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Malcolm, and others like him

By Alan Grant
Special to Page 2

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Fundamental beliefs are the connective tissue for the generations. Malcolm X, who would have turned 80 this week, met Cassius Clay at a mosque in Detroit. A year later, he hung out with Clay at Clay's training camp in Miami. At the time, Malcolm X was serving a suspension from the Nation of Islam. He was being punished for espousing his own beliefs. This was also about the time he first got wind of threats against his life. Like you and me, Malcolm X sought diversion in a sporting event. Malc ...

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