“I would try to embody him in this climate of terrorism,” assessed Divine Allah, one-time NJ chairman of the New Black Panther Party and national youth minister. With this current generation of Americanized-Africans pleading that “Black lives matter” and with police killings of civilians escalating annually for the past decade-surpassing 1,000 in 2015-some wonder what the uncompromising Muhammad would say today? “He was a product of our enormous struggle at the highest level.” Leonard Jeffries, who commemorates his own (79th) physical day Jan. Khalid represented a special brand of the warrior spirit,” reflected African scholar-warrior Dr. Whether as minister at the Nation of Islam’s Temple #7 (2031 5th Ave., late 1980s to 1993) or as chairman of the New Black Panther Party (1995 to 2001) the Black Power general unapologetically made his presence known while here on this physical plateau.
12, one tribute was conducted at a Brooklyn location on Atlantic Avenue, while another was held at Harlem’s U.C.L.A.- the University on the Corner of Lenox Avenue. The attack on hip hop culture is giving us an Amos and Andy, Jiggaboo, Step n Fetchit, minstrel show type of hip hop that has no meaning, and is not a threat, while portraying us before the world as a tool and a fool.On the 68th anniversary of his physical birth, a couple of Khalid Muhammad’s comrades reflected on his legacy. Their ability to either heal our people or kill our people, with that which comes out of their mouths. “He would remind the rappers of their power and influence.
Khalid’s protege, Malik Zulu Shabazz, had this to say about his revered teacher. Why are the drugs in our community in the first place? Who is benefiting from its use?”ĭr. So if we are going to talk about drug dealing, to contextualize it. To give them a more holistic picture of our reality. For instance, the content in which we rap about, should be more relevant to the youth. Khalid said if you are going to be a rapper, be a revolutionary rapper. Ife Jie, a female artist from Atlanta is doing just that. Khalid wanted the music industry to be unified and take a stand around issues that constantly oppress and affect the community. To let nothing, not gold chains, not watches, not rings, no Gucci, no Louis, no Prada is as important as the liberation and salvation of the Black Man and Woman.”ĭr. He would remind them to be fearless in our commitment to our liberation struggle. Khalid Muhammad worked tirelessly amongst young people, college students, gