| 单词 | X |
| 例句 | And then I put an “X” right next to it, on a corner where an apartment probably costs $20 million, and write Bobby's pad. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Tell your brother for me to remember us in the alley,” Malcolm X said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Postal Service has issued a commemorative stamp to honor one of our country’s most outspoken revolutionaries—my father, Malcolm X Shabazz. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The movie Malcolm X, which was originally contracted as X: The Movie, shows him learning how to read the dictionary as if he didn’t already know how. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then just as the television cameras began rolling, with Beutel and Malcolm X talking, the telephone rang again and it was Life magazine reporter Marc Crawford to whom I whispered what was happening. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A special police intelligence squad saw Malcolm X greeted by two close friends, Edward Bradley and Allen Jamal, who drove him to the Statler-Hilton Hotel where Malcolm X checked into Room 1129. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Corporal Z had been X’s jeep partner and constant companion from D Day straight through five campaigns of the war. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The “Malcolm X Committee” rushed me from the Chinese Embassy dinner to where a soiree in my honor had already begun at the Press Club. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At the church where he would speak, Malcolm X was seated on the platform next to Mrs. Martin Luther King, to whom he leaned and whispered that he was “trying to help,” she told Jet. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Marshall listened quietly, intently, and asked a few questions concerning other aspects of Malcolm X’s life, then thanked me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, if you run across two sticks in the shape of an X you have to hop over it backwards on your left foot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jack surges ahead and says, “Yep! X marks the spot, bud. This is a treasure map! Are you ready to see where the treasure is hidden?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, within the range of the boisterous and the silent there are still folks brown, red, and yellow on this continent and elsewhere who honor and respect the true message of Malcolm X Shabazz. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z You may know him as the guy who played the dad in Boyhood, but he used to be a Gen X icon. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Visiting the Muslim restaurant in Harlem, I asked how I could meet Minister Malcolm X, who was pointed out talking in a telephone booth right behind me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Malcolm X too many times exhilarated in after-lecture give-and-take with predominantly white student bodies at colleges and universities to ever believe that he nurtured at his core any blanket white-hatied. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X began to warm up to me somewhat. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hold it! Hold it! Don’t get excited,” Malcolm X said crisply, “Let’s cool it, brothers—” With his own attention distracted, it is possible that he never saw the gunmen. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A hospital spokesman said later that it was about 3:15 p.m. when Malcolm X reached a third-floor operating room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, darling, don’t be a horrible wet blanket,” Mrs. X said to him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Today his eye patch has a big blue “X” stitched over it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I wrote things like, Fencer X “will take parry but often misses repost. Use long attack and finish under.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She figured that he must have stopped at a nearby drugstore to use the telephone booth when I later told her that Malcolm X had telephoned me upstate at about 3:30 that afternoon. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Asked about the pistol permit that Malcolm X had said publicly he planned to request, Commissioner Arm said that as far as he knew, Malcolm X had never actually filed a request. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For now, she pressed her lips together tightly and set her knife and fork down in a neat X across her plate. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was no one in this class with a name beginning with X, Y, or Z. Williams’s yes lingered on the air. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. X stayed in his apartment all morning. And then he left with one of the big suitcases. I caught him on the lobbycam.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A letter quickly came from Mr. Muhammad appreciating that the article kept my promise to be objective, and Malcolm X telephoned similar compliments. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I eat my pudding on the stairs, glancing down at Mr. X’s doormat on the way. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The matter was straightened out, and I sent Malcolm X some rough chapters to read. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One of these, whose name I won’t call—he might lose his job—said, “Malcolm X, the whites need your voice worse than the Negroes.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, we might say that a 95 percent confidence interval for the percentage of voters favoring candidate X is 45 percent plus or minus 6 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X returned downstairs to the lobby, he “practically bumped into the Muslim entourage. The Muslims were stunned. Malcolm’s face froze, but he never broke his gait. Then, we knew we were facing trouble.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z J. D. Bernal, the crystallographer, would later call them the “most beautiful X ray photographs of any substance ever taken.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Those X’s over the eyes and the stake in the heart....I feel like I could throw up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Another sort of statistic often presented nakedly takes this form: the top X percent of the country owns Y percent of its wealth, where X is shockingly small and Y is shockingly big. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to ignore the strange X on my family's door and make my way directly to the floorboards lining the side of the porch. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was through a clue from one of the scribblings that finally I cast a bait that Malcolm X took. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s a rule: Never write a sentence of the form “X not Y because Z,” such as Dave is not evil because he did what he was told. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A big X goes up in her mind over every single piece of the unnerving, unsettling idea of him. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z These X rays and gamma rays are like waves of light, but with a much shorter wavelength. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Voters were to place an X in the box next to the party of their choice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One night a white friend was in the studio when Malcolm X arrived a little earlier than anticipated, and they passed each other in the corridor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Primordial black holes with initial masses less than this figure would already have completely evaporated, but those with slightly greater masses would still be emitting radiation in the form of X rays and gamma rays. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The bakery had pictures of Malcolm X and Black Power slogans on the wall. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids with the green and blue X’s were allowed to walk freely, their hands swinging at their sides. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z From then until Malcolm X checked out the next day, extra security vigilance was continuously maintained on the twelfth floor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as it stays there, Mr. X is still out. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As testimony to the power of redemption and the force of human personality, the autobiography of Malcolm X is a revelation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “When Peter came to me, he was febrile, but he was very with it, very alert and communicative. We gave him an X ray. His lungs were fluffy.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, I could be bleeding to death from a head wound in Mr. X’s bathroom and here you are, playing with the intercom.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Malcolm X testified at the office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois which had been investigating the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The “Malcolm X Committee” and I were exchanging goodbyes at the Accra airport when a small motorcade of five Ambassadors arrived—to see me off! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were driving somewhere, motorists along the highway would wave to Malcolm X, the faces of both whites and Negroes spontaneously aglow with the wonderment that I had seen evoked by other “celebrities.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X had very little good to say of Negro ministers, very possibly because most of them had attacked the Black Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z While I was waiting for the elevator, I ran up to Mr. X’s and shoved the gum wrapper between his door and the doorframe. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I think it’s the sweetest, most complimentary thing I ever heard in my life,” Mrs. X said warmly to me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z With Malcolm X watching me on her wall, I can’t lie. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In Malcolm X’s long dealings with the staff of the Harlem weekly newspaper Amsterdam News, he had come to admire Executive Editor James Hicks and the star feature writer James Booker. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My book was approximately 25 cm X 35 cm X 1 cm so it couldn’t be hidden in a very small place, which meant that I didn’t have to look in any really small places. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When something had angered Malcolm X during the day, his face would be flushed redder when he visited me, and he generally would spend much of the session lashing out bitterly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We must enter from behind the stage curtains three at a time, stopping at each X before it’s time to hit the X in the middle of the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He ran the X’s through the offensive patterns the team had practiced repetitiously for two weeks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Jet magazine reported Malcolm X’s trip to Selma, Alabama, on the invitation of two members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Safer’s plan is that I will watch the lobbycam in my apartment while he breaks into Mr. X’s apartment right above me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z X got his cigarette lit, nodded, and said Clay had a real eye for detail. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Malcolm X gave me a startled look when I asked him if he would tell his life story for publication. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z —Didn’t you know I was a psychic with X- ray vision? