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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz: Freedom Fighter and Profile in Courage......it's time to stand up as a Nation!

National Chairman - New Black Panther Party (NBPP)
Founder/Spokesman - Black Lawyers for Justice (BLFJ)

Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz, Esq. is a national figure and key representative of the new leadership that has emerged from the Black Liberation and Islamic movements. Shabazz has guided 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 27 Chapters operating across the United States, United Kingdom, Caribbean and Africa. Shabazz has been involved in a plethora of major political and legal causes and struggles that pertain to Black peoples in America, African peoples worldwide, and the causes of the Muslim world. 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 the Progressive Student Movement/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.
Some of Malik Zulu Shabazz' organizing/legal highlights include:

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

Co Counsel for the Million Youth March vs. the City of New York, who sued, and won, 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

Became Leader of the New Black Panther Party in 2001 after serving as National Spokesman and National Minister of Justice, succeeding the 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.

Served as National Co-convener and National Executive Committee Member of the Hon. Louis Farrakhan's 2005 Millions More Movement
In 2008, Shabazzinitiated the Black Power Movement, a broad based movement for Black People who believe in Black Power.
As guide and leader of the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense, Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz, Esq. has spread the size, influence and respect of the NBPP since being appointed as National Chairman in 2001. Throughout the nation and the world the New Black Panther Party is rapidly gaining respect. Shabazz is 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. Dr. 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.

Dr. Malik Shabazz regularly speaks on college campuses throughout America, as well as addressed audiences in Churches, Mosques, and other Community and Academic 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, Community Organizing and Religion in general.

To contact Mr. Shabazz email Shabazzlaw@aol.com
http://www.blackpowermovement.org/
http://www.newblackpanther.com/

New Black Panther leader defends attorney general
By LINDA STEWART BALL (AP) – 6 hours ago

DALLAS — The U.S. Justice Department made the right call in dismissing a
voter intimidation lawsuit against the New Black Panther Party and recent
questions about that ruling are a "political witch hunt" to discredit Attorney
General Eric Holder, the party's leader said this week.

Malik Zulu Shabazz, national chairman of the New Black Panther Party for
Self-Defense, told The Associated Press the civil lawsuit filed by the
federal government had "no merit" because the party doesn't condone voter
intimidation.

Shabazz said he was speaking publicly about the issue for the first time
because he wanted to set the record straight before the party began
celebrating its 20th anniversary during a national three-day summit that started
Friday in Dallas.

"I want everybody to take a second look," Shabazz said. "I certainly would
like black America and all the world to take a second look at the New Black
Panther Party at this point and to understand that we're sincerely trying
to help our people."

The Justice Department filed a civil complaint in January against the
party, Shabazz and two other members, alleging the other men intimidated voters
on Nov. 4, 2008, by standing outside a Philadelphia polling place in
paramilitary uniforms.

A video widely distributed on the Internet showed one of the men holding a
police-style baton. Shabazz, who was not present, said the member acted on
his own and was later suspended for 60 days.

Justice officials later got an injunction against the man with the baton
and dropped the complaint against the party, Shabazz and the third member.
Some conservatives charged the three got off lightly as a result of political
interference from President Barack Obama's administration.

Justice Department officials have said the case was decided by career
staffers, not political appointees. But the agency's ethics watchdog, the
Office of Professional Responsibility, has launched an internal inquiry into its
handling of the case.

Shabazz, an attorney in Washington, said no insider influence played a
role. The Panthers "were not active campaigners (for Obama) and he owes us no
favors," he said.

He described Holder as a "fair-minded" person.

"I think it's a political witch hunt, part of the overall war that the
Republicans are waging against Eric Holder in general," Shabazz said. "This is
all about politics, not necessarily about protecting persons."

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