- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBetty Jean Sanders
- Betty Shabazz was born on May 28, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Malcolm X (1992), Unfaithfully Yours (1984) and Nationtime (1972). She was married to Malcolm X. She died on June 23, 1997 in 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
- Parents are Shelman Sandlin and Ollie Mae Sanders; they were unmarried.
- Following her untimely death, she was interred with her husband El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.
- 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).
- [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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