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps you are marking each day on a calendar with a large red X? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X came on, he, too, sounded different. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The two complaints were not helping the old firebrand Malcolm X image any, nor were they generating the local public interest that was badly needed by his small, young OAAU. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Those with a faint yellow X, or an orange or red one, were forced to fight through the mud with their hands and feet in metal cuffs, a long chain connecting them in a line. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Is this a treasure map? Where X marks the spot? You were just down there—what’s against the back wall of the Boring Room?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I put my X on that paper he had. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The third line of the cycle contains an X and numbers 2, 0, and 3, which are also guides to counting the cycle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z X = Sam, the first beat and most important moment in music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X reached home in Long Island, one of his followers, telephoning him there, got, instead, a telephone company operator who said that the OL 1-6320 number was “disconnected.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m imagining Safer somewhere inside, having the realization that Mr. X has come home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Golden Snidget gains a X X X X rating not because it is dangerous but because severe penalties are attached to its capture or injury. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Malcolm X’s decision to enter the mainstream of the straggle heralds a hopeful sign on the sickeningly dismal scene of brutalized, non-violent, passive resistance. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a black man with brains gone to bed,” Malcolm X told me once, briefly lapsing into his old vernacular. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When I move to enter, their guns form an X in front of me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That meant I had food rations to last me—31 X 3—93 days! Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Or that you might be asked to “go back to X,” X being somewhere not in America? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z So then you got to six X over six equals twelve. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z That made the problem X over six minus another X over six, which didn’t look right because first I had two different numbers and now I had the same number. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The Gran gestured for the Spares to come forward, and as they stood there lined up, she made a giant X over their heads, magic to seal the contract until the impossible task began. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He rushed inside, he saw Malcolm X lying on the stage, and then some people chasing a man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for Rukia Marshall, a Malcolm X muslim whose hair was always covered by a scarf thing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The ghost of Malcolm X was in the coliseum. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X said to the man very sincerely, “I wish I could have a white chapter of the people I meet like you. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just write this up again, but leave out the name of Officer X,” he told me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a hand-drawn map, with a big red X on the corner where the nearest Met Foods is—the same one where that bird flew into the glass. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z X, as she signed herself before she learned her letters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm X had written on the reverse side, “One hundred years after the Civil War, and these chimpanzees get more recognition, respect and freedom in America than our people do. Bro. Malcolm X. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps I too might wield the same old power that animated the ancestors, that lived in Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Nanny, Cudjoe, Malcolm X, and speak—no, act—as though my body were my own. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He could see the X from the geometry puzzle. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X immediately followed the statement with “Don’t print that, people would think I’m trying to link myself with them.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A “third party” was suspected of killing Malcolm X by CORE’S National Director James Farmer, who said, “Malcolm’s murder was calculated to produce more violence and murder and vengeance killings.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his custom, after each reading, to ask X to plot out or pad out the letter of reply, or to insert a few impressive words in French or German. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You sound like that red-headed Negro named X. Why don’t you join him and call yourself Guitar X?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On four, I glance at Mr. X’s door and see the gum wrapper tucked neatly into the doorframe. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After dinner, Malcolm X’s two friends drove him back to the hotel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z You remonstrate: “The answer’s not X but Y. You forgot to take account of this or that.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Clay suddenly looked at X with new—higher—interest than before. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z One morning in mid-summer 1964, Malcolm X telephoned me and said that he would be leaving “within the next two or three days” for a planned six weeks abroad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In the year of his arrival in Cambridge, Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X rays at the University of Würzburg in Germany, and the next year Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Large dots and X’s were located on diverse portions of the map, aside from the labeling of major cities. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It had an X in it, like ‘fox,’ you know? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Those who knew Malcolm X Shabazz personally wanted to be sure that the negative myth around his memory would be erased by portraying the truths of his mission, and the depth of his heart. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sadie was a widow lady, her husband having been run over by an ambulance while he was on the way across Malcolm X Boulevard to buy a Lotto ticket. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In introducing “Mr. X,” Yutar informed the court that the interrogation would take three days and then, in theatrical tones, he added that the witness was “in mortal danger.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m waiting for her to say “Craig, what you need to do is X” and for the Shift to occur. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She drew a dotted line between the two X’s. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was full of Malcolm X, Saigon, the Beatles, tennis at Wimbledon, and a motel in Jackson, Mississippi, that closed down rather than accept Negro guests, but nothing about me and Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of trying to wrestle his way free, his forefinger veers off and makes a deliberate X on the back of Cato's hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Let’s cut him open and get to the inside of things once and for all. He keeps complaining about his liver. His liver looks pretty small on this X ray.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And other immediate problems which Malcolm X faced included finances. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z X was the boy’s sweetheart who came into the family life and complicated it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it was during recalling the early Harlem days that Malcolm X really got carried away. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Any day in there, I might find myself in a situation where I’d need Officer X to watch my back, to pry a homicidal inmate off of me, at his peril. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just, here, just put X’s where they’re sitting,” and he ripped a sheet of paper out of his notebook and drew a square for each desk. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z As the crew was setting up its floodlights on tripods, a Dayton, Ohio, radio station called, wishing to interview Mali colm X by telephone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must have written a million words by now,” said Malcolm X. “Probably,” I said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Toomer had stopped, hunted for a stick, and with great deliberation had marked a large “X” across the track of the snake. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When his narration reached his moving to Boston to live with his half- sister Ella, Malcolm X began to laugh about how “square” he had been in the ghetto streets. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late during this Friday afternoon that I got into the quietly moving line, thinking about the Malcolm X with whom I had worked closely for about two years. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The headlines and the news broadcasts promptly had it: “Black Muslims’ Malcolm X: ‘Chickens Come Home to Roost. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were covered with Black Power posters, pictures of Malcolm X, and green, red, and black maps of Africa. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The strange X on our door is still there, as prominent as ever. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Parks asked Malcolm X if it was really hue that killers were after him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The OIC downstairs told me to quiet down whoever it was that was speaking so loudly on X—a silly request, I thought, so close to midnight. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They had discovered the X ray, the cathode ray, the electron, and radioactivity, invented the ohm, the watt, the Kelvin, the joule, the amp, and the little erg. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z His math papers from school were always covered in X's. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I remember another stoopful of women alongside the door of a small grocery store where I had gone for something, leaving Malcolm X talking across the street. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I can even think, I’m back on Mr. X’s doormat, staring at Safer’s loafers. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Malcolm X slashed at the government’s reluctance to take positive steps in the Negro’s behalf. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bring X rays of your mother who needs a new hip. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The agent for the book sent to my hotel a contract dealing with foreign publication rights which needed Malcolm X’s and my signature. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The manuscript copy which Malcolm X was given to review was in better shape now, and he pored through page by page, intently, and now and then his head would raise with some comment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today’s the day, Georges. Mr. X went out this morning. We’re going to find whatever the key opens. This is it.