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...long-standing interest in Malcolm Xbegan in 1964, when the influential Black leaderspoke at Leverett House. Epps is now a leadingauthority on Malcolm X, having published ananthology of Malcolm X's speeches at Harvard...
Epps says his fascination with Malcolm X wasrooted in dissatisfaction with King's teachings,then the gospel of the civil rights movement.Indeed, King was then criticized for being overlyidealistic and conciliatory towards whitebenefactors and politicians...
...year-old sits at a Denver bar, he points to a young interracial couple strolling past. "This stuff makes me sick, white girl walking with a black," he says. "This guy's got a Malcolm X hat that stands for 'Kill whitey,' and he has this white girl walking with him." Though Slater denies he is a racist -- "I'm white and I'm proud" -- he has been linked directly to antiblack and anti-Semitic literature passed out in local high schools by supporters. His true beliefs are evident in the garish tattoo beneath his white shirt...
Epps, an authority on Malcolm X, a former civil rights leader and the longtime dean of students, now has new power in intervene in future crises...
...core, shoot-'em-up, hope-to-die criminals," Valdivia says. "But you won't find the Boy Scouts in South Central L.A. Most kids join gangs because that's what there is to join." And, like diseases, gangs can be contagious. According to University of Southern California gang expert Malcolm W. Klein, in 1961 there were 23 cities with known street gangs nationwide. Today there are 187. Practically every state has some kind of gang problem. Nor is it limited to inner-city areas of major urban centers. Gangs can be found in suburban cities with populations as small...