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- In 1976 Shabazz began working at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, first as a professor, then as the director of its department of communications and public relations.
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In January 1976, Shabazz became associate professor of health sciences with a concentration in nursing at New York's Medgar Evers College. The student body at Medgar Evers was 90 percent black and predominantly working-class, with an average age of 26.
Sep 14, 2024 · In 1976 Shabazz began working at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, first as a professor, then as the director of its department of communications and public relations. She also lectured occasionally, addressing such topics as civil rights and racial tolerance.
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Feb 4, 2019 · She earned a bachelor’s degree from Jersey City State College and a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1975, teaching at Medgar Evers College before becoming an administrator.
- Nadra Kareem Nittle
May 9, 2009 · In the fall of 1976 Dr. Betty Shabazz joined the faculty of Medgar Evers College. She initially taught health sciences but eventually became the College’s director of public relations. Shabazz spent her final years trying to remind audiences of the historical legacy of her husband Malcolm X.
In 1976, Mom joined New York’s Medgar Evers College as an assistant professor. She taught health sciences and then became head of public relations as well as serving as its Cultural Attache’. Dr. Shabazz participated on various United States delegations with Presidents Ford, Carter, and Clinton.
Jun 23, 1997 · Shabazz accepted a position as an associate professor of health sciences at Medgar Evers College, in New York in 1976. She worked as a university administrator and fund-raiser until her death. On June 1, 1997, her grandson, Malcolm (12), set fire to her apartment.
By the early 1970’s, Shabazz began giving public lectures advocating for human rights and education centered around women and children. In 1984, she became the director at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, a position she held until her death in 1997.