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Glancing at my note, Malcolm X said to Beutel, “Only the unasked question is stupid,” and then to me, “Tell them I’ll call them back, please.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the table’s legs crossed like an X, there was a ring of brass balls, each walnut-sized. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali were the only faces I could name. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z All through the war, Clay had read all Loretta’s letters aloud to X, however intimate they were—in fact, the more intimate, the better. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Thought it might end with X. I hear one. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The Boston Temple’s outstanding young Minister Louis X, previously a well-known and rising popular singer called ‘ ‘The Charmer, ’ ’ had written our Nation’s popular first song, titled “White Man’s Heaven is Black Man’s Hell.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This is why I sought out Malcolm X, whose ideas had reached me through the medium of Negro integrationists. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake drew a triumphant X to mark the spot halfway between the two markers. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Well, when Sister Betty X told her foster parents, who were financing her education, that she was a Muslim, they gave her a choice: leave the Muslims, or they’d cut off her nursing school. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When they slotted the bars through the brackets, they made a huge X brace. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Sunday before he was to officially announce his rupture with Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X came to my home to discuss his plans and give me some necessary documentation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In Harlem, Malcolm X is standing on a soapbox talking about a revolution. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Trying to keep Malcolm X talking, I mined the woman theme for all it was worth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In Hadem at large, in the bars and restaurants, on the street comers and stoops, there could be heard more blunt criticism of Malcolm X than ever before in his career. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hall, as I was waiting for the elevator, someone shook my hand and said, “Goodbye, Mr. James Baldwin. We’ll soon be addressing you as Mr. James X.” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Said Minister Wilfred X of the Detroit mosque, “We would be ignorant to get confused and go to arguing and fighting among ourselves and forget who the real enemy is. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You just scraped your head a little. They’s nothing wrong with you. They took X rays.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we arrived at our destination, it became familiar to hear “There’s Malcolm X!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had known it would be, and before he moved, he pulled on the jersey he had bought, then chalked a large X on the wall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Between bites of blueberry pancake, Hazel drew a squiggly curve and an X on her napkin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At school, I began measuring time by my grade reports every six weeks and by the huge red X I would put on the calendar every day. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I read about Klinefelter’s Syndrome, where an extra X chromosome renders a person tall, eunuchoid, and temperamentally unpleasant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Over the months, I had gradually come to establish something of a telephone acquaintance with Malcolm X’s wife, whom I addressed as “Sister Betty,” as I had heard the Muslims do. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Muslim’s “X” symbolized the true African family name that he never could know. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In her mind, he’s got a big X over him, as do all boys. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Marshall was chiefly interested in Malcolm X’s finances, particularly how his extensive traveling since his Black Muslim ouster had been paid for. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Sister Betty’s first vacation in the six years of the taut regimen as a Black Muslim wife, and it was for Malcolm X both a saving of face and something to do. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X deeply respected the care and depth which Dr. Lincoln was putting into his research. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We had awkward, backward names like Farinango, which our grandparents signed with an X on contracts they couldn’t read. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Bill got the least which was only one X and that was $209. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z And four hours later, Malcolm X left his room and took an elevator down to the lobby, where he checked out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z On the 28th of January, Malcolm X was on TWA’s Flight No. 9 from New York that landed at about three P.M. in Los Angeles. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X promptly got up and silently took my notebook, tore out that page and crumpled it and put it into his pocket, and he was considerably subdued during the remainder of that session. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was really surprised that when she had had the chance, Sister Betty X had not mentioned anything to me about it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z X stared at the page for several minutes, trying, against heavy odds, not to be taken in. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z One of them shakes a can of spray paint and draws a giant red X on the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z X Dorian Greene turned one of his severe calling cards over and printed on the reverse side: “Stunning apartment for rent. Apply at 1A.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Madame Hoo marked an X and her husband filled in her name and position. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Monday night, Malcolm X spoke to an audience in the familiar Audubon Ballroom. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been staring at it all day, in between Spanish lessons. How do we find ‘X’ if the location of the fire pit remains unknown? The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Boards in the shape of the letter X had been nailed across the door. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z And then I imagine I can feel the X rays and the gamma rays, feel them pinging on my eyelids, shooting through my skull, making the palms of my hands tingle like they've fallen asleep. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need to keep track of when Mr. X comes and goes. We’re going to try out a new piece of equipment.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z X said he knew all about it, and covered his tic with his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Solve for X. I couldn’t believe Mr. Greene was serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She would have said something like “Georges, I’ve got the X virus, strain Z. It’s a bad one, but there’s medicine for it, and I won’t die on you.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Malcolm X said,gruffly, “Whose book is this?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Exceptions.—X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled; and when the derivative does not retain the accent of the root, the final consonant is not always doubled: as, prefer' + ence = pref'erence. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z I telephoned Malcolm X, and expressed my personal concern for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As it was, she’d become increasingly busy due to the explosion of interest about her husband, and the preparations for the release of X: The Movie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “That couldn’t have been him. If Mr. X wore a baseball cap, it would be black.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z W... E... X. He leaned hard into the X. When he was done he flipped the dagger in the air, caught it, and stood admiring his handiwork. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Malcolm X did telephone, after about an hour, and I met him at the Black Muslims’ newspaper office in Harlem, a couple of blocks further up Lenox Avenue from their mosque and restaurant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he showed me a second X ray, it was cloudy, and I didn’t make anything of it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X was “away briefly,” Sister Betty said on the phone—and she spoke brusquely. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z X raised his head, turned it, and saw Corporal Z standing in the door. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There was one sign that showed a man holting up a fish on a line with a big X cutting him in parts. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Firstly you can do it by maths like this Let the doors be called X, Y and Z. Let Cx be the event that the car is behind door X and so on. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He went back inside the store and signed another X for another tallboy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the bag is a red X. Then the doors slide shut again, and we continue on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The logic of the gray wall of silence was instantly clear, as clear as the glare of hate that Officer X had sent my way when he heard what I’d done. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The state’s star witness was Bruno Mtolo, or “Mr. X” as he was known in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But before he spoke he picked up a piece of yellow chalk and drew five X’s and O’s up on the board. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X entered the ballroom at shortly before two o’clock, trudging heavily instead of with his usual lithe strides, his young lady assistant has told me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Malcolm X, why do you teach black supremacy, and hate?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After that night spent in the hotel, Malcolm X was police-escorted back to O’Hare where he caught a plane to New York City’s Kennedy Airport. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In the front room is an X marking the spot where the body was found. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay on my back on the raft, spread-eagled so I looked like a brown X, my hands and feet stuck in mounds of sap. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Indicating the seated Elijah Muhammad, Minister Philbert X declared, “Where he leads me, I will follow”—and then he introduced the Black Muslim leader to make his address. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I figured that X is what I was looking for. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Any time a reporter came anywhere near me, I could hear him ask, “Is it true, Mr. Malcolm X, this report we hear, that...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody else got as many X's as he did. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z "Did the shoes have red X's on the back?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Brother, will you speak?” she asked— then, turning to Malcolm X, “Is it all right if he speaks? And maybe he could introduce you.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleven of these icons were grayed out and had a red “X” over them, and these robots could not be identified or selected. