what is my relationship to malcolm x? how can i find my particular signature voice without engaging to them? these lectures are an attempt to call people to take responsibility for now. to take responsibility for the future. >> and isn't it true, eddie, that you focus on king and malcolm and ella baker. they became that because of activism. dr. king left boston university, went to montgomery, just to pass the southern church and ran into the situation with rosa parks. he didn't plan rosa parks and plan to do what he did. ella baker, doing the work in mississippi. malcolm x finding himself after being a convict. and i was raised by some of the king men, jesse jackson was a student leader that emerged. so i think the critical part of your book is we are the leaders that we've been looking for.