Quanell X (born Quanell Jefferson Evans on December 7, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the New Black Panther Party and a community activist in Houston, Texas. His parents were both Nation of Islam members from Los Angeles.
An acquaintance lives in the same gated community as Mr. X. They are townhouses in the recent "way too close together on a tiny plot of land" style. The day my (pale, very pale) acquaintance had his housewarming party, Quannel offered his bodyguards to direct traffic flow and assist his guests in parking.
At the time I thought "how nice and helpful", but now I think he did it so as to control who was entering his neighborhood.