Orange Equity

Orange Equity A group of concerned citizens devoted to celebrating diversity & civic engagement in Orange, Virginia

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05/29/2026

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Today, May 28, 1934 — Dr. Betty Shabazz was born.

Most people only know her as Malcolm X's wife.

That is the smallest part of her story.

When Malcolm was gunned down in front of her and their children in 1965, Betty Shabazz was pregnant with twins. She had every reason to collapse. Instead, she rebuilt — not quietly, not bitterly — but with a fury that looked like excellence.

She went back to school. Earned her Master's. Then her PhD in Education Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She became an associate professor and senior administrator at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn for over two decades.

She was appointed to U.S. delegations under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Clinton — advocating for women's rights and child welfare on an international stage.

She raised six daughters. Alone.

She protected Malcolm's legacy when the world wanted to distort it, and helped lay the foundation for what is now the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in New York.

Betty Shabazz did not survive tragedy. She transcended it.

Today would have been her 92nd birthday.

Say her name like it means something — because it does.

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This is the kind of history we exist to tell.

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Source: University of Massachusetts Amherst records | Medgar Evers College | Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center | The King Center

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Boys & Girls Club of Orange would like to thank the following businesses for their donations and helping us start our garden! 🪴Reynolds GM-Subaru Darnell's Garden Patch Tractor Supply Co. Virginia Cooperative Extension Gracie Steigler

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