Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, was found dead in her Brooklyn, New York, home Monday, police told ABC News.

       Shabazz, 56, was found by her daughter just before 5 p.m. ET, police said.

       The death does not appear suspicious.

       The news comes as two men found guilty in Malcolm X's assassination are expected to have their convictions thrown out.

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       Minister and human rights activist Malcom X was killed 57 years ago in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights.

       Shabazz was one of Malcolm X's six daughters.

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