RI Man’s Research Led to $36M Settlement for 2 Wrongfully Convicted of Malcolm X Murder

RI Man’s Research Led to $36M Settlement for 2 Wrongfully Convicted of Malcolm X Murder

Providence native Abdur-Rahman Muhammad’s research led to the exoneration of two of the men found guilty of the assassination of Malcolm X.

Now, the story has another chapter -- a multi-million dollar settlement with the State of New York. 

“Muhammad A Aziz and Khalil Islam have settled with the City and State of New York for $36 Million Dollars (26 M city, 10 M state) for serving over 20 years in prison for their wrongful conviction in the assassination of Malcolm X! This is such good news for the families, God is truly Great!” wrote Muhammad of the news on Sunday. 

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Islam was exonerated posthumously for the killing.

“The case was not reopened until interest in the case was renewed in 2020 following the release of ‘Who Killed Malcolm X?’ – a Netflix documentary that follows the work of independent historian Abdur-Rahman Muhammad who spent decades investigating the killing,” wrote ABC News on Monday. 

In April 2020, GoLocalProv interviewed Muhammad — a Hope High School graduate — about his research and Netflix documentary on GoLocal LIVE. 

“The path from Providence to now being recognized as one of the top experts on Malcolm X and, specifically the killing of the Islamic leader and Black Nationalist, required an amazing journey and nearly 30 years of research,” wrote GoLocal.