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{{short description|American attorney (born 1966)}}
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'''Malik Zulu Shabazz''' (born '''Paris Lewis''' on September 7, 1966) is an American [[Attorney at law|attorney]]. He has previously served as Chairman of the [[New Black Panther Party]], which is labeled as a hate group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Poverty Law Center |url=https://www.splcenter.org/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2013}}, he is the current National President of Black Lawyers for Justice, which he co-founded.

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Shabazz announced on an October 14, 2013, online radio broadcast that he was stepping down from his leadership position in the New Black Panther Party and that Hashim Nzinga, then national chief of staff, would replace him.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Black Panther Party Announces New Chairman, Same Hateful Message|url=http://blog.adl.org/anti-semitism/new-black-panther-party-announces-new-chairman-same-hateful-message|work=Access ADL|accessdate=October 17, 2013|archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017220610/http://blog.adl.org/anti-semitism/new-black-panther-party-announces-new-chairman-same-hateful-message|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is an occasional guest on television [[talk show]]s.<ref name=Williams>{{cite web|url=http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3498/1/The-new-Black-Panther-Party/Page1.html|title=The New Black Panther Party|last=Williams|first=Kam|date=January 15, 2009|work=[[Memphis Tri-State Defender]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717100409/http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3498/1/The-new-Black-Panther-Party/Page1.html|archivedate=July 17, 2011|accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref>


The [[Anti-Defamation League]] describes Shabazz as "anti-Semitic and racist"<ref name=ADL/> and the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC)'s Intelligence Project's ''Intelligence Report'', which monitors what the SPLC considers radical right (United States) [[hate group]]s and [[political extremism|extremists]] in the United States, has included Shabazz in its files<ref name="SPLC 2003"/> since a 2002 Washington, D.C., protest at [[B'nai B'rith|B'nai B'rith International]] at which Shabazz shouted: "Kill every goddamn Zionist in Israel! Goddamn little babies, goddamn old ladies! Blow up Zionist supermarkets!"<ref name="SPLC 2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/malik-zulu-shabazz|title=Malik Zulu Shabaz|publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|accessdate=May 10, 2016}}</ref>
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'''Malik Zulu Shabazz''' (born '''Paris Lewis''' in 1968<ref name=ADL>{{cite web |url=http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/malik_zulu_shabazz/ |title=Malik Zulu Shabazz |publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[Attorney at law|attorney]] and National Chairman of the [[New Black Panther Party]]. He is a frequent guest on television [[talk show]]s, particularly on [[Fox News]].<ref name=Williams>{{cite web |url=http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3498/1/The-new-Black-Panther-Party/Page1.html |title=The New Black Panther Party |last=Williams |first=Kam |date=January 15, 2009 |work=[[Memphis Tri-State Defender]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110717100409/http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3498/1/The-new-Black-Panther-Party/Page1.html |archivedate=July 17, 2011 |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>


==Early life and legal career==
==Early life and legal career==
Shabazz was born and raised in [[Los Angeles]], [[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.<ref name="Fenner">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/05/1998-09-05_afrocentric_lawyer_force_beh.html |title=Afrocentric Lawyer Force Behind the Youth March |last=Fenner |first=Austin |date=September 5, 1998 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101010182205/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/05/1998-09-05_afrocentric_lawyer_force_beh.html |archivedate=October 10, 2010 |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=Plotz>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/6323/the-revolutionarys-war |title=The Revolutionary's War |last=Plotz |first=David |date=April 21, 1995 |work=[[Washington City Paper]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>
Shabazz was born in 1966 as Paris Lewis and raised in Los Angeles. Shabazz says his father, James Lewis, was a Muslim who was killed when Shabazz was a child. Shabazz was raised by his mother, whom he describes as a successful businesswoman. His grandfather, who introduced him to the [[Nation of Islam]], was also a strong influence.<ref name="Fenner">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/05/1998-09-05_afrocentric_lawyer_force_beh.html|title=Afrocentric Lawyer Force Behind the Youth March|last=Fenner|first=Austin|date=September 5, 1998|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010182205/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/05/1998-09-05_afrocentric_lawyer_force_beh.html|archivedate=October 10, 2010|accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Plotz>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/6323/the-revolutionarys-war|title=The Revolutionary's War|last=Plotz|first=David|date=April 21, 1995|work=[[Washington City Paper]]|accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref>


