Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz is an author, social activist, community organizer, and the third daughter of civil rights icons Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz. We invite you to ask her about her parents’ lives and how their legacies have been shaped and reshaped by historical accounts and traditional media narratives.

This Interactive Interview is the second subject of the USC Bass Lab’s groundbreaking oral history series Voices of a Movement: The Second Draft Project, which amplifies Black voices connected to pivotal moments in history, and invites them to illuminate the media's often skewed record.

The USC Annenberg Charlotta Bass Journalism and Justice Lab is the West Coast’s first AI-powered Black media archive and experimental storytelling space.

This interview contains detailed descriptions of grief and loss. Please proceed with care and caution.