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t agree with everything you say,” he told Malcolm X, “but I have to admire your presentation. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z An X made from two strips of clear tape is holding a white pad and some kind of brace on the bridge of her nose. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Alongside the item, Malcolm X had scribbled “Imagine this!!!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We can’t talk about Mr. X because Candy is there, but for once Safer doesn’t tell her to go away. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A New York Times correspondent in a London press conference quoted the author and dramatist James Baldwin, who thought the death of Malcolm X was “a major setback for the Negro movement.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He breaks into a quarantine zone, enters a house marked with a three-lined X, and reappears several minutes later. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was a long time before X could set the note aside, let alone lift Esmé’s father’s wristwatch out of the box. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Oh. Okay. You can take those onions, and make X’s in the bottom with a knife, and drop them into that pan.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned with a note to Malcolm X to whom the commentator Beutel had just said, “I won’t take much of your time, I just have a few probably stupid questions.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Malcolm X,” those devils would ask, “why is your Fruit of Islam being trained in judo and karate?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When the emcee mentioned that his young guest, introduced as “Mister X,” was from Brooklyn, someone shouted “Hooray!” and Bobby beamed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The swelling disappeared but where the silver wolf had kissed was now a rueful scar shaped like an X. It seeped for days. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A frequent rumor among non-Muslims was “Malcolm X is making a pile of money. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I sent a clipping of that story to Malcolm X in Cairo. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one night, Malcolm X arrived nearly out on his feet from fatigue. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z With the furor over police repression in Birmingham simmering, and the flush of excitement generated by Malcolm X’s visit still lingering, the students pressed for immediate action. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I have the impression that Malcolm X heard in advance that the Muslim organization was going to sue to make him vacate the home he and his family lived in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The centaur is given an X X X X classification not because it is unduly aggressive, but because it should be treated with great respect. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Listen to this: “The dynamic interstices of the Harlem sub-culture have been oversimplified and distorted by Malcolm X to meet his own needs.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The subject of my writing an article somehow never got raised, but Malcolm X proved far more cooperative when I returned. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X followers had been canvassing with growing anxiety for a Harlem church that would accept the Saturday funeral. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When Em was called, she mounted the stage steps with her head down, glancing up only when she got to the big blue X taped to the middle of the stage floor. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “My parents are pretty interesting. But they are Gen X, I think.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She has put an X over the H in Heart and written a lowercase h. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z X threaded his fingers, once, through his dirty hair, then shielded his eyes against the light again. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Mr. Malcolm X, what about your comment that Negroes should form rifle clubs? ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Tic-tac-toe had nine squares, but then why not mark an X to start the game? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm X said, glancing again at his wrist watch, “Make it half an hour.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I later heard somewhere, or read, that Malcolm X telephoned an apology to the reporter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We may raise the possibility that Mr. X mislaid his picnic basket and chose to report it stolen in the hopes of making a claim on his insurance, and so on. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The kidnapper said it would have an X chalked on the lid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At intervals, Malcolm X would make a great point of stressing to me, “Now, I don’t want anything in this book to make it sound that I think I’m somebody important.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Several days after the fiasco with Bragg, the crystallographer V. Vand sent Max a letter containing a theory for the diffraction of X rays by helical molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Connor does a full spin—his arms held out at his sides, the hood of his yellow raincoat drawn over his head—and says, “Is this it? Is this where X marks the spot?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad told me that he thought that Sister Betty X was a fine sister. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In recent weeks, Malcolm X had become irritable about this, saying “It makes people uncomfortable” and that it reminded him of Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “The spot with the X has to mean something,” she muttered, drifting across the room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm X for some reason suddenly began to deliver a spate of attacks against Elijah Muhammad, making more bitter accusations of “religious fakery” and “immorality” than he ever had. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I had noticed that while Malcolm X was talking, he often simultaneously scribbled with his red-ink ball-point pen on any handy paper. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting right there and staring at me was the fiery Malcolm X who could be as acid toward Negroes who angered him as he was against whites in general. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Back then, there were some others that signed their checks with an X too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remind him that I still haven’t even seen Mr. X, let alone familiarized myself with his luggage. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Mr. Malcolm X, what about those ‘Blood Brothers,’ reportedly affiliated with your organization, reportedly trained for violence, who have killed innocent white people?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X talked about “the white devil” Mommy simply felt those references didn’t apply to her. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now a young, clean- cut white man rose and came up, his hand extended, and Malcolm X rose and shook the proffered hand firmly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked down to a lot on Malcolm X Boulevard. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The question Myrtle poses to herself is: When should I accept Mr. X and forgo the suitors who would come after him, some of whom may possibly be “better” than he? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Liyana felt tempted to draw a large X over the pages in her notebooks. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, Malcolm X began to talk, now walking in a tight circle. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A thin boy, wearing a Malcolm X T-shirt and sporting a DIY haircut, sat up from where he’d once been sprawled by a gaping hole in the side of the bus. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Malcolm X plunged into a welter of activities. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X said that he had increased the Nation of Islam membership from about 400 when he had joined to around 40,000. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X left me at around two A.M. on that occasion, he asked me to call him at nine A.M. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X next came to my room in the Hotel Wellington, I said, “I’ve gotten something for you to take to Attallah and Qubilah for Christmas gifts,” and I “walked” out the dolls. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sounds like a Z. Yeah, most of the X words are pronounced like that. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm X toured Clay about in Harlem, and in other places, functioning, he said, as Clay’s “friend and religious advisor.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent adds diagonal threads from the corners to create an X through the middle, so it looks like the Union Jack British flag, or a six-pointed asterisk. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Applause rose from the audience; at the anteroom door, Malcolm X turned and looked back at his young lady assistant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Placing the box on the counter, he handed the man a ball-point pen, Snuffy made a shaky X, and Nick wrote in his name. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X understood that the United States was created by and for privileged white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z With Christmas approaching, upon an impulse I bought for Malcolm X’s two oldest daughters two large dolls, with painted brown complexions, the kind of dolls that would “walk” when held by the left hand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Half of the vials on the shelf are labeled with the three-lined X: T. Filoviridae Virus Mutations. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Our proud lettering along the side was scorched, showing only the k of the Auk and only one X of the XX. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Just before Thanksgiving, Doc Lassiter ordered Dad to get an X ray. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Reportedly, men with knives rushed out of the blockade car, but the Malcolm X forces showed a shotgun, and the attackers dispersed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But my boss said, “Put your X here, George. You’re a good worker and I can t afford to lose you.’ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor showed me the chip in the bone in the first X ray. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s as hue as we are standing here,” Malcolm X said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the anteroom door, just ajar, she and Benjamin X heard the applause diminishing, then the familiar ringing greeting, “Asalaikum, brothers and sisters!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be your lookout this one time. And maybe you’ll find out there’s nothing going on at all. Maybe Mr. X isn’t a murderer.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Malcolm X was also convinced that the F.B.I. had “bugged” my studio; he probably suspected that it may even have been done with my cooperation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the map, and at the large black X marking their house. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The organization’s leader was described as “The Honorable Elijah Muhammad” and a “Minister Malcolm X” was apparendy chief of staff. