Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X

Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X

â€œIlyasah Shabazz has written a compelling and lyrical coming-of-age story as well as a candid and heart-warming tribute to her parents. Growing Up X is destined to become a classic.â€
â€“SPIKE LEE

February 21, 1965: Malcolm X is assassinated in Harlemâ€™s Audubon Ballroom. June 23, 1997: After surviving for a remarkable twenty-two days, his widow, Betty Shabazz, dies of burns suffered in a fire. In the years between, their six daughters reach adulthood, forged by the memory of their parentsâ€™ love, the meaning of their cause, and the power of their faith. Now, at long last, one of them has recorded that tumultuous journey in an unforgettable memoir: Growing Up X.

Born in 1962, Ilyasah was the middle child, a rambunctious livewire who fought forâ€“and wonâ€“attention in an all-female household. She carried on the legacy of a renowned father and indomitable mother while navigating childhood and, along the way, learning to do the hustle. She was a different color from other kids at camp and yet, years later as a young woman, was not radical enough for her college classmates. Her story is, sbove all else, a tribute to a mother of almost unimaginable forbearance, a woman who, â€œfrom that day at the Audubon when she heard the shots and threw her body on [ours, never] stopped shielding her children.â€
Country USA
Brand BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer One World
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780345444967
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2003-01-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345444967

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	One World
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780345444967
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2003-01-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345444967

Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X

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