The voice of Malcolm X, silenced so abruptly in 1965, speaks today to more people than ever before. His autobiography sells 150,000 copies a year. Malcolm X's life represent an extraordinary evolution and transformation from street hustler and ex-con to an intellectual visionary with a race and class analysis. He articulated a strong challenge to the system of power and privilege. His legacy grows and expands. Malcolm X continues to inform and influence new generations of African Americans and people of color everywhere.

Michael Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson, an ordained Baptist minister, is professor of Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a leading commentator and scholar on contemporary trends in African-American culture. He is the author of many books including, "Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur." "Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has The Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?" His latest book is, "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and Color of Disaster."