European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cover Story 8ts 0w0idk> Chi Chi Bivens a Frankfort High student who gave a ass on Malcolm a says a the was like Patrick Henry who said a give me Liberty or give me death a Malcolm x is in with students Malcolm x has become an object of curiosity for americans and not Only because of Spike Leeds highly hyped film. Trade journals claim that sales of the autobiography of Malcolm a have zoomed Over the last three years. Randall Burkett director of the . Dubois Institute at Harvard University said there is an a afro centrism trend at universities and colleges particularly among Black students at White colleges but also at the Black colleges. Quot the reason is that the Black students feel they Arentt fully accepted for their academic achievements but Are some kind of Alibi. So there a increased interest in Black studies Africa and Malcolm x at the moment Quot Burkett said. The interest in Malcolm x has also come to the department of defense dependents school system where students sport the x gear that can be bought at shopping centers. For Many the x is a fad a passing fashion but not for the boys and girls in Frankfurt High schools minority studies program. They know who Malcolm x was and Are articulate at explaining the Man and his ideas. Quot he was like Patrick Henry who said a give me Liberty or give me death a a said Chi Chi Bevens a 17-year-old student who conducted the class on Malcolm x. Quot i judge Malcom by his life and not statements made about him. I understand him As a Freedom fighter and frustrated Black not As anti White Quot Bevens told the class. Robert Hancock class teacher said his students wanted to concentrate on the positive aspects of Malcolm x a mainly his last two years after he returned from Mecca and claimed Whites and Blacks can work and live together. The students agreed that the main message to be gained from Malcolm x today is the value of education. De Reavis from Muslim to Soldier to Malcolm Early this year staff sgt. Lentillus Boyd played Malcolm x in a play by Jeff Stetson called the meeting. The play at the military a Roadside theater be tween Heidelberg and Mannheim Germany depicted a fictional encounter Between Malcolm x and Martin Luther King or. And was a demanding role for the military social worker. Quot it was difficult but i was Able to get into the role easier because i was raised As a Muslim Quot Boyd said. Boyd said his father became a Muslim after roaming aimlessly for years. Quot he met some Brothers and was impressed with their cleanliness and their sense of direction Quot Boyd related. Quot the muslims had rules on How husband and wife should act. They had to live up to the standards they preached because everyone is watching them. My father introduced my Mother to islam before they were married and i was raised in the  Boyd attended the University of islam in West Baltimore until eighth Grade the last Grade in the school. Quot i then had to go to Public school and it was the greatest culture Shock i did no to know about drugs and knife fights and the everyday survival in inner City schools Quot Boyd said Quot these things did no to happen in the Muslim school. We had a strict dress code. The boys attended school in the morning and the girls in the afternoon. Quot at the mosque on Pennsylvania Avenue men and women were searched for weapons. About 400 people attended services there. It was a very orderly and disciplined life. In fact i owe any Success i have had to the discipline instilled in me As a Muslim. There was a lot of Opportunity to slide morally in  Boyd said it disturbed him to hear the muslims described As advocates of violence. A the Young fruits of islam the men who guarded the mosque and Muslim events were taught the martial arts for self defense but never used weapons a Boyd said. Since joining the army Boyd has turned to christianity the Baptist Church for Lack of a mosque to attend. Boyd said he wished kids today w Ould know More about the spiritual base to the lives of Malcolm x and King. Quot but Why can to we walk around with a Kennedy to shirt he was also an Avenue to political salvation a a Boyd said. A i done to think we should lose the Eralso Fannof these three  de Reavis Lentillus Boyd Page 6 a sunday november 15, 1992