0bola’s mother was Valerie Sarruf, and his father MalcomX. The research threads in 2009 and thereabouts did insanely massive digs. He was born in Canada and is not a US citizen.
His “autobiography” written by Bill Ayers is made up.
The John Le Carre novel “Smiley’s People” provides a good overview of how spooks create a “legend” for an agent.
The BBC adapted it into an excellent 6-part miniseries starring Alec Guinness in 1982 that I highly recommend...along with the earlier “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”