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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.

I've lost count of the times I've been asked to 'be' Malcolm Tucker: to go on a political program on television, presumably in order to be the character and give opinions as him.

Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X.

Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me.

I am different than some people would like me to be. I just don't buy into that the personal can be political.

Malcolm X was a man among men.

I met Malcolm the month before he was killed. He deeply changed my mind about America.

I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be.