Ilyasah Shabazz, author, educator and daughter of civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, delivered the keynote address during the 43rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Shabazz has authored five historical novels, served as a project advisor for the PBS award-winning documentary “Prince Among Slaves” and is producing a television series based on her latest publication, “The Awakening of Malcolm X,” in partnership with Sony Pictures Television’s TriStar.