Malcolm X Day Celebration

For Malcolm X Day this year, we have decided to celebrate Black excellence with our Black Student Union students, graduates and alumni. We will be welcoming Ilyasah Shabazz as we celebrate the life and legacy of her father, Malcolm X. This event has been put together to celebrate African and African American student achievement, but is open to students, faculty, staff, administrators and campus community of all cultures/identities. Please register at the link provided and contact the Diversity & Equity Center if you have any questions. Stay tuned for more information on our special guest presenters!

Ilyasah Shabazz: 
The daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz is an author, community organizer, social activist, and motivational speaker. She is most known for her memoir, Growing Up X which was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction. She has also written Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X, a children's book about her father's childhood. Shabazz will be joining us for a meet and greet along with a discussion on growing up during the Civil Rights Era as the daughter of Malcolm X.

Register here. A zoom link will be sent prior to the event.

ROOM CHANGE: For in person, the event is now in Grey Wolf 166. The event is a hybrid event and people will be convening in GWH to view the event as Ilyasah will be attending remotely.