Betty Shabazz

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Betty Shabazz was an American educator and civil rights advocate best known as the widow of Malcolm X and for her work promoting social justice and African American empowerment.

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instanceOf civil rights activist
educator
human
advocacyArea African American community development
education access
women's rights
alsoKnownAs Betty X
birthName Betty Dean Sanders NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath complications from burns
child Attallah Shabazz NERFINISHED
Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz NERFINISHED
Ilyasah Shabazz
Malaak Shabazz
Malikah Shabazz NERFINISHED
Qubilah Shabazz NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-05-28
dateOfDeath 1997-06-23
degree bachelor's degree in education
doctorate in education
educatedAt Brooklyn State College School of Nursing
Jersey City State College
Tuskegee Institute
University of Massachusetts Amherst NERFINISHED
employer Medgar Evers College
ethnicGroup African American
knownFor advocacy for African American empowerment
civil rights activism
social justice work
widow of Malcolm X
marriageDate 1958
memberOf Nation of Islam
Sunni Islam community
metSpouseAt Nation of Islam temple in Harlem
movement civil rights movement
name Betty Shabazz
numberOfChildren 6
occupation civil rights advocate
educator
placeOfBirth Pinehurst, Georgia, United States
placeOfDeath The Bronx, New York City, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of institutional advancement at Medgar Evers College
professor of health sciences
raisedIn Detroit, Michigan, United States
religion Islam
residence New York City, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Malcolm X NERFINISHED
subjectOf biographies about Malcolm X and his family

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Malcolm X ("Attallah Shabazz")
child
Betty Shabazz
name
Ferncliff Cemetery
notableBurial
Angela Bassett
portrayed
Malcolm X
spouse

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