Malcolm X\'s cultural rebirth--his improbable second coming--brims with irony.
But this.
Meanwhile, Malcolm\'s "X" is marketed in countless business endeavors and is stylishly branded on baseball hats and T-shirts sported by every age, race, and gender.
The nineties are marked by intense and often angry debates about racial authenticity and "selling out," and the participants in these debates--from politicians to filmmakers to rap artists--often draw on Malcolm\'s scorching rebukes to such moves.
Malcolm X\'s cultural rebirth--his improbable second coming--brims with irony