Inspired by Betty’s real life―but expanded upon and fictionalized through collaboration with novelist Renée Watson―Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother’s childhood with this book, painting an inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of self-acceptance and belonging that will resonate with young readers today. Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. I say giggling a little before Betty plants a delicate kiss on my cheek. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Rene Watson. Betty Before X Betty Before X: Shabazz, Ilyasah, Watson, Renée, Shabazz, Ilyasah: 9781427293688: : Books Skip to main content. The singing, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights. Betty Before X Shabazz, Ilyasah, Watson, Renée, Shabazz, Ilyasah on. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the feeling that her mother doesn’t want her. In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. Betty Before X is a powerful middle-grade fictionalized account of the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter Ilyasah Shabazz.
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