In June 1997 Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's widow, was killed by her 12-year-old grandson Malcolm Shabazz, who set her apartment on fire. He was in her custody because his mother, Qubila Shabazz, had been arrested for trying to hire a hit man to assassinate Louis Farrakhan (allegedly to avenge the 1965 shooting of her father some thirty-two years earlier.) Both perps received kid-gloves treatment: Malcolm got 18 months in juvenile detention for arson and manslaughter, while Qubilah, according to, Wikipedia:
"accepted a plea agreement with respect to the charges, in which she maintained her innocence but accepted responsibility for her actions [an oxymoron, no?]. Under the terms of the agreement, she was required to undergo psychological counseling and treatment for drug and alcohol abuse for a two-year period in order to avoid a prison sentence. For the duration of her treatment, Qubilah's ten-year-old son, Malcolm, was sent to live with Shabazz at her apartment in Yonkers, New York."
And that's nig*ers for you. Famous ones act no better than obscure ones.
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