 And if their station in life is situated with Malcolm X and affiliated with Malcolm X, then, as I tell my kids, be careful of what you do when you're 18, 19, 20, because it may follow you. Holder was among the leaders of the Student Afro-American Society, which demanded that the former ROTC office be renamed the Malcolm X Lounge. The change, the group insisted, was to be made in honor of a man who recognized the importance of territory as a basis for nationhood.