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ON ANNIVERSARY OF MALCOLM X’S ASSASINATION STUDENT MALCOLM XAVIER COMBS TO BE JOINED BY NY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NAN LEADERSHIP FOR RALLY AT SCHOOL

WHAT

Rally to call for Christ the King High School to allow Malcolm Xavier Combs to put his name on his senior sweater on the same day that Malcom X was assassinated on February 21, 1965

WHO

Malcolm Xavier Combs and his parents
Students from Christ The King High School
Rev. Kevin McCall, Crisis Director, National Action Network
Minister Kirsten John Foy, Northeast Regional Director, National Action Network
Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller
New York State Senator Jesse Hamilton
Representatives from the Queens NAACP

WHEN

Wednesday, February 21 – 4:00 p.m. – Anniversary of Malcolm X’s Assassination in 1965

WHERE

Christ The King High School
68-02 Metropolitan Ave.
Middle Village, NY 11379

BACKGROUND

Honor student Malcolm Xavier Combs will join NAN leaders and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, State Senator Jesse Hamilton and others for a rally to call for the school to allow Malcolm to put his name on his senior sweater.