Elijah Muhammad silences Malcolm for 90 days

Three days after Malcolm's Kennedy remarks, Elijah Muhammad ordered him not to teach or speak to the press for 90 days. The discipline exposed the limits of Malcolm's authority within the organization he had helped build. It also set the stage for his later departure, amid additional conflict over leadership, doctrine, and Elijah Muhammad's conduct. The suspension should be understood as an organizational rupture, not just a personal quarrel.