![]() ![]() Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty finds purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, which supports black-owned businesses. Activists like Paul Robeson stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights. ![]() 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. By Ilyasah Shabazz with Renee Watson, Square Fish Books, Paperback, 256 pagesĪ powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter. ![]()
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