'Be at peace, Malikah' tweeted the daughter of Martin Luther King following the death of Shabazz aged 56.
Malcolm X, an advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community, was 39 when he was killed during a speech on February 21, 1965, before the birth of Malikah Shabazz, and her twin, Malaak.
"Dr. Shabazz was pregnant with Malikah and her twin sister, Malaak, when Brother Malcolm was assassinated. Be at peace, Malikah."
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