Friday, February 14, 2014

Malcolm X family upset with Nicki Minaj for photo

FILE - This March 12, 1964 file photo, Malcolm X addresses reporters at the Hotel Park-Sheraton in New York. Malcolm X’s family and estate said rapper-singer Nicki Minaj’s use of the black nationalist with a rifle in his hands, juxtaposed with a racial slur, for her single artwork is disrespectful and offensive. In an exclusive statement to The Associated Press on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, Malcolm X’s daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, said Minaj’s use of the picture is “in no way is endorsed by my family.” (AP Photo, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Malcolm X's family and estate say Nicki Minaj's use of a famous photo of the black nationalist with a rifle in his hands and juxtaposing it with a racial slur for her new song's artwork is disrespectful and offensive.








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