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- Birth nameBetty Dean Sanders
- Betty Shabazz was born on May 28, 1934 in Pinehurst, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992) and Unfaithfully Yours (1984). She was married to Malcolm X. She died on June 23, 1997 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseMalcolm X(January 14, 1958 - February 21, 1965) (his death, 6 children)
- ChildrenQubilah ShabazzGamilah ShabazzMalaak ShabazzMailkah Shabazz
- ParentsOllie Mae SandersShelman Sandlin
- Had six daughters: Attallah Shabazz (born 1958), Qubilah Shabazz (born 1960), Ilyasah Shabazz (born 1963), Gamilah Shabazz (born 1964), and twins Malaak and Malikah Shabazz (born 1965).
- Received her Master's degree in health administration from Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University) in Jersey City, New Jersey (1970).
- Received her Ed.D (Doctor of Education) in higher education administration and curriculum development from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1975).
- Following her untimely death, she was interred with her husband El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.
- [on her 1965 pilgrimage to Mecca] I really don't know where I would be today if I had not gone to Mecca to make Hajj shortly after Malcolm was assassinated. This is what helped put me back on track. Going to Mecca, making Hajj, was very good for me because it made me think of all the people in the world who loved me and were for me, who prayed that I would get my life back together. I stopped focusing on the people who were trying to tear me and my family apart.
- [on her murdered husband] Malcolm was a firm believer in the value and importance of our heritage. He believed that we have valuable and distinct cultural traditions which needed to be institutionalized so that they can be passed on to our heirs.
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