When I began my political career, I identified with Malcolm X.

When I read Malcolm X, I didn't agree with it all, but I inhaled it; I connected to his rage.

Everyone wants me to be this political person... I'm not Malcolm X.

Malcolm X was the first political person in this country that I really identified with. If he had lived and not been purged, I probably would have joined the Muslims.

Not everyone likes sports. Gandhi and Malcolm X come to mind.

If they had not murdered Malcolm X, there probably never would have been a Black Panther Party.