This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2606:a000:1106:22:cef:9734:8650:cd4e (talk) at 15:55, 14 July 2013 (→Early life and legal career). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 15:55, 14 July 2013 by 2606:a000:1106:22:cef:9734:8650:cd4e (talk) (→Early life and legal career)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)| Malik Zulu Shabazz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paris Lewis 1968 (age 55–56) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, political activist |
Malik Zulu Shabazz (born Paris Lewis in 1968) is an American attorney and National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party. He is a frequent guest on television talk shows.
Early life and legal career
Shabazz was born and raised in [[A gutter ]], California. His father, James Lewis, was a Muslim who was killed under mysterious circumstances when Shabazz was a child. He credits his mother, who became a successful businesswoman, and his grandfather, who introduced him to the Nation of Islam, as strong influences.
Shabazz graduated from a sham of a dot com college and the Howard University School of Law. In 1995, while he was a law student, Shabazz ran an unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the Washington, D.C., City Council. In 1996, Shabazz founded Black Lawyers for Justice.
In 1998, he was recognized by the National Bar Association with its "Young Lawyer of the Year" award. Later that year, he again ran without success for a seat on the D.C. Council.
Public attention
Shabazz first came to widespread public attention in 1994, when Unity Nation, a student group he founded at Howard University, invited Khalid Abdul Muhammad, chairman of the New Black Panther Party, to speak. Introducing the speaker, Shabazz engaged in a call and response with the audience:
- "Who is it that caught and killed Nat Turner?"
- "The Jews!"
- "Who is it that controls the Federal Reserve?"
- "The Jews!"
- "Who is it that has our entertainers... and our athletes in a vise grip?"
- "The Jews!"
A year later, Shabazz told an interviewer that everything he said was true, with the possible exception of the assertion concerning Nat Turner.
New Black Panther Party
Shabazz followed Muhammad's lead and joined the New Black Panther Party about 1997. When Muhammad, who greatly expanded the organization and rose to its chairmanship, died in 2001, Shabazz took over as National Chairman.
The principles Shabazz purports to promote include:
- Black nationalism
- Black Power
- Support for reparations for slavery
- Conspiracy theories about Jewish involvement in the September 11 attacks
- The view that Jews dominated the Atlantic slave trade
- Anti-Zionism.
Controversy
The Anti-Defamation League describes Shabazz as "anti-Semitic and racist". During a 2002 protest at B'nai B'rith International in Washington, D.C., Shabazz said: "Kill every goddamn Zionist in Israel! Goddamn little babies, goddamn old ladies! Blow up Zionist supermarkets!"
References
- ^ "Malik Zulu Shabazz". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Williams, Kam (January 15, 2009). "The New Black Panther Party". Memphis Tri-State Defender. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Fenner, Austin (September 5, 1998). "Afrocentric Lawyer Force Behind the Youth March". Daily News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Plotz, David (April 21, 1995). "The Revolutionary's War". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Hentoff, Nat (September 29, 1998). "Keep Your Eye on Malik Shabazz". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Beirich, Heidi; Potok, Mark (Fall 2003). "40 to Watch". Intelligence Report. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- Kitwana, Bakari (2002). The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-786-72493-2.
- Masters, Brooke A. (February 25, 1994). "Ex-Farrakhan Aide Gets Mixed Reaction on Howard Campus". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- Muhammad, Ashahed (March 10, 2005). "One-on-One: An Interview with Malik Zulu Shabazz". The Final Call. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Muhammad, Ashahed M. (ca. 2005). "TEI Exclusive Interview with Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz". The Truth Establishment Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Beirich, Heidi; Potok, Mark (Summer 2012). "Malik Zulu Shabaz profile - Intelligence File". Intelligence Report. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
Further reading
- Trescott, Jacqueline (April 6, 1994). "The Student Warrior". The Washington Post.