AKA Malcolm Little

Born: 19-May-1925
Birthplace: Omaha, NE
Died: 21-Feb-1965
Location of death: Harlem, NY [1]
Cause of death: Assassination
Remains: Buried, Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist, Criminal

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Nation of Islam

Father: Earl Little (Baptist minister, d. 1931 probable murder)
Mother: Louise Norton (homemaker)
Brother: Reginald
Wife: Betty Shabazz (m. 14-Jan-1958, six daughters)
Daughter: Attallah (b. 1958)
Daughter: Qubilah (b. 1960, arrested 1995 for hiring a hitman to kill Louis Farrakhan)
Daughter: Ilyasah (b. 1963)
Daughter: Gamilah (b. 1964)
Daughter: Malaak (twin, b. 1965)
Daughter: Malikah (twin, b. 1965)

    Nation of Islam
    Converted to Islam
    Draft Deferment: World War II 4-F (25-Oct-1943)
    Breaking and Entering Boston, MA 1946
    Larceny Boston, MA 1946
    Religious Mission: Hajj
    Assassination Attempt East Elmhurst, NY 14-Feb-1965
    Shot Harlem, NY (21-Feb-1965)
    Autopsy
    Risk Factors: Cocaine

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Trials of Muhammad Ali (5-May-2013)
    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (Feb-2011) · Himself

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