The NYT did an obituary, but there is much more to be said and by people who actually knew from whence he came in life and intellectually. He was scheduled to be promoting his Malcolm X book today, the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination.
Prof. Charles Ogletree from Harvard sent me this note: "It breaks my heart.He was the quintessential scholar activist,and blazed a trail that we will faithfully follow. R I P. Tree"
A friend, Debra Robinson, said: "He did a lot with his time on earth. You were lucky to know him."
Monday, April 4, 2011
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