Shabazz graduated from [[Howard University]] and the [[Howard University School of Law]].<ref name="Fenner"/> In 1995, while he was a law student, Shabazz ran an unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Council of the District of Columbia|City Council]].<ref name=Plotz/><ref name=Hentoff>{{cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-09-29/news/keep-your-eye-on-malik-shabazz/ |title=Keep Your Eye on Malik Shabazz |last=Hentoff |first=Nat |authorlink=Nat Hentoff |date=September 29, 1998 |work=[[The Village Voice]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref> In 1996, Shabazz founded Black Lawyers for Justice.<ref name=ADL/>
Shabazz graduated from [[Howard University]] and [[Howard University School of Law]].<ref name="Fenner"/> In 1994, Shabazz was fired from a position with then Washington D.C. Mayor [[Marion Barry]], who criticized Shabazz for statements "regarding other people's cultural history, religion and race that do not reflect the spirit of my campaign, my personal views or my spirituality."<ref name="SPLC 2012"/>


In 1998, he was recognized by the [[National Bar Association]] with its "Young Lawyer of the Year" award.<ref name="SPLC 2003"/> Later that year, he again ran without success for a seat on the D.C. Council.<ref name="SPLC 2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2003/fall/40-to-watch?page=0,6 |title=40 to Watch |last1=Beirich |first1=Heidi |last2=Potok |first2=Mark |date=Fall 2003 |work=[[Intelligence Report]] |publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref>
In 1995, while he was a law student, Shabazz ran his first unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the [[Council of the District of Columbia]].<ref name=Plotz/><ref name="Hentoff">{{Cite web |last=Hentoff |first=Nat |author-link=Nat Hentoff |date=September 29, 1998 |title=Keep Your Eye on Malik Shabazz |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-09-29/news/keep-your-eye-on-malik-shabazz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731003333/http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-09-29/news/keep-your-eye-on-malik-shabazz/ |archive-date=July 31, 2010 |access-date=May 31, 2012 |website=[[The Village Voice]]}}</ref> In 1996, Shabazz founded Black Lawyers for Justice.<ref name=ADL>{{cite web|url=http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/malik_zulu_shabazz|title=Malik Zulu Shabazz|publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]]|accessdate=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720134512/http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/malik_zulu_shabazz/|archive-date=July 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1998, Shabazz was named "Young Lawyer of the Year" by the [[National Bar Association]], the nation's leading black lawyers' association,<ref name="SPLC 2003"/> and ran, unsuccessfully again, for a seat on the D.C. Council.<ref name="SPLC 2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2003/fall/40-to-watch?page=0,6|title=40 to Watch|last1=Beirich|first1=Heidi|last2=Potok|first2=Mark|date=Fall 2003|work=[[Intelligence Report]]|publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref>


==Public attention==
==Controversy==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72226319.html?dids=72226319:72226319&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+25%2C+1994&author=Brooke+A.+Masters&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Ex-Farrakhan+Aide+Gets+Mixed+Reaction+On+Howard+Campus |title=Ex-Farrakhan Aide Gets Mixed Reaction on Howard Campus |last=Masters |first=Brooke A. |date=February 25, 1994 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref> Introducing the speaker, Shabazz engaged in a [[call and response]] with the audience:
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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kitwana|first=Bakari|title=The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture|year=2002|publisher=Basic Books|location=New York|isbn=978-0-786-72493-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJcdbCzbGacC&pg=PT124}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72226319.html?dids=72226319:72226319&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+25%2C+1994&author=Brooke+A.+Masters&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Ex-Farrakhan+Aide+Gets+Mixed+Reaction+On+Howard+Campus|title=Ex-Farrakhan Aide Gets Mixed Reaction on Howard Campus|last=Masters|first=Brooke A.|date=February 25, 1994|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=May 31, 2012|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000940/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72226319.html?dids=72226319:72226319&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+25,+1994&author=Brooke+A.+Masters&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Ex-Farrakhan+Aide+Gets+Mixed+Reaction+On+Howard+Campus|url-status=dead}}</ref> Introducing the speaker, Shabazz engaged in a [[call and response]] with the audience:<ref name=Hentoff/>


