Qubilah Shabazz

Who is Qubilah Shabazz?

Qubilah Shabazz is the second daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. In 1965, she witnessed the assassination of her father by three gunmen from the Nation of Islam. She was arrested in 1995 in connection with an alleged plot to kill Louis Farrakhan, by then the leader of the organization, who she believed was responsible for the assassination of her father. She has maintained her innocence. She accepted a plea agreement under which she was required to undergo psychological counseling and treatment for drug and alcohol abuse to avoid a prison sentence.