“I am” Malcolm X

I am Malcolm X

I wonder why the whites think they are a superior race

I hear the cries for my help

I see blacks struggling to stay strong

I am a black nationalist in the Nation of Islam

I pretend that my last name isn’t Little

I feel the effects of being orphaned as a child

I touch the lives of many black men and women

I worry that I will be judged for going to prison

I cry about the things I did as a [Black] Muslim.

I am Malcolm Little

I understand that I can no longer be with Islam

I say to hell with integration

I dream that one day black will become the superior race

I try to make people see that black people are better

I hope that I gain a following to help us thrive

I am an African American Muslim