Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Khalid Muhammad | |
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Born | Harold Moore Jr. January 12, 1948 |
Died | February 17, 2001 (aged 53) |
Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery |
Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
Occupation(s) | Minister, activist |
Organization | New Black Panther Party |
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Khalid Abdul Muhammad (born Harold Moore Jr.; January 12, 1948 – February 17, 2001) was an
After being removed from the Nation of Islam, he served as the National Chairman of the
Early life
Harold Moore Jr. was raised by his aunt, Carrie Moore Vann, in
Nation of Islam
In 1970, while attending Dillard, Moore joined the Nation of Islam,[3] which was then under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad. He changed his name to Harold Smith or Harold X, then to Malik Rushaddin, became Minister Louis Farrakhan's protégé, and was active as a recruiter within the organization. In 1978, Rushaddin was appointed Western Regional Minister of the Nation of Islam and leader of Mosque #27. In 1983, Minister Farrakhan named him Khalid after the Islamic general Khalid ibn al-Walid, a follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, calling him the Sword of Allah.
By 1984, Muhammad had become one of Louis Farrakhan's most trusted advisors in the Nation of Islam. He traveled to Libya on a fund-raising trip, where he became well acquainted with that country's leader,
1993 speech and aftermath
In 1993, Muhammad gave a speech at
The day after Mfume held a press conference announcing his break with the Nation of Islam in February 1994, Farrakhan demoted Muhammad and also removed him as the NOI's spokesman.[8][9] He was silenced as a minister and suspended from the NOI soon afterward. In 1994, Muhammad appeared on the Phil Donahue Show. He participated in heated arguments with Jewish audience members amid explanations of his public statements.
Muhammad was shot by James Bess, a former NOI member, after he spoke at the University of California, Riverside on May 29, 1994. He survived the shooting. Muhammed himself believed the shooting was a part of a conspiracy.[10]
New Black Panther Party
After being stripped of his position as NOI spokesman, Muhammad became the national chairman of the New Black Panther Party. On May 21, 1997, he delivered a heated speech at San Francisco State University in which he criticized Jews, whites, Catholics and homosexuals.
In 1998, Muhammad organized the "Million Youth March" in
In the year 2000, it was revealed that one of the contestants on the
Musical influence
As a prominent
Have you forgotten that once we were brought here, we were robbed of our name, robbed of our language. We lost our religion, our culture, our god ... and many of us, by the way we act, we even lost our minds.
He also appeared on
Musical references to Muhammad since his death include a quote of his "Kill the White Man" speech on The Used's 2009 album Artwork, a sample of his interview with Louis Theroux in the Chase & Status song "Hocus Pocus", and excerpts from a recording of one of his speeches concerning Jesus in the D'Angelo song "1000 Deaths" on the 2014 album Black Messiah.[14]
Personal life
Muhammad had five children, including
Death
In 2001, Muhammad died unexpectedly of a
See also
References
- ^ Blair, Jayson (February 18, 2001). "K.A. Muhammad, 53, Dies; Ex-Official of Nation of Islam". The New York Times.
- ^ Theroux, Louis (June 2, 1999). "Black Nationalism". Black Nationalism. BBC2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chart: Nation of Islam and Traditional Islam". Beliefnet. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ Smith, Vern E.; Sarah Van Boven (September 14, 1998). "The Itinerant Incendiary". Newsweek. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ Janega, James; Isackson, Noah (February 18, 2001). "Khalid Abdul Muhammad, 53, Fiery Ex-Aide for Farrakhan". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Khalid Muhammad Dies at 53". The Washington Post. February 18, 2001. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ Merida, Kevin (February 5, 1994). "Failure to Repudiate Sen. Hollings Puzzles Black Lawmakers". Washington Post. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c CQ Almanac Online Edition
- ^ Wines, Michael (February 5, 1992). "Farrakhan Is Bitterly Denounced By House Black Caucus Member". New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Worthington, Rogers. "Muhammed Alleges Conspiracy". Tribune.
- ^ a b "Million Youth March Ends in Clash". Archived from the original on April 29, 2002. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
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- ^ "CBS Rechecking Background of 'Big Brother' Participant". The New York Times. July 15, 2000.
- ^ Allah, Shae Be (October 13, 1998). "Remembering Dr. Khalid Muhammad: 5 Musical References You Probably Didn't Know". The Source.
- ^ Gray, Farrah (November 11, 2012) Press release
- ^ Gray, Farrah (2004) Reallionaire
- ^ Allen, Michael O. (February 25, 2001). "Khalid Buried Near Malcolm X". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 22, 2016.