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z You multiplied the tops of the equations and you got to minus X over six. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The Autobiography ofMalcolm X has served as an everlasting testament to my father’s life and legacy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “A carrier of twin X chromosomes,” I affirmed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The victory party was in his motel suite, Malcolm X told me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be something like “—and we have with us today the fiery, angry chief Malcolm X of the New York Muslims. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The folding man crossed his arms in a bony X and said, “I dunno anything what you say,” then walked off the stage. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I remember one incident within the airport that showed me how Malcolm X never lost his racial perspective. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven and I could recite Malcolm X quotes by the time we were thirteen. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was Wilkins who had first excited me about X- ray work on DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z We faced a fork in the road one decade after Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were laid to rest. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I did remember the first grade teacher calling out during a test, while students marked X’s on a girl or a boy or a dog, which I covered with black. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For all I knew, he stepped off that bus every afternoon and was whooshed into Dimension X—which might have explained a thing or two about his personality. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I reported this to Malcolm X, who snorted, “He must think I’m nuts! What am I going to look like going speaking with a devil!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have children, too. 4 have heart. I give you your half cup of rice today, but you must put your X here, and here—double credit for the boy who doesn’t work yet.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As I came out of the store, one woman was excitedly describing for the rest a Malcolm X lecture she had heard in Mosque Number 7 one Sunday. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Root said that Malcolm X made accusations about Elijah Muhammad’s conduct with various former secretaries. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I cross off this day with a black “X” on the calendar that covers my closet door, and then I curl up on my bed, propped against my pillows, books spread across the comforter. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No statement could be obtained either from Malcolm X’s oldest brother, Wilfred X, the Black Muslim minister of Mosque Number 1 in Detroit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X said, “Now, just read that, just think of that a minute! Suppose it was your child! Where’s that slumlord- on some beach in Miami! ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in mid-May, Sister Betty telephoned me, her voice jubilant: Malcolm X was returning. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Z seemed mean, X wicked; and W always made her yawn. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z From top to ground level, they are: U and Z T and Y S and X R and W Q and V The Q-and-V galleries are on the flats. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The house that the man then showed them that Malcolm X particularly liked, in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood also on Long Island, required a $3000 down payment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z According to what Safer said last night, that means Mr. X is home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The fabric forms an X over my chest and my cleavage. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then I put down just plain X for the last amount. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I listen for footsteps above me, though the fact is that I have never heard a single sound from Mr. X’s apartment. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Parks asked him about police protection, and Malcolm X laughed, “Brother, nobody can protect you from a Muslim but a Muslim—or someone trained in Muslim tactics. I know. I invented many of those tactics.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a roll of dark tape from the hall closet and patched the hole in Stick’s jacket with a wide X. Then I slipped it on. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Driven to the Bristol Hotel, Malcolm X checked in, and the adjoining suite was taken by members of the police force who would keep him under steady guard for the next three days in Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning—it was Sunday—the “Malcolm X Committee” was waiting at my hotel, to accompany me to the airport. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I know we’re standing in front of Mr. X’s apartment. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Malcolm X promptly did begin to pay me two- and three-hour visits, parking his blue Oldsmobile outside the working studio I then had in Greenwich Village. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z To this day Malcolm X stands as a leader. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever anyone said, or wrote, “Malcolm X, the number two Black Muslim—” I would recoil. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Black Jesus hangs from the cross in a painting on the hallway wall, and Malcolm X holds a shotgun in a photograph next to him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z One day, though, the letter finally did arrive — an ordinary letter, come without incident through the ordinary channels, with a large ballpoint X just where he wanted it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Eden's face, of the medicine he and John and my mother will need, and of the strange red X with the line through it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In reality, there must be some truly “earliest X,” with all claims of earlier X’s being false. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the ultraviolet is the X-ray part of the spectrum, and beyond the X- rays are the gamma rays. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At his home, a woman told reporters that Minister Wilfred X was not there, that he had not gone to New York, and she didn’t believe he had any plans to do so. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I said that the question had made me aware of how careful Malcolm X had always been to play himself down and to play up his leader Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My inherent idealism yearns for the issuance of the commemorative stamp and the living document of The Autobiography of Malcolm X to continue to bridge ignorance with insight, and despondency with hope. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There was space under the X for her to crawl in and sit down with her back to the door and her knees drawn up to her chest. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She had similarly made arrangements with some other prominent Negroes who were due to appeal to the audience for their maximum possible contributions to aid the work of Malcolm X and his organization. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m the only black man they’ve ever been close to who they know speaks the truth to them,” Malcolm X once explained to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z From Malcolm X himself, I had seen, or heard, a few unusual things which had caused me some little private wonder and speculation, and then, with nothing to hang them onto, I had dismissed them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But Olly’s like a random letter, the big bold X thrown in the middle of the word or phrase that ruins the sequence. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X steadily accused the Black Muslims as the source of the various attacks and threats. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “His success among the white man never has made him lose touch with black reality,” Malcolm X said of Parks once. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Autobiography of Malcolm X is evidence of one man’s will and belief in prayer and purpose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Few had reflected that Malcolm X, upon becoming a Black Muslim minister, had signed an oath of poverty, so that for twelve years he never acquired anything in his own name. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z X started to apologize, but changed his mind and reached for his cigarettes. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Malcolm X abruptly whirled on her, and barked, “You know you shouldn’t ask me right in front of him!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was set, he told Donovan, for “my proposed entry into Country X.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Or when I had made some absolutely true point, “Malcolm X conveniently manipulated. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When we get up to Mr. X’s, we both automatically look for the gum wrapper, which is still stuck in the door. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The resurrection of Malcolm X also precipitated a new wave of unauthorized exploitation of his image. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z An even worse cliche, Generation X, is already degenerating. get nowhere fast. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When I remind Safer that I haven’t ever actually seen Mr. X, he tells me not to worry, that I will recognize him because he is the only person who wears all black in May. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The packages of chocolate marked X are for you, the other two are for Mrs. Roos.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s just like they give the ghosts a treasure map and instead of there being a big pot of gold where X marks the spot, there’s some poor kid that’s sound asleep. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Everyone was sure that Mrs. Granger had X- ray vision. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, the two swords touch, cross, making a perfect X shape like the school’s emblem. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Turning the corner from S to X, I heard one inmate say to another wistfully, “Another year.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It is like a squashed-up X and over it is a bishop’s hat, which is called a mitre. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z First, in a high drama for the Muslims, Elijah Muhammad’s son, Wallace Delaney Muhammad, who once had sided with Malcolm X, faced the audience and begged forgiveness for his defection. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Officer X was off the hook, which meant that maybe he wouldn’t hate me more than he already did. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X’s manner during all of that session suggested that his worst doubts had been confirmed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X also admired The Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, in his Congressman political role: “I’d think about retiring if the black man had ten like him in Washington. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped off the bed and marked a large X across my chest. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z All of them were wearing white uniforms, with a different colored X marked on each of their backs and a number written in black above it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I saw my big sister writing one last night. She wrote the name upside down and then put a big red X over it. She said that’s what the court used to do to criminals.