{{poemquote|
:"Who is it that caught and killed [[Nat Turner]]?"
Who is it that caught and killed [[Nat Turner]]? The Jews!
:"The Jews!"
:"Who is it that controls the Federal Reserve?"
Who is it that controls the Federal Reserve? The Jews!
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Who is it that has our entertainers ... and our athletes in a vise grip? The Jews!
:"The Jews!"
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:"Who is it that has our entertainers... and our athletes in a vise grip?"
:"The Jews!"<ref name=Hentoff/>


A year later, Shabazz told an interviewer that everything he said was true, with the possible exception of the assertion concerning Nat Turner.<ref name=Plotz/>
A year later, Shabazz told an interviewer that everything he said was true, with the possible exception of the assertion concerning Nat Turner.<ref name=Plotz/>


In 2002, as a spokesman for the Black Panthers, Shabazz played a crucial role in the capture of the [[D.C. sniper attacks|D.C. Snipers]], by encouraging people to get outside and not to live in fear.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Lost Tapes - Dc Sniper {{!}} Smithsonian Channel |date=2018-12-03 |url=https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/episodes/o60vqk/the-lost-tapes-dc-sniper-season-2-ep-5 |access-date=2023-05-31 |language=en}}</ref>
The [[Anti-Defamation League]] describes Shabazz as "anti-Semitic and racist".<ref name=ADL/>

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!"<ref name="SPLC 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/profiles/malik-zulu-shabazz |title=Malik Zulu Shabaz - Intelligence File|last1=Beirich |first1=Heidi |last2=Potok |first2=Mark |date=Summer 2012 |work=[[Intelligence Report]] |publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]] |accessdate=July 24, 2012}}</ref>


==New Black Panther Party==
==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.<ref name="SPLC 2003"/> The group is described by the Anti-Defamation League as "the largest organized anti-Semitic and racist black militant group in America".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/new_black_panther_party.htm |title=New Black Panther Party for Self Defense |date=April 19, 2010 |publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref>
Shabazz followed Khalid Abdul 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 early 2001, Shabazz took over as National Chairman.<ref name="SPLC 2003"/>

The principles promoted by Shabazz include:


The principles Shabazz purports to promote include the following:
*[[Black nationalism]]<ref name=Plotz/>
*[[Black nationalism]]<ref name=Plotz/>
*[[Black Power]]<ref name=Williams/>
*[[Black Power]]<ref name=Williams/>
*Support for [[reparations for slavery]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Perspectives_1/One-on-One_An_Interview_with_Malik_Zulu_Shabazz_1858.shtml |title=One-on-One: An Interview with Malik Zulu Shabazz |last=Muhammad |first=Ashahed |date=March 10, 2005 |work=[[The Final Call]] |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>
*Support for [[reparations for slavery]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Perspectives_1/One-on-One_An_Interview_with_Malik_Zulu_Shabazz_1858.shtml|title=One-on-One: An Interview with Malik Zulu Shabazz|last=Muhammad|first=Ashahed|date=March 10, 2005|work=[[The Final Call (newspaper)|The Final Call]]|accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref>
*Conspiracy theories about [[9/11 conspiracy theories#Alleged absence of Jewish employees|Jewish involvement]] in the [[September 11 attacks]]<ref name=ADL/>
*Conspiracy theories about [[9/11 conspiracy theories#Alleged absence of Jewish employees|Jewish involvement]] in the [[September 11 attacks]]<ref name=ADL/>
*The view that [[Jews and the slave trade#Assessing the extent of Jewish involvement in the Atlantic slave trade|Jews dominated]] the [[Atlantic slave trade]]<ref name=TEI>{{cite web |url=http://www.truthinstitute.org/TEI_Discovery9.htm |title=TEI Exclusive Interview with Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz |last=Muhammad |first=Ashahed M. |date=c. 2005 |publisher=The Truth Establishment Institute |accessdate=May 31, 2012 }}</ref>
*The view that [[Jews and the slave trade#Assessing the extent of Jewish involvement in the Atlantic slave trade|Jews dominated]] the [[Atlantic slave trade]]<ref name=TEI>{{cite web|url=http://www.truthinstitute.org/TEI_Discovery9.htm|title=TEI Exclusive Interview with Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz|last=Muhammad|first=Ashahed M.|publisher=The Truth Establishment Institute|accessdate=May 31, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520100316/http://www.truthinstitute.org/TEI_Discovery9.htm|archivedate=May 20, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[Anti-Zionism]]<ref name=TEI/>.
*[[Anti-Zionism]]<ref name=TEI/>

