Kindred spirits recounts to the exceptional yet sad story behind the companionship of two of the most popular figures of the twentieth century: Muhammad Ali, the best fighter ever, and Malcolm X, the most magnetic and provocative head of the Nation of Islam and America of shading.

It was viewed as the most improbable kinship: an impudent Olympic hero, who articulated his thoughts in refrain to engage the Caucasian press, and a previous scholarly detainee who turned into a progressive, who battled against white persecution and looked at sport as a trifling action. In any case, their association was profound, and their kinship certifiable.