LeBron James On 'The Autobiograpy Of Malcolm X'

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00:00 So you're holding the autobiography of Malcolm X along with Alex Haley.

00:07 I don't know how far you are into the book, but what's your biggest takeaway so far?

00:11 I kind of just started a couple days ago.

00:15 But I've read a lot of notes over the years.

00:18 It's my first time actually reading this from start to finish.

00:23 Which is a very, very smart man.

00:26 Very, very, very smart man.

00:29 And basically, his words in the 60s and

00:35 what was going on is actually what's going on today still.

00:44 And understanding how powerful the Negro can be.

00:51 He used that word a lot, how powerful we are.

00:56 But we have to unite and we have to be together.

00:59 We have to stand strong because there's always gonna be obstacles.

01:02 There's always gonna be things that's gonna be thrown at us where they try to

01:06 weaken us.

01:08 They try to make us feel like we're not kings and queens.

01:11 And it's gonna come from all different races and

01:15 different shapes and sizes and things of that nature.

01:18 And just a very powerful minded gentleman.

01:24 And it's unbelievable to kind of read something that's coming directly from him.

01:31 Just hate, wish I had the opportunity to meet him.

01:39 Obviously, we know what the situation that happened along, not only him, but

01:43 Dr. Martin Luther King.

01:44 Some of the greats that have walked this face of the earth,

01:48 not only just here in America, but in this face of the earth.

01:51 It's a pretty interesting book so far.