==Prevented from entering Canada==
In May 2007, Shabazz was invited by Black Youth Taking Action (BYTA)<ref>{{cite news|title=Groups decry visit by New Black Panther leader|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/213770|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=May 14, 2007}}</ref> to speak at a rally at [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]] in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada, and to give a lecture to students at [[Ryerson University]].<ref name=Canadabanned3>{{cite news|url=http://www.theeyeopener.com/article/3379 |title=U.S. activist accused of anti-semitism invited to speak at Ryerson |work=The Eyeopener |first1=Adrian |last1=Morrow |date=August 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526115236/http://www.theeyeopener.com/article/3379 |archivedate=May 26, 2008 }}</ref> Shabazz arrived at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] as planned but Canada border officials prevented him from entering Canada because of past rhetoric that violated [[Hate crime#Canada|Canadian hate laws]].<ref name=Canadabanned>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/cityguides/winnipeg/info/story.html?id=252963b7-3a27-4d6d-873c-b62bd9264ecc&k=79019 |title=Black activist barred from entering Canada |publisher=CanWest News Service |first1=Lee |last1=Greenberg |date=May 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204090117/http://www2.canada.com/cityguides/winnipeg/info/story.html?id=252963b7-3a27-4d6d-873c-b62bd9264ecc&k=79019 |archivedate=February 4, 2009 }}</ref> [[Premier of Ontario|Ontario Premier]] [[Dalton McGuinty]] expressed concern about Shabazz.<ref name=Canadabanned7>{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/black-panther-leader-refused-entry-into-canada-1.241297|title=Black Panther leader refused entry into Canada|publisher=CTV News|date=May 15, 2007}}</ref> The press reported that Shabazz was denied entry to Canada because of a minor criminal record.<ref name=Canadabanned4>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/black-activist-denied-entry-to-canada-group-says-1.659103|title=Black activist denied entry to Canada, group says|publisher=Canada Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)|author=CBC News|date=May 15, 2007}}</ref> Shabazz flew back to [[Buffalo, New York]], and attempted to cross the border by car, but border agents spotted him and again prevented him from entering Canada.<ref name=Canadabanned8>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=cdfd2ebc-0bf9-45e8-bde8-de2b185cf08d |title=Black Panther stopped at border |first1=Joseph |last1=Brean |work=National Post |date=May 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204081140/http://www2.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=cdfd2ebc-0bf9-45e8-bde8-de2b185cf08d |archivedate=February 4, 2009 }}</ref>

