Malcolm Xavier Combs is not backing down from his fight.

After the Christ the King High School senior was told his name could not be printed on his senior shirt in February, Malcolm's family took legal action against the Queens school. Malcolm was pulled out of his English class by school officials to inform him that his request had been denied. The New York Daily News reports that a complaint was filed Tuesday, April 3, to the city’s Commission on Human Rights over his school’s decision.

Sharing the namesake of the famed civil rights icon, community members protested the school for its insensitivity.

Blavity initially reported the school administration rejected his request because they didn't want to represent the historical civil rights leader. School official Veronica Arbitello reportedly told Malcolm, "that’s someone I don’t want to be associated with."

Despite the protests and the national headlines, the school refunded Malcolm's family for the $40 sweater on March 1.

Rev. Kevin McCall, spokesman for the National Action Network, who has worked with the Combs family and their lawyer, said the refund was not enough to remedy the evident racial bias.

“It’s been 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and we still must continue to keep the pressure on and fight against discrimination just like he did,” McCall said. “We will not sit back and allow this school to disrespect Malcolm X.”

“I respectfully request that the Commission act as soon as possible so that I will not be singled out or isolated during the remaining months of the school year,” the complaint read.

Ilyasah Shabazz, the third daughter of Malcolm X, gave Malcolm a T-shirt with “X Legacy” printed on the chest during an event hosted bt the Harlem branch of the National Action Network in the days following the incident. The young man has been in contact with the organization for months.

Malcolm's lawyer demanded he join his other classmates who all have proudly worn their shirts since the incident.

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