Bill Text: NY J02612 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 97th Birthday of Malcolm X, an advocate for human rights, and one of the most influential African-American leaders in history

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-17 - ADOPTED [J02612 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02612-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2612

BY: Senator MYRIE

        COMMEMORATING  the  97th Birthday of Malcolm X, an
        advocate for human  rights,  and  one  of  the  most
        influential African-American leaders in history

  WHEREAS,  It  is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend individuals  and  events  which  celebrate  our  nation's  great
struggle to fulfill the promise of equality and opportunity for all; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate  the  97th  Birthday  of  Malcolm  X,  an advocate for human
rights, and one of the  most  influential  African-American  leaders  in
history; and

  WHEREAS,  Malcolm  X  was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, on
May 19, 1925; and

  WHEREAS, On January 14, 1958, Malcolm X married Betty Sanders;  they
had  six  children,  Attallah,  Qubilah,  Iiyasah,  Gamilah, Malaak, and
Malikah; and

  WHEREAS, Once a member of the Nation  of  Islam,  Malcolm  X  was  a
Muslim  minister,  public  speaker,  and  human  rights activist; to his
admirers,  he  was   a   courageous   advocate   for   the   rights   of
African-Americans in the face of institutionalized racism; and

  WHEREAS,  After  his  departure  from the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X
founded Muslim Mosque Inc., and the Organization of Afro American Unity;
he then became a Sunni Muslim and after his holy pilgrimage to Mecca  he
became El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; and

  WHEREAS,  Malcolm  X's pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia proved life
altering and for the first time, he shared his thoughts and beliefs with
different  cultures,  and  found  the  response  to  be   overwhelmingly
positive; and

  WHEREAS,  When he returned to the United States, Malcolm X mentioned
that while he was abroad he had met men of all races that he could  call
his  brothers;  he also returned to the United States with a new outlook
on the African-American struggle for equality, a  new  message  for  all
mankind, and a new hope for the future; and

  WHEREAS,  On  February  21,  1965,  Malcolm X was assassinated while
giving a lecture in the Audubon Ballroom, in New York  City,  which  was
subsequently designated as a landmark and currently houses the Malcolm X
and Dr.  Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1987, in honor of the slain civil rights leader, Lenox
Avenue in Harlem,  New  York  City  was  named  after  Malcolm  X;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 97th Birthday  of  Malcolm  X,  an  advocate  for  human

rights,  and  one  of  the  most influential African-American leaders in
history.