Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center | New York, NY

According to the official website, the “Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center honors the lives and legacies of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz by promoting human and civil rights through knowledge of the history and culture of the African Diaspora; education and self- empowerment; family values; and facilitating racial and religious reconciliation.” The center is housed in the the Audubon Building in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. The building has been used as a vaudeville house, a movie theater and the meeting place of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), an organization founded by Malcom X after leaving the Nation of Islam in 1964. It is, however, tragically best known as the site of Malcolm X’s assassination on February 21, 1965.

Malcolm X, wife Betty Shabazz, and daughters Attallah and Qubilah, circa 1962

Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center
3940 Broadway
New York, NY 10032
(212) 568-1341
Official Website: www.theshabazzcenter.org
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