liking cassius clay once he changed his name to muhammed ali. wait a second, wait a second. a man has a right to change his name to whatever he wants it to. hisçó mama called him clay, m going to call him clay. big debates in black culture get settled in the barbershop because they re central spaces in the community. thanks, david, let s pick it up in a minute. so in the barbershop, political thought is nurtured and critical arguments like jordan versus lebron are broken down. the black barbershop is where a factory worker could be a philosopher and a postal worker a politician. i got my haircut at danny s his and hers and there i saw the depth. black barbershop experience which is detailed brilliantly in quincy mills cutting along the color line. how is it that black barbershops came to be a central place in the community where political thought was sort of nurtured?