Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz is a national figure and a key representative of the new leadership that has emerged from the Black liberation and Islamic movements. Shabazz has led the New Black Panther Party since 2001 and Black Lawyers for Justice since 1996. What makes Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz unique and effective today is the depth of his knowledge, professional organizing skills, potent legal advocacy, and dynamic speaking skills. Malik Zulu Shabazz continues to draw comparisons between himself and his revolutionary prototype- Minister Malcolm X. Malcom X (Al Hajj Malik Shabazz) wanted to be a lawyer as a child but was cut short by racist forces.Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz is freedom fighter- activist/ attorney operating on the world stage today. The New Black Panther Party has 36 Chapters operating across the United States, United Kingdom, Gambia and Zimbabwe. Shabazz has been involved in a plethora of major political and legal causes and struggles that pertain to the Black Community in America, the African peoples worldwide, and the causes of the Muslim world- all who are suffering in this hour. Shabazz can be seen and heard periodically on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN and OTHER major national and international media outlets. He is a credible articulator and debater on major political and legal newsworthy matters.Malik Zulu Shabazz graduated from Howard University and Howard University School of Law. While in Law School he founded and led Unity Nation, a Black Nationalist student organization closely affiliated with the Nation of Islam leadership. While at Howard University, Shabazz came under the influence of Minister Louis Farrakhan and Dr. Khallid Abdul Muhammad. During these period seminal scholars such as Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannon, Professor Ron Walters, Dr. Ashra Quesi, Dr. Tony Martin, and other African- Centered scholars of the movement would also touch and influence Shabazz.Minister Louis Farrakhan and Dr. Khallid Muhammad had a heavy influence on the young Shabazz while an undergraduate and law student. As an activist, Malik Zulu Shabazz organized students and stirred up the campus of Howard University as never before- making the campus a beacon light of Black Consciousness and student revolution. He was called “one of the greatest student leaders of all time,†by Dr. Khallid Abdul Muhammad.Upon graduation from law school in 1995, Shabazz immediately passed his bar exam and founded Black Lawyers for Justice (BLFJ), a legal-political advocacy organization where conscious attorneys can pool their talents and resources to advocate in and out of the courtroom in order to counter the many attacks on the human and civil rights of our peoples. Black Lawyers For Justice believes that because Black professionals and lawyers hold unique places of respect in the community, they must exert strong and effective leadership within the profession and in the political and social order. Attorney Shabazz practices in the area of civil litigation with a focus on wrongful death, personal injury and victims rights and also handles criminal matters and entertainment law. Shabazz has also been a part of some key international legal causes.Organizing the Historic 1994 Black Holocaust Conference
Organizing for the 1995 Million Man March and the pre Million Man March Black Holocaust Conference
Served as National Youth Director over the controversial 1998 Million Youth March in New York
Defeated the City of New York in Federal Court over Constitutional battles relating to the Million Youth Marchers legal right to march in 1998 and 1999
Voted ‘Young Lawyer of the Year’ in 1998 by the National Bar Association, America’s largest Black legal organization
Won several high profile settlements for D.C. School Children victimized on D.C. Jail tours
Won high-profile settlements for victims of consumer racism.
Has organized countless boycotts, efforts and actions to achieve justice for victims of wrongful conduct
BecameNational Chairman of the New Black Panther Partyin 2001 after serving as National Spokesman and National Minister of Justice, succeeding the late-great Hon. Minister Khallid Muhammad- his revolutionary mentor and ally for 13 years.
Organized the infamous “War on Terrorism†Islamic Conference in Washington D.C. on 10/31/2001 which shook the nation and the government after the events of September 11, 2001.
Spearheaded an emergency search and rescue team that rescued hundreds of trapped New Orleans’ victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Currently serves as National Co-convener and National Executive Committee Member of the Hon. Louis Farrakhan’s 2005 Millions More Movement.
As National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense, Shabazz has spread the size, influence and respect of the NBPP since being appointed to leadership in 2001. Throughout the nation and the world the New Black Panther Party is rapidly gaining respect a principled helper in the cause of the rise of Black people and a solid ally in the world wide complete constructive change (revolution) that is taking place across the globe. The New Black Party is filled with young, new leaders and is very active in the community. Liberation schools, free food programs, anti-violence efforts, self-defense training, police accountability, mass rallies, advocacy for the homeless, advocacy for political prisoners, Black male mentoring, political education, fighting racism, and bringing in a new political, economic, and spiritual world order are all on the New Black Panther Party national agenda. Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz as the revolutionary and visionary leader of the New Black Panther Party has defied critics and is making the New Black Panther Party a great witness to the validity of the works of the Original Black Panther Party for Self Defense, which was founded October 15, 1966 in Oakland California. Currently the NBPP is playing a heavy role in New Orleans and the aftermath of Hurricane/Holocaust KatrinaDr. Malik Shabazz regularly speaks on college campuses throughout America, as well as addressed audiences in Churches, Mosques, and other strategic venues. Shabazz possesses a grip on a wide range of subjects not limited to: Law; Islam; Politics; Black History in America; African/ World History; International Affairs; Real Estate and Land investments; Black Nationalism; Pan- Africanism; Zionism; Colonialism and Imperialism; Community Organizing and Religion in general. To contact Atty. Shabazz email
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