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.

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

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.

My dad always associated information with liberation. He was very much in that Malcolm X tradition.