"If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We'd not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism"

This quote by Spike Lee is a call to action for the African American neighborhood to learn from the teachings of Malcolm X. He thinks that if we followed the mentors of Malcolm X, we would see a reduction in the violence, substance abuse, and alcohol addiction that is widespread in the African American community. He believes that if we followed Malcolm X's mentors, young black guys would not be eliminating each other, and young black women would not be getting pregnant at such a high rate. He believes that if we followed Malcolm X's mentors, we would have the ability to create a much better future for the African American community. He is requiring us to learn from Malcolm X's mentors and use them to produce a much better future for our community.