Benjamin Goodman Karim (1932 - 2005) R.I.P.
Benjamin Goodman Karim
July 14, 1932 - August 2, 2005
- A serious student of African and African American history, Karim re-educated himself and over the next seven years, adopted the name Benjamin 2X, and became one of the closest aides to Malcolm X. He supervised an educational program at the NOI temple in Harlem, and stood in for Malcolm X at some events held around the United States. He was the man who introduced Malcolm X to the audience in the Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965, the day of Malcom's assassination.
- co-author of Remembering Malcolm
- He was married to Linda Karim and had five children: sons Tariq, Zaid, Jamal, and Jahlil, and daughters Asia and Khadya and 15 grandchildren.
