The family of civil rights activist Malcolm X has sued the CIA, FBI, New York Police Department (NYPD), and other agencies over their alleged roles in his 1965 assassination.
The $100 million lawsuit, filed Friday in a New York City federal court, was announced by attorneys Ben Crump and Raymond Hamlin alongside the late activist’s relatives at a press conference.
Ilyasah Shabazz, one of X’s five living daughters, stood on stage while Crump announced the lawsuit against the “United States government, the FBI, the CIA, and the NYPD, who we believe all conspired to assassinate Malcolm X”:
Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, the FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. pic.twitter.com/OzQRe3FIVJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2024