cloistered, equitabilized

Some of ’em right here cloistered in this church be glaring like Gallant at Malcolm’s proud posture.

He wore his city police uniform. He knew lotta brothahs ain’t like it when a colored man becomes a cop — some of ’em right here cloistered in this church be glaring like Gallant at Malcolm’s proud posture — but he ain’t the type to get shook up so easy. The movement needs a voice on the inside, Malcolm thought, and he do what he could to ensure the equitabilized enforcement of the law.

From Malcolm the Burly Black Daddy