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February 21, 2025

Friday Marks 60th Anniversary of Assassination of Malcolm X
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Today marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X , one
of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. Malcolm X
was shot dead as he spoke before a packed audience at the Audubon
Ballroom in Harlem on February 21, 1965. Malcolm X had just taken the
stage when shots rang out, riddling his body with bullets. He was 39
years old. Two of the three men convicted of Malcolm X's assassination
were exonerated in 2021 after decades of advocacy on behalf of the men -
Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam - and after a two-year investigation by
the Manhattan DA's Office and the Innocence Project found that
prosecutors, the FBI and the New York Police Department omitted key
evidence around the murder.


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