Looked him up. He was just a bitter little man in the end, blaming the US for his cancer, as in "assassination".
I think it was too early on JW's part to compare Muchelle with Stokely. JW could be prescient, but Muchelle doesn't walk the talk in public. Time will tell.
A more accurate association might be that of then Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, with the egotistical touch of Elena Ceauşescu.