Word: bettye
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DIED. BETTY SHABAZZ, 61, Malcolm X's steadfast widow; of third-degree burns suffered in a fire allegedly set by her grandson; in New York City. In 1965, as her husband was shot repeatedly, Shabazz, pregnant with twins, flung herself over her daughters. Her first impulse, to protect the children...
NEW YORK CITY: Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcom X, died Monday at age 61 in a New York hospital of burns suffered in a June 1 fire in her apartment. Shabazz got that name when her husband made a pilgrimage to Mecca and returned El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz...
Thirty-two years after Malcolm X was gunned down in a New York City auditorium, his widow would still speak of him at times in the present tense. "Malcolm thinks," Betty Shabazz might say. Or, "Malcolm's advice is..." On May 19 she attended celebrations to mark what would have...
One outgrowth of the case was a rapprochement, at least in public, between Betty Shabazz and Farrakhan, who helped raise funds for the family's legal expenses. An arrangement with prosecutors allowed Qubilah to avoid trial but also required her to undergo psychiatric, drug and alcohol treatment. She moved to...
Mother and son were both in family court last week, where Qubilah often reached over to wipe away Malcolm's tears. Prosecutors say they will press charges "to the fullest." Meanwhile, Betty Shabazz rests precariously in the hospital, where she underwent three painful operations last week to replace her burned...