one scholar, the late manny marable, like many, ask the question, how much isn't true? how much hasn't been told? end quote. for more than two decades, marable made answering those questions the life work. the product of that work is "malcolm x: a life of reinvention." from the outset, he contends the primary goal was to uncover the truth divorced from any personal or political agenda. quote, the great for the biography of iconic figure is to portray him either as a saint without contradictions that all human beings have. i've devoted so many years in the effort to understanding interior personality in mind, marable conclude that had this temptation disaperiod. the work he produced has been inhaled by some as the most important book on malcolm x written. other have denounced it as careless scholarship, an attack on the legacy, unproven facts and speculation. end quote. our panel today will help us sort through the controversy as we examine the legacy of malcolm x and marable's interpretation. there are matches up -- microphones up front to take your questions. however, g