==2015 demonstrations in Baltimore==
Shabazz helped organize and promote a demonstration in [[Baltimore]], Maryland, on April 25, 2015, following the [[death of Freddie Gray]], a 25-year-old African-American man who died while in the custody of the [[Baltimore Police Department]]. Addressing the crowd, Shabazz called for them to "Shut it down if you want to! Shut it down!"<ref name=Balmer1>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/us/baltimore-crowd-swells-in-protest-of-freddie-grays-death.html|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Scenes of Chaos in Baltimore as Thousands Protest Freddie Gray's Death|first1=Sheryl Gay |last1=Stolberg |first2=Stephen |last2=Babcock|date=April 25, 2015|accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref>

Shabazz planned another protest on May 2, 2015. Some in Baltimore who had been involved with the peaceful protests expressed concerns to ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' about his involvement. Rev. Alvin S. Gwynn Jr., who leads the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Baltimore, described Shabazz as an "outside agitator" and another local pastor, Rev. Louis Wilson, said Shabazz does not speak for all African-Americans. Wilson added, "I've talked to people who wish he'd just stay away."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-shabazz-saturday-20150428-story.html|title=Shabazz plans rally for thousands Saturday|first=Jonathan|last=Pitts|date=April 28, 2015|work=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=May 4, 2015|archive-date=May 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003650/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-shabazz-saturday-20150428-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite news |title=The Student Warrior |last=Trescott |first=Jacqueline |date=April 6, 1994 |work=[[The Washington Post]] }}
*{{cite news|title=The Student Warrior|last=Trescott|first=Jacqueline|date=April 6, 1994|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/malik_zulu_shabazz/words.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=2&item=shabazz |title=Malik Zulu Shabazz: In His Own Words |publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]] }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/malik_zulu_shabazz/words.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=2&item=shabazz|title=Malik Zulu Shabazz: In His Own Words|publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]]|access-date=April 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412222711/http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/malik_zulu_shabazz/words.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=2&item=shabazz|archive-date=April 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web |url=http://shabazzspeaks.org |title=Malik Zulu Shabazz |publisher=Truth Conscious Speakers Bureau }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.truthinstitute.org/bios/Malik_Zulu_Shabazz.htm |title=Malik Zulu Shabazz |publisher=The Truth Establishment Institute Speakers' Bureau }}


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Malik Zulu Shabazz
Shabazz in 1994
Born
Paris S. Lewis[1]

(1966-09-07) September 7, 1966 (age 58)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationHoward University (B.A., J.D.)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, political activist, lecturer
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Malik Zulu Shabazz (born Paris Lewis on September 7, 1966) is an American attorney. He has previously served as Chairman of the New Black Panther Party, which is labeled as a hate group.[2] As of 2013, he is the current National President of Black Lawyers for Justice, which he co-founded.

Shabazz announced on an October 14, 2013, online radio broadcast that he was stepping down from his leadership position in the New Black Panther Party and that Hashim Nzinga, then national chief of staff, would replace him.[3] He is an occasional guest on television talk shows.[4]

The Anti-Defamation League describes Shabazz as "anti-Semitic and racist"[5] and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)'s Intelligence Project's Intelligence Report, which monitors what the SPLC considers radical right (United States) hate groups and extremists in the United States, has included Shabazz in its files[6] since a 2002 Washington, D.C., protest at B'nai B'rith International at which Shabazz shouted: "Kill every goddamn Zionist in Israel! Goddamn little babies, goddamn old ladies! Blow up Zionist supermarkets!"[7]

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Shabazz was born in 1966 as Paris Lewis and raised in Los Angeles. Shabazz says his father, James Lewis, was a Muslim who was killed when Shabazz was a child. Shabazz was raised by his mother, whom he describes as a successful businesswoman. His grandfather, who introduced him to the Nation of Islam, was also a strong influence.[8][9]

Shabazz graduated from Howard University and Howard University School of Law.[8] In 1994, Shabazz was fired from a position with then Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, who criticized Shabazz for statements "regarding other people's cultural history, religion and race that do not reflect the spirit of my campaign, my personal views or my spirituality."[7]

