Malcolm x
"We have no indication so far – per the NYPD – no indication of any foul play or criminality so far, but we do not have all the answers yet. It is so painful,” Mayor de Blasio said.
Manhattan DA Cy Vance said that the conspiracy to cover up the truth of the civil rights leader's murder went all the way to J. Edgar Hoover.
The convictions of two men for the murder Malcolm X will be thrown out this week, a stunning reversal that raises new questions about one of the most high-profile assassinations in American history.
An undercover police officer at the time confessed he took part in the conspiracy.
'Even I, Alex Haley's great-niece (my grandfather was his younger brother), was not aware that Uncle Alex had spent this amount of time crafting the autobiography right here in The Village.'
"I do not condone violence at all, but sometimes it just has to happen."
Hundreds gathered to remember and honor him at the site of his assassination.
X marks the spot where Brooklyn gentrification lost all self-awareness.
Two waiters were arrested—it's believed that the restaurant had insisted Shabazz and his friend pay a $1200 bill and a dispute ensued.
He once said, "People know Malcolm Shabazz, whether you like me or not.
In 1997, he pleaded guilty to a fire that killed his grandmother, Betty Shabazz.
Malcolm X is wheeled out of the Audubon Ballroom in Washington