Malcolm X grandson to speak at birthday event

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The only grandson of Malcolm X will speak at a statewide birthday celebration for the civil rights activist.

Malcolm Lateff Shabazz will deliver remarks about his grandfather's legacy at the Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center in Annapolis on Thursday night.

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The event is being organized in part by Carl Snowden, the civil rights director for the Maryland attorney general's office. Snowden says it's important that Marylanders understand why Malcolm X continues to be so influential in the black community.

Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965. Had he lived, he would have turned 86 on Thursday.

Malcolm X grandson to speak at birthday event

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