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The car in which Malcolm X left the hotel, bound for the aitport, was followed, said Bradley. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X steeled himself to catch a plane as scheduled that morning to speak in Detroit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Let Hx be the event that the host opens door X and so on. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z You all line up and make an X with your wrists in the air as you pace along to the music. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z One doctor, noticing inflammation under Dr. Philobosian’s eyelids, had stopped the examination and chalked an X on his coat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I knows what them is,” he said, putting his finger on the X’s and O’s. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s in full Malik X mode, with a wooden black power fist hanging from a necklace. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I start up the stairs, glancing in my most casual spylike way at Mr. X’s doormat as I pass it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But when he came through again, Malcolm X suddenly leaned forward from his seat, smiling at the porter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sprays another line, making an X. I curse silently under my breath and start to turn away— —but then the soldier does something unexpected, something I've never seen before. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Both men were indicted, along with Hayer, for the murder of Malcolm X on March 10. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z X bridged his hand over his eyes—the light over the bed seemed to be blinding him—and said that Loretta’s insight into things was always a joy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Brand X was a popular brand of sneakers. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “You might be on to something, Malik X,” says Sonny. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The night of the phenomenal upset, when Clay did beat Liston, Malcolm X telephoned me, and sounds of excitement were in the background. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly landed a long-term sub position teaching art history at the Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad reportedly had said at another time, “Malcolm is destroying himself,” and that he had no wish whatever to see Malcolm X die, that he “would rather see him live and suffer his treachery.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew a square for the cabin and X’s around it, where the stones were. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And another: “Malcolm X is one of our most significant and miltant leaders. We are in a battle. Efforts will be made to malign and discredit him. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The day before I left New York City to return upstate, I raised my concern to Malcolm X. “I have thought about that,” he said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was X plus 2 over 5 equals X minus 1 over 2. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Looks like Mr. X came home,” I say. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Malcolm X had been killed the year before and had grown larger in death than in life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In reality, even for the most famous and apparently decisive modern inventions, neglected precursors lurked behind the bald claim “X invented Y.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I had become worried that Malcolm X, bitter, would want to go back through the chapters in which he had told of his Black Muslim days and re-edit them in some way. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For instance, reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X—a book that begins and ends in the madness and pathology of America’s racial obsessions—is a rite of passage for young black men. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “The thing about Mr. X,” he says, handing me three cracker sandwiches, “is that he’s careful. So observation will only get us so far.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I explained that I was ignorant of how X rays diffract, but Max immediately put me at ease. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When some Muslims were shot by Los Angeles policemen, one of them being killed, Malcolm X, upon his return from a trip he made there, was fairly apoplectic for a week. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk into the lobby, where someone reassembled the portrait of Jeanine Matthews, but they drew an X over each of her eyes in red paint and wrote “Faction scum” across the bottom. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was a bitterly cold day, worsened by the wind that lifted the papers along the block and sent them flying across Malcolm X Boulevard. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. Look, we’re wasting time. We need to get into Mr. X’s apartment. To see what the key opens. I have a feeling it’s important.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I can’t get caught on a coach, I could get into trouble on a coach, ’ ’ Malcolm X had said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote to Malcolm X in Cairo that night about the interview. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And X identified an experimental plane still under development, designed for the purpose of research and testing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “The word is not favored here, Mr. Malcolm X. The term Afro-American has greater meaning, and dignity.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A court had made it clear that Malcolm X and his family would have to vacate the Elmhurst house for its return to the adjudged legal owners, Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s spray-painted in red on the blank expanse of wall above the staircase leading to the second story—that large X with each arm continued at a right angle. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Malcolm X rarely exchanged any words with those Negro men with shiny, “processed” hair without giving them a nudge. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “We got up to X Sevens,” Viola says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Citra was at the dining room table, slaving over a particularly difficult algebra problem, shuffling variables, unable to solve for X or Y, when this new and far more pernicious variable entered her life’s equation. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When the family left the gravesite, followers of Malcolm X would not let the coffin be covered by the white gravediggers who had stood a little distance away, waiting. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After all those years of signing my name with an X, I am proud to sign my full name. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many X’s and O’s at the end of it. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I make an X, a small one, on my painted jungle wall. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z X looked up and over at him, and said, with great effort, “Thanks. Tell her thanks for me.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Which would mean that right now, with both of us standing on Mr. X’s doormat looking at the wrapper in the door, Mr. X could actually be home or not home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “So you say you logged this part about Officer X, right?” he asked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if there might be some way Zero would agree to dig part of X- Ray's hole as well. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z This was the first definitive film stock collection of the life of Malcolm X and it traveled extensively throughout the nation’s university circuit as well as to civil rights and Afro-American nationalist events. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When he sees that the wrapper is out, he knows that Mr. X has gone out, and Safer puts the wrapper back in the doorframe so we’ll know when Mr. X comes back in. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Four months later, in a hospital in New York, after many X rays and tests, I had the first of three operations. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out a roster for me to sign, and indicated how to draw an X. I took his quill, and wrote my name. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Peking, China People’s Daily said the killing happened “because Malcolm X . . . fought for the emancipation of the 23,000,000 American Negroes.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Quietly, quietly, I swing it open and step into Mr. X’s apartment. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Once, noting me switching from one to the other, Malcolm X curiously asked me what for? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z During this period, total sales of The Autobiography of Malcolm X reached record numbers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He agrees with the Nation of Islam on some stuff, but he can’t get over the fact that they may have killed Malcolm X. “Pig in my house,” Daddy grumbles and sits next to me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Please, can I just show you what I’m talking about? It’s important to me. Then I’m one hundred percent grounded,” I say, crossing an X over my heart. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I missed World War I when my boss had me put an X on some kind of a paper. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X’s growing respect for individual whites seemed to be reserved for those who ignored on a personal basis the things he said about whites and who jousted with him as a man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell him everything about what happened with Safer and Mr. X, all of it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Safer steps out of his shoes and lines them up on one side of Mr. X’s doormat. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then, he drew another X. "That's his current location. Get me a ruler." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Tic-tac-toe had nine squares, but then why not mark an X to start the game? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then, soon, the porter returned to Malcolm X, his voice expansive. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X’s lawyer, Assemblyman Percy Sutton, said that the police now had the names of those whom Malcolm X had said planned to kill him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d redone it without the word treasure written over the X or any of the other notations. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “The way I feel, I ought not to go out there at all today,” Malcolm X said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. X wears black all the time, Safer tells me: “All. The. Time.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Malcolm X caused many young Negroes to take a new vision of themselves,” said Bayard Rustin, a main figure in organizing the March on Washington in 1963. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They began asking various bellmen what room Malcolm X was in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “So Officer X remembers saying that to Conover now, is that right? And he’s going to write a new To/From? And you’ll take care of the deprivation order? Okay, fine.