^ a b 'X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz'. The series will be based on the novels X: A Novel and The Awakening of Malcolm X, both of which were co-written by Malcolm’s daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz.NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Children X: A Novel by Shabazz, Ilyasah Magoon, Kekla Former library book May have limited writing in cover pages. National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureĬooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2016 She is an author, social activist, community organizer and motivational speaker. Awards and accolades for X Yearīooklist's Best Historical Fiction for Youthīooklist's Best Multicultural Fiction for Youthīooklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Ilyasah Shabazz is the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty, born in 1962. The Horn Book, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly named X one of the best books of the 2015.

The book received starred review from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Shelf Awareness, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal, as well as positive reviews from The New York Times Book Review, HuffPost, and Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. The post Malcolm X series produced by daughter Ilyasah Shabazz in development appeared first on TheGrio.X: A Novel is a young adult novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon, published Januby Candlewick Press. TheGrio is now on Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku. Book Cover for: X: A Novel, Ilyasah Shabazz. Have you subscribed to theGrio’s podcast “Dear Culture”? Download our newest episodes now! X follows the boy who would become Malcolm X from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty. Shabazz shared in a statement at the time, “My father, Malcolm X, once said that, ‘Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today,’…the opportunity to support young developing leaders and change-makers through the Scholly Scholarship, in partnership with The Shabazz Center, is such a rewarding investment that equally honors the lasting legacy of Malcolm X and Dr.

In partnership with the scholarship search app Scholly, three lucky students will be awarded $10,000. R(Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)Īs theGrio previously reported, The Shabazz Center recently announced The Malcolm X and Dr. Qubiliah Shabazz (L), Ilyasah Shabazz (C) and Gamilah Shabazz (R) daughters of Malcolm-X during a news conference to present new evidence in the assassination of the civil rights activists on Februin New York City.

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