters of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, known for preserving and promoting her parents’ legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Shabazz Target entity description: Malcolm Shabazz was the grandson of Malcolm X who became known for his troubled youth, including legal issues and his early death under suspicious circumstances in Mexico.
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A.
Malikah Shabazz
Malikah Shabazz was one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X, known for her work in preserving her father's legacy and for her involvement in various social and legal issues throughout her life.
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B.
Qubilah Shabazz
Qubilah Shabazz is an American woman best known as one of the daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, whose life has been marked by both activism and personal controversy.
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C.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his militant advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and racial justice in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
H. Rap Brown
H. Rap Brown, later known as Jamil Al-Amin, is a prominent 1960s Black Power activist and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) known for his fiery oratory and militant stance on racial justice.
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E.
Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz
Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz is one of the daughters of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, known for preserving and promoting her parents’ legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 28 ⓘ |
| burialPlaceLocatedIn |
Hartsdale, New York
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surface form:
Hartsdale, New York, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | beating ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatusAtDeath | U.S. citizen abroad ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
arson
ⓘ
manslaughter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 1997 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-05-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | various juvenile detention educational programs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Malaak Shabazz
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surface form:
Shabazz
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| givenName | Malcolm ⓘ |
| grandfather | Malcolm X ⓘ |
| grandmother | Betty Shabazz ⓘ |
| heritage | Muslim family of African-American civil rights leaders ⓘ |
| knownFor |
speaking about his own experiences in the criminal justice system
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speaking publicly about his grandfather Malcolm X ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | multiple arrests and probation violations ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
subject of extensive news coverage after his grandmother’s death
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subject of international news coverage after his death in Mexico ⓘ |
| mother | Qubilah Shabazz ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death under suspicious circumstances in Mexico ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Shabazz family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a member of a prominent civil rights family
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being the first male descendant of Malcolm X ⓘ involvement in the 1997 fire that led to the death of Betty Shabazz ⓘ troubled youth and legal problems ⓘ |
| occupation | activist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| placeOfBurial | Ferncliff Cemetery ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mexico City
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surface form:
Mexico City, Mexico
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| placeOfImprisonment | juvenile detention facility in New York State ⓘ |
| relative |
Attallah Shabazz
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Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz ⓘ Ilyasah Shabazz ⓘ Malaak Shabazz ⓘ Qubilah Shabazz ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spokeAbout |
personal transformation and redemption
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struggles with the legacy of Malcolm X ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malcolm Shabazz Description of subject: Malcolm Shabazz was the grandson of Malcolm X who became known for his troubled youth, including legal issues and his early death under suspicious circumstances in Mexico.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.