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My first meeting with Malcolm X took place in March 1963 in the Muslim restaurant of Temple Number Seven on Lenox Avenue. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At NASA’s High-Speed Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base—the place where pilot Chuck Yeager first cracked through the sound barrier in 1947— engineer John Perry manned an X-15 simulator. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It should be safe to enter the apartment as long as someone is the lookout on the lobbycam, watching to see if Mr. X comes into the building. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Soon, Malcolm X and his family flew to Miami. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I marked an X in the box next to the letters ANC and then slipped my folded ballot paper into a simple wooden box; I had cast the first vote of my life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d gotten X easy enough, but I couldn’t figure out what Y was supposed to be. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He lived on the first floor and he usually came up to see X when he had a few rumors or gripes to unload. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A few moments later, Spinks walked to the blackboard, his eyes studying a 3 X 5 card filled with statistics. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I'm almost certain that the soldiers have been back at least once, because the X is bright and the paint's fresh. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z X turned around in his chair and asked him to come in, and to be careful not to step on the dog. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z After the preacher helped with reading the papers, he showed Papa where to put his X. Our little farm had gotten bigger. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I ever heard Malcolm X speak of Handler, whom he had recently met, he began, “I was talking with this devil—” and abruptly he cut himself off in obvious embarrassment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassius Clay had extended the invitation as a sixth wedding anniversary present to Malcolm X and Sister Betty, and they had accepted most gratefully. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, while Dad is doing his nightly murmuring-into-the-phone ritual with the door to his room closed, I slip upstairs to Mr, X’s apartment and wedge Safer’s balled-up gum wrapper between the door and the frame. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One among that audience exclaimed after a moment, “I sure ain’t!" whereupon all of them joined in laughter and we walked on with Malcolm X waving back to cries of “He’s right!" The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in the middle of one of our interviews, when we had been talking about something else, Malcolm X suddenly asked me, “Do you know Ossie Davis?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I never dreamed, though, what Malcolm X was actually going through. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X was still stiffly addressing me as “Sir!” and my notebook contained almost nothing but Black Muslim philosophy, praise of Mr. Muhammad, and the “evils” of “the white devil. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I would tell audiences, “On election day, look down your ballot and when you see the face of a young and handsome man, mark an X.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, the SCLC’s Executive Director Reverend Andrew Young and Reverend James Bevel met with Malcolm X, urging him not to incite any incidents and cautioning him that his presence could cause violence. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Minister Malcolm X told me that he would not take personal responsibility. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing this, Malcolm X said drily, “You think I ought to send him a telegram with my telephone number?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Rebecca made an X gesture over her chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When I blurt all of this out on Mr. X’s doormat, Safer gives me a look and says that if I keep going down this road, I will be “paralyzed by my own logic.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he stepped out the door, two shadows in the shape of an X fell across his path. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Medicine X which immediately alleviates 3 percent of all headaches in test after test is certainly better than nothing, but how much would you spend on it? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Painted over my bed is a Black girl with two X’s for eyes and a stake in her heart. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Soon I read in the various newspapers that rumors were being heard of threats on Malcolm X’s life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We were going over toward Malcolm X but they were headed in the opposite direction in a big hurry. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll take this one to Harare. He needs an X ray,” the Afrikaner told the nurse. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, right after that, one of the older sisters confided to me a personal problem that Sister Betty X was having. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to Malcolm X’s stalwart assistant Benjamin X, known as a highly able speaker himself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d marked his uncle Albert’s house at 18 Folgate Street with a big red X, as if they were looking for treasure. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I was so shocked at myself, when I realized what I was thinking, I quit going anywhere near Sister Betty X, or any where I knew she would be. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Any interesting book which Malcolm X had read could get him going about his love of books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When I turn that page in my notebook, the next bears a note that Malcolm X had telephoned me saying “I’m going to be out of town for a few days.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In training, it was just called “Island X” or “Workman Island,” not Iwo Jima. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X, the supposed demon of the white man, was killed, I asked her who he was and she said, “He was a man ahead of his time.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When I mentioned my idea to Sister Betty X, I made it very clear that it was just to help her lectures to the sisters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Officer X, instead of ignoring me as usual, gave me a cold, hard stare. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Malcolm X,” Benny said, referring to the avenue. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And no less astounded would be millions whom I did not know—who had gained during my twelve years with Elijah Muhammad a “hate” image of Malcolm X. Even I was myself astounded. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And Malcolm X told a friend that he was going to apply to the Police Department for a permit to carry a pistol. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sister Betty indicated her approval, too, and Malcolm X told the real estate man he thought they would take it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z About the same time, one of the scribblings of Malcolm X’s that I had retrieved had read, enigmatically, “My life has always been one of changes.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when they emerge, they mark a house by painting a big red X on the front door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Maybe that is how death worked with all things: someone would come upon your trail, your markings, and violate them with an “X.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One was that actually Malcolm X only talked, but other civil-rights organizations were doing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They only made it clear that I’m not allowed to do one, with a big red X on that section of my schedule. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Most treasure maps have landmarks and dashes and an ‘X’ to mark the spot where the treasure’s buried. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z X sat looking at the door for a long while, then turned his chair around toward the writing table and picked up his portable typewriter from the floor. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Look, tell me the truth,” Malcolm X said to me one evening, “you travel around. Have you heard anything?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They owned leather jackets, had girlfriends, and talked about things like Malcolm X and “soul power.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I leaned to the side to see, sitting across from me, a short, scrawny Black boy with a do-it-yourself haircut, thick red-and-black-framed glasses, super-baggy cargo shorts, and a Malcolm X T-shirt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Earlier Thursday, Malcolm X discussed locating another home with a real estate dealer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Among Negro educators, of whom Malcolm X met many in his college and university lecturing, I never heard him speak well of any but one, Dr. Kenneth B. Clark. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the door opened and knocked the paper against the wall just over my Malcolm X poster, against the side of my dresser, and into the wastebasket. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X exploded to me, “How in the hell can my talk do this? It’s always a Negro responsible, not what the white man does!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Whispered Malcolm X to Detective Sergeant Edward McClellan, “Those are all Black Muslims. At least two of them I recognize as being from New York. Elijah seems to know every move I make.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X’s hand flew to his chest as the first of sixteen shotgun pellets or revolver slugs hit him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Saturday Evening Post flew photographer John Launois to Cairo to locate Malcolm X and photograph him in color. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t know where the X come in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “You asked me to stall your mom when you were going through Mr. X’s laundry. I looked like an idiot and got brown goop on my leg.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Malcolm X and I reached the point, ultimately, where we shared a mutual camaraderie that, although it was never verbally expressed, was a warm one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, it would mean X- Ray would get in trouble, too. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Except now Calvin showed me that French people put an X on the end of some words. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z X, regarding him hostilely, stated that he didn’t want an Eisenhower jacket. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The second major complaint was that Malcolm X was himself too confused to be seriously followed any longer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z While the Yoshotos were still in the kitchen, I slipped downstairs and telephoned the Windsor Hotel—which Bobby’s friend, Mrs. X, had recommended to me before I’d left New York. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It will not get hot enough to emit X rays, but it could account for the very compact source of radio waves and infrared rays that is observed at the galactic center. