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- From: citerman@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Tyson Citerman)
- Subject: Re: Devil (Hope it's not Played...)
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- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 20:31:54 GMT
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- I don't mean to reactivate a thread that was going fairly strong but is now
- fairly over and done with, but I thought I could add a little knowledge/
- experience. Minister Khalid Abdul Muhammed of the NOI spoke on campus this
- week and I got the chance to go see him. For those who don't know the name,
- he's basically Farrakhan's national spokesman...He's been sampled on PE (the
- voice on Takes a Nation... who says "Have you forgotten that once we were
- brought here, we were robbed..."), Ice Cube ("Stay True to the Game") and X-
- Clan. He called whites in the audience "devils" and "crackers" to their
- faces and even caused many people to get up and leave. There was a big
- protest before hand as well...Anyway, he had amazing public speaking skills,
- and although I think NOI's losing support nationally, he got a lot that night.
- But what did he have to say underneath all of the shocking claims of black
- supremacy? In my opinion, he made whites in the audience think (as well as
- blacks), but he also threatened them. He made whites feel the same fear,
- although on a much smaller scale, that blacks feel everyday because of white
- America. Blacks always have elements of white society thrust in their faces,
- and Muhammed shoved elements of black society into the face of every white
- person in attendance. There's obviously a lot of controversy about what he
- had to say in terms of anti-semitism and prejudice, but people need to be able
- to hear his underlying message. This is still a little unclear in my mind,
- but he wanted whites to school their ancestors...Now, that's good, but there's
- a lot of negativity and anger in NOI. He shot down questions along the lines
- of, "Well, I'm white and neither I nor my parents are racist, so why do you
- still call me the devil?" Has anyone out their heard a rep. from NOI speak?
- I'd like to hear more info from others who have first-hand experiences on the
- subject, or anyone who can add a new perspective...
-
- Peace...
- TC
-
- "The REAL holy place is mental..." -KRS 1
-