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Sister Betty X Shabazz

Sister Betty X Shabazz. Early Life. Betty Sanders Born in Detroit, Michigan Abusive father Taken into foster care Studied at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama Moved to New York, where she studied nursing at a Brooklyn hospital

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Sister Betty X Shabazz

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  1. Sister Betty X Shabazz

  2. Early Life • Betty Sanders • Born in Detroit, Michigan • Abusive father • Taken into foster care • Studied at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama • Moved to New York, where she studied nursing at a Brooklyn hospital • Friend took her to see Malcolm X speak and she was so impressed she began attending all his lectures and sermons

  3. Life with Malcolm • Married in 1958 • Betty was 23 and Malcolm was 32 • Six daughters: Attalla, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah, Malikah, and Malaak

  4. Life After Malcolm • Hajj to Mecca shortly after his death • Received half the royalties from The Autobiography of Malcolm X • The Committee of Concerned Mothers raised funds to buy a house, and pay educational expenses for the Shabazz family • The Committee held a series of benefit concerts and raised $17,000 for the family • Began speaking at colleges and universities • Completed her education degree and earned a masters in health administration • Worked at Medgar Evers College as a teacher and then administrator till her death

  5. Betty’s Death • Malcolm Shabazz, Betty’s 12-year-old grandson, set fire to her apartment in June of 1997 • He had been living with his grandmother, and was unhappy about being forced to live with his mother, Qubilah • She suffered burns over 80 percent of her body and underwent five skin replacement operations • She was in intensive care for three weeks until she died on June 23, 1997 • In 1997, the Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center was founded • The Betty Shabazz International Charter School was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1998 • In 2005, Columbia University announced the opening of the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center.

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