In 1995, while he was a law student, Shabazz ran his first unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the Council of the District of Columbia.[9][10] In 1996, Shabazz founded Black Lawyers for Justice.[5] In 1998, Shabazz was named "Young Lawyer of the Year" by the National Bar Association, the nation's leading black lawyers' association,[6] and ran, unsuccessfully again, for a seat on the D.C. Council.[6]

Public attention

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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.[11][12] Introducing the speaker, Shabazz engaged in a call and response with the audience:[10]

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.[9]

In 2002, as a spokesman for the Black Panthers, Shabazz played a crucial role in the capture of the D.C. Snipers, by encouraging people to get outside and not to live in fear.[13]

New Black Panther Party

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Shabazz followed Khalid Abdul 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 early 2001, Shabazz took over as National Chairman.[6]

The principles Shabazz purports to promote include the following:

Prevented from entering Canada

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In May 2007, Shabazz was invited by Black Youth Taking Action (BYTA)[16] to speak at a rally at Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and to give a lecture to students at Ryerson University.[17] Shabazz arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport as planned but Canada border officials prevented him from entering Canada because of past rhetoric that violated Canadian hate laws.[18] Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty expressed concern about Shabazz.[19] The press reported that Shabazz was denied entry to Canada because of a minor criminal record.[20] Shabazz flew back to Buffalo, New York, and attempted to cross the border by car, but border agents spotted him and again prevented him from entering Canada.[21]

2015 demonstrations in Baltimore

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Shabazz helped organize and promote a demonstration in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 25, 2015, following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. Addressing the crowd, Shabazz called for them to "Shut it down if you want to! Shut it down!"[22]

Shabazz planned another protest on May 2, 2015. Some in Baltimore who had been involved with the peaceful protests expressed concerns to The Baltimore Sun about his involvement. Rev. Alvin S. Gwynn Jr., who leads the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Baltimore, described Shabazz as an "outside agitator" and another local pastor, Rev. Louis Wilson, said Shabazz does not speak for all African-Americans. Wilson added, "I've talked to people who wish he'd just stay away."[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b California Birth Index
  2. ^ "Southern Poverty Law Center". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "New Black Panther Party Announces New Chairman, Same Hateful Message". Access ADL. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Malik Zulu Shabazz". Anti-Defamation League. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d Beirich, Heidi; Potok, Mark (Fall 2003). "40 to Watch". Intelligence Report. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Malik Zulu Shabaz". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ a b c d Plotz, David (April 21, 1995). "The Revolutionary's War". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Hentoff, Nat (September 29, 1998). "Keep Your Eye on Malik Shabazz". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Masters, Brooke A. (February 25, 1994). "Ex-Farrakhan Aide Gets Mixed Reaction on Howard Campus". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  13. ^ The Lost Tapes - Dc Sniper | Smithsonian Channel, December 3, 2018, retrieved May 31, 2023
  14. ^ Muhammad, Ashahed (March 10, 2005). "One-on-One: An Interview with Malik Zulu Shabazz". The Final Call. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  15. ^ a b Muhammad, Ashahed M. "TEI Exclusive Interview with Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz". The Truth Establishment Institute. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  16. ^ "Groups decry visit by New Black Panther leader". Toronto Star. May 14, 2007.
  17. ^ Morrow, Adrian (August 21, 2007). "U.S. activist accused of anti-semitism invited to speak at Ryerson". The Eyeopener. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008.
  18. ^ Greenberg, Lee (May 16, 2007). "Black activist barred from entering Canada". CanWest News Service. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009.
  19. ^ "Black Panther leader refused entry into Canada". CTV News. May 15, 2007.
  20. ^ CBC News (May 15, 2007). "Black activist denied entry to Canada, group says". Canada Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
  21. ^ Brean, Joseph (May 16, 2007). "Black Panther stopped at border". National Post. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009.
  22. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay; Babcock, Stephen (April 25, 2015). "Scenes of Chaos in Baltimore as Thousands Protest Freddie Gray's Death". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  23. ^ Pitts, Jonathan (April 28, 2015). "Shabazz plans rally for thousands Saturday". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.

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