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After he went to
Mecca and saw that the racial teachings of segregation were flawed he turned to follow true Islam. Even in the face of losing his life, he was committed. And I admire that. What is even more personal for me is how he turned his life around from his low living and thinking, selling and using drugs, being a player of the streets and all it represents, to being the dynamic leader he became, is to be admired. I also have traveled a similar road and find many similarities in both our lives.

The Legacy of both men is a part of American and Black history and still has a major impact on Black America today. Blacks as a whole are still divided as to what to believe, what to follow and how they are identified. Blacks generally speaking are still trying to find themselves.

Some act White, some act too Black or as the old folks would say Nigerish. Others try to identify with Arab culture and religion simply because it's not identified as being white or American. Sort of a rebellious attitude. Calling their female children names that end in quita. (no disrespect intended). Too many especially the younger generation are rebellious and respect no one and could care less what color you are. And even in that, I find in my experience that Blacks are more negative towards other Blacks than they are towards whites, especially if they live in a predominantly white area. That is what I call the Willy Lynch syndrome. If you do not know what that is do yourself a favor and search for it on the internet, just type in the name Willy Lynch and you will find it and you will see that this type of thinking still exists today. Malcolm X spoke of it. And again that's why I admire him because after he learned the lies of his truth he changed for the better.

As far as Dr. Martin L. King is concerned, I would say he is more favored in the general public. I could not even imagine the pressures he dealt with during his time as a leader of the civil rights movement. He was with out question very influential then and now. Moreover, he stood for the rights of all people not just Blacks, like Malcolm X.

Both men were the voice of a people. Malcolm was prepared to go to war if needs be. "By any means necessary." Was his cry. I liked that he taught Blacks not to be afraid and to stand up and defend yourselves like any man. That this was our right. I liked when he asked the question "who said that you were inferior? That your lips were too big, that your skin was too Black." (Not an exact

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