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Malikah Shabazz, daughter of the late Malcolm X, found dead: sources

Malikah Shabazz, 56, who with twin Malaak were the youngest of six daughters of Malcolm X and wife Betty Shabazz, was found by her daughter Bettih-Bahiyah Shabazz, 23, in the home they shared, sources said. (Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News/TNS)

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Malikah Shabazz, 56, who with twin Malaak were the youngest of six daughters of Malcolm X and wife Betty Shabazz, was found by her daughter Bettih-Bahiyah Shabazz, 23, in the home they shared, sources said. (Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News/TNS)
By Kerry Burke – New York Daily News (TNS)
Updated Nov 23, 2021

The daughter of the late Malcolm X was found dead in her Brooklyn home Monday night, police sources said.

Malikah Shabazz, 56, who with twin Malaak were the youngest of six daughters of Malcolm X and wife Betty Shabazz, was found by her daughter Bettih-Bahiyah Shabazz, 23, in the home they shared, sources said.

The death was ruled not suspicious.

Malaak and Malikah were born seven months after their human rights and civil rights activist father was assassinated Feb. 21, 1965.

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