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” he says after he realizes that I’m not kidding, “My ingredients are friendship, intimacy, moral compatibility, physical attraction, and the X factor.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When my name is called, I wobble to the X in the middle of the stage, imagining that this must be how Pop Pop feels walking on his prosthetic leg. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Denmark gives its citizens the choice of three official genders: male, female, and X.The White House designates a gender-neutral bathroom for visitors and staff. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He sprays a third, vertical line on my mother's door, cutting the X in half. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z For me, my “X” replaced the white slavemaster name of “Little” which some blue-eyed devil named Little had imposed upon my paternal forebears. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered something I had heard about Malcolm X. He had said that when he was preaching on the corners in Harlem he was fishing for the dead. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s a smaller X than she thinks, because she is a tiny bit curious. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The doctor looked at the X rays and then at the wound. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As a man, Malcolm X had the physical bearing and the inner self- confidence of a bom aristocrat. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Posters that had the Gunners logo crossed out with a giant red X seemed to be popping up everywhere. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Howard contacted his personal physicians, who scheduled Pollard for X rays on April 13. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Six X over six equals X. X equals twelve was the answer. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t until he picked up the green spray paint and drew that enormous X over the back of the uniform shirt and handed it to me that I remembered to start breathing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I went to New York City in December for Malcolm X’s reading of final additions to the manuscript, to include the latest developments. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The young lady had picked up some paperwork she had to do when Benjamin X came in, perspiring. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X snorted that no white man’s promise was worth the paper it was on; he would need time to decide if he 390 would cooperate or not. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Safer doesn’t mention anything else about Mr. X, so I don’t either. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mama took a pencil and marked thirteen eggs with X. We kept those in the nest, and when the hens laid fresh ones, we took those for eating. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Musicians say the rhythm syllables and then clap on the X, 2 and 3. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The parlor car, packed with businessmen behind their newspapers, commuting homeward after their workdays, was electric with Malcolm X’s presence. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The phoenix gains a X X X X rating not because it is aggressive, but because very few wizards have ever succeeded in domesticating it. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z While abroad, Malcolm X wrote letters and postcards to almost everyone he knew well. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Good thing in a way too, for I could only sign my name with an X. Changes like that don’t come in a day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when you brought that over to the other side it was a plus X over six which made that number six X over six. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z A funeral parlor was the only place large enough that Brother James X could afford to rent. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind jumped back to the kids outside, to the colored X’s on the back of their shirts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There are four X marks on the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Psychologists, professors, journalists, and critics rediscovered Malcolm X for review and general analysis. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you mean ‘Mr. X, the mysterious killer’? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I make an X for every day of my life with humans. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Malcolm X was busy, busy, busy; he could not visit my hotel room often, and when he did, it shortly would get the feeling of Grand Central Station. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, any two straight things can make a shadow of an X is what Mother told him, which is true, especially with a wild imagination coming into play. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said I found him. Day. He just visited a house in one of Lake’s quarantine zones, a house with a three- lined X on its door. Corner of Figueroa and Watson.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Malcolm X wanted to “huddle” with me to fill me in on details from his trip that he wanted in the book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Even shorter wavelengths are known as ultraviolet, X rays, and gamma rays. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Malcolm X said the same thing, it was ominous. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Addressing the mass meeting Malcolm X reportedly shouted: “I don’t advocate violence, but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had said “Mary had a little lamb,” what probably would have appeared was “Malcolm X Lampoons Mary.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The X on this diagram indicates where Claudette was sitting on the Highland Gardens bus when she was arrested The officer ordered her to get up. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Instead of showing it to Zigzag, Stanley brought it to X- Ray. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I think of the big black “X”s that marked off the days because all I wanted was for them to be behind me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Malcolm X’s mood ranged from somber to grim as he recalled his childhood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been strung up, chained by its wrists and ankles so it made a kind of giant X over the tunnel. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The resident sent us down for a chest X ray. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Auk X sat on the pad and fizzled, producing some white smoke and just enough thrust to rock it gently on its fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z X, opening a fresh pack of cigarettes, said he had just turned the radio off. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And then almost as suddenly, Malcolm X caught himself and sat back down, and for the rest of that session he was decidedly grumpy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And Brother Benjamin X went through the door leading onto the stage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I feel like she’s mind reading all my secrets, Professor X style. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z All that I could think was that it was he, all right—Malcolm X. “Move on”—the policeman’s voice was soft. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Experiences which Malcolm X had had during a day could flavor his interview mood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Staff Sergeant X was in his room on the second floor of the civilian home in which he and nine other American soldiers had been quartered, even before the armistice. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z His suspenders made a black X across his back. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I put an X where he indicates while Katherine signs with a flourish. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A young waitress named Helen Lanier, at Harlem’s Twenty Two Club where Malcolm X now often asked people to meet him, gave him a layette for the new baby. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Regression analysis, which attempts to relate the values of quantity X to those of quantity Y, is a very important tool in statistics but is frequently misused. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z During that time, Malcolm X left the room only once, to have dinner in the hotel’s lobby-level, dimly lit Bourbon Room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The two on the aisle crossed their legs over the walkway, making an X. It was casual enough, but it sent a clear message: nobody leaves. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X, who’d been dead for twenty-five years, exploded out of the small gatherings of his surviving apostles and returned to the world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Is America really ready for a Malcolm X stamp, even if it is thirty-four years after his assassination?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Malcolm X is no longer with us physically, tens of millions have gotten to know him through this timeless volume that you now hold in your hands. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Increasingly, a focal target was something that I had said, “Malcolm X” as a “demagogue.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Muslims react to this fact by referring to the Negro as “the so-called American Negro” and substituting for the names inherited from slavery the letter “X.” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He was wearing a tall dunce cap covered with red X’s, the sign for a criminal. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X worked hard not to show it, but he was upset. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “And another thing is that Mr. X doesn’t talk.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He tells me that there’s this guy in the building, who he calls Mr. X, who is almost definitely up to something evil. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The contract provided that all monies accruing to Malcolm X “shall be made payable by the agent to ‘Muhammad’s Mosque No. 2,’ ” but Malcolm X felt this was insufficient. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Back East, Malcolm X carefully read and then signed the publication contract, and he withdrew from his wallet a piece of paper filled with his sprawling longhand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z X suddenly felt sick, and he swung around in his chair and grabbed the wastebasket—just in time. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Again when reading about the period when he had discovered the prison library, Malcolm X’s head jerked up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just a very challenging plane geometry problem. How do we find ‘X’ without knowing ‘A’? I may need to ask an expert for help.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The following day Pollard stripped for his X rays. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless Safer was wrong about Mr. X not talking. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Sister Betty X, of course, knew all about this, so there was no reason for her to think anything of it when it was arranged for her to go to Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, in his dreams, he saw red X’s pencilled down the side of the store. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of all number equations, the problems have the letter X where a number should go. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z |
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