Attallah
Shabazz, Daughter of Malcolm X, Reflects on the
Life of Her Father, at Barnard College, Feb. 18
New
York, N.Y.-- Attallah Shabazz, the oldest daughter
of Malcolm X, will speak at Barnard College, at
2 p.m., Sunday, Feb.18, in the LeFrak Gymnasium,
Barnard Hall, Broadway at 117th Street. Shabazz's
talk, titled Malcolm X Shabazz: The Man and
the Father Away from the Podium, will commemorate
Malcolm X's last public speech, which took place
at Barnard on Feb.18, 1965. Shabazz, speaking
in the same room where her father stood three
days before his assassination, will talk about
her father's life and work as a fighter for civil
rights and as a private person.
Reflections
on Malcolm X's life and work will also be offered
by Professor Manning Marable, Director of the
Institute for Research and African-American Studies
at Columbia University.
On
Feb. 18, 1965, Malcolm X delivered a speech at
Barnard, titled "The Black Revolution and its
Effects on the Negro of the Western Hemisphere".
He asserted that he would "rather be dead than
have somebody deprive him of his rights" and stated
that "we are living in an era of revolution, and
the revolt of the American Negro is part of the
rebellion against the oppression and colonialism
which has characterized this era."
Shabazz
is a noted film producer, writer, lecturer, motivational
speaker, and director. With Yolanda King, the
daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., she co-founded
Nucleus, a motivational theater group. Shabazz
is currently the president of Prism International,
which works to build understanding between cultural
groups.
The
Shabazz talk is organized by the Office of Multicultural
Affairs in celebration of Black History Month.
The event is free of charge and open to the public;
however, tickets are required for seating.
For tickets, please call 212-854-1314.
What:
Attallah Shabazz, Daughter of Malcolm X, Reflects
on the Life of Her Father
Where: LeFrak Gymnasium, Barnard Hall, Broadway
& 117th Street
When: February 18, 2001, at 2:00 p.m., (Seating
begins at 12:45 p.m.)
Admission: Tickets required for seating; please
call 212-854-1314.
In
addition, the following related events will take
place next week:
Tuesday, Feb. 13
A panel discussion, titled Honoring Malcolm X:
Learning From A Life Transformed, will examine
different facet of the life and work of Malcolm
X. The panelists include Professor Dennis Dalton,
Barnard College; Professor Manning Marable, Columbia
University; and Vivian Taylor, Dean of Multicultural
Affairs, Barnard College. The panel discussion
will be held at 5:30 p.m., in the Julius S. Held
Lecture Hall, 304 Barnard Hall. The event is sponsored
by Barnard Counseling Services, 212-854-2092.
Saturday,
Feb. 17
A showing of Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992)
starring Denzel Washington, at 8 p.m., in The
Julius S. Held Lecture Hall, 304 Barnard Hall.
Contact:
Sandra Bernabei, Office for Multicultural Affairs,
212-854-2096
Petra Tuomi, Public Affairs, 212-854-7907
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