Malik Zulu Shabazz
Shabazz in 1994
Born	Paris S. Lewis[1] (1966-09-07) September 7, 1966 (age 58)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Howard University (B.A., J.D.)
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, political activist, lecturer

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Malik Zulu Shabazz (born Paris Lewis on September 7, 1966) is an American attorney. He has previously served as Chairman of the New Black Panther Party, which is labeled as a hate group.^[2] As of 2013, he is the current National President of Black Lawyers for Justice, which he co-founded.

Shabazz announced on an October 14, 2013, online radio broadcast that he was stepping down from his leadership position in the New Black Panther Party and that Hashim Nzinga, then national chief of staff, would replace him.^[3] He is an occasional guest on television talk shows.^[4]

The Anti-Defamation League describes Shabazz as "anti-Semitic and racist"^[5] and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)'s Intelligence Project's Intelligence Report, which monitors what the SPLC considers radical right (United States) hate groups and extremists in the United States, has included Shabazz in its files^[6] since a 2002 Washington, D.C., protest at B'nai B'rith International at which Shabazz shouted: "Kill every goddamn Zionist in Israel! Goddamn little babies, goddamn old ladies! Blow up Zionist supermarkets!"^[7]

Shabazz was born in 1966 as Paris Lewis and raised in Los Angeles. Shabazz says his father, James Lewis, was a Muslim who was killed when Shabazz was a child. Shabazz was raised by his mother, whom he describes as a successful businesswoman. His grandfather, who introduced him to the Nation of Islam, was also a strong influence.^[8][9]

Shabazz graduated from Howard University and Howard University School of Law.^[8] In 1994, Shabazz was fired from a position with then Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, who criticized Shabazz for statements "regarding other people's cultural history, religion and race that do not reflect the spirit of my campaign, my personal views or my spirituality."^[7]

In 1995, while he was a law student, Shabazz ran his first unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the Council of the District of Columbia.^[9][10] In 1996, Shabazz founded Black Lawyers for Justice.^[5] In 1998, Shabazz was named "Young Lawyer of the Year" by the National Bar Association, the nation's leading black lawyers' association,^[6] and ran, unsuccessfully again, for a seat on the D.C. Council.^[6]

Shabazz first came to widespread public attention in 1994, when Unity Nation, a student group he founded at Howard University, invited Khalid Abdul Muhammad, chairman of the New Black Panther Party, to speak.^[11][12] Introducing the speaker, Shabazz engaged in a call and response with the audience:^[10]

Who is it that caught and killed Nat Turner? The Jews!
Who is it that controls the Federal Reserve? The Jews!
Who is it that has our entertainers ... and our athletes in a vise grip? The Jews!

A year later, Shabazz told an interviewer that everything he said was true, with the possible exception of the assertion concerning Nat Turner.^[9]

In 2002, as a spokesman for the Black Panthers, Shabazz played a crucial role in the capture of the D.C. Snipers, by encouraging people to get outside and not to live in fear.^[13]

Shabazz followed Khalid Abdul Muhammad's lead and joined the New Black Panther Party about 1997. When Muhammad, who greatly expanded the organization and rose to its chairmanship, died in early 2001, Shabazz took over as National Chairman.^[6]

The principles Shabazz purports to promote include the following:

• Black nationalism^[9]
• Black Power^[4]
• Support for reparations for slavery^[14]
• Conspiracy theories about Jewish involvement in the September 11 attacks^[5]
• The view that Jews dominated the Atlantic slave trade^[15]
• Anti-Zionism^[15]

In May 2007, Shabazz was invited by Black Youth Taking Action (BYTA)^[16] to speak at a rally at Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and to give a lecture to students at Ryerson University.^[17] Shabazz arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport as planned but Canada border officials prevented him from entering Canada because of past rhetoric that violated Canadian hate laws.^[18] Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty expressed concern about Shabazz.^[19] The press reported that Shabazz was denied entry to Canada because of a minor criminal record.^[20] Shabazz flew back to Buffalo, New York, and attempted to cross the border by car, but border agents spotted him and again prevented him from entering Canada.^[21]

Shabazz helped organize and promote a demonstration in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 25, 2015, following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. Addressing the crowd, Shabazz called for them to "Shut it down if you want to! Shut it down!"^[22]

Shabazz planned another protest on May 2, 2015. Some in Baltimore who had been involved with the peaceful protests expressed concerns to The Baltimore Sun about his involvement. Rev. Alvin S. Gwynn Jr., who leads the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Baltimore, described Shabazz as an "outside agitator" and another local pastor, Rev. Louis Wilson, said Shabazz does not speak for all African-Americans. Wilson added, "I've talked to people who wish he'd just stay away."^[23]

• Trescott, Jacqueline (April 6, 1994). "The Student Warrior". The Washington Post.

• "Malik Zulu Shabazz: In His Own Words". Anti-Defamation League. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.