LINCOLN — More than 200 people showed up to celebrate history in the making as Omaha native and human rights activist Malcolm X was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
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Ilyasah Shabazz takes a photo of the bust of her father, Malcolm X, after he was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame during a ceremony in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Ilyasah Shabazz talks about her father, Malcolm X, after he was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame during a ceremony in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Ernie Chambers talks about how Malcolm X was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame during a ceremony in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
A bust of Malcolm X that will be used in the Nebraska Hall of Fame, photographed in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Gov. Jim Pillen signs a proclamation declaring Malcolm X day after he was Inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Behind him is JoAnna LeFlore-Ejike, Malcolm X Foundation executive director, center, and Malcolm's daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, right.
JoAnna LeFlore-Ejike, Malcolm X Foundation executive director, speaks at the ceremony to induct Malcolm X into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Ilyasah Shabazz talks about her father, Malcolm X, after he was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame during a ceremony in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Gov. Jim Pillen, left, makes Nathan Murray an honorary Admiral in the Nebraska Navy in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Murray made the bust of Malcolm X to be used in the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
Ernie Chambers talks about how Malcolm X was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame during a ceremony in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln in May of this year.
Nathan Murray, left, and Ilyasah Shabazz unveil a bust of Malcolm X at a ceremony where he was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in the Warner Legislative Chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Shabazz is Malcolm's daughter, and Murray made the bust.
