–SPIKE LEE
February 21, 1965: Malcolm X is assassinated inHarlem’s Audubon Ballroom. June 23, 1997: After surviving for aremarkable twenty-two days, his widow, Betty Shabazz, dies of burnssuffered in a fire. In the years between, their six daughters reachadulthood, forged by the memory of their parents’ love, the meaningof their cause, and the power of their faith. Now, at long last,one of them has recorded that tumultuous journey in anunforgettable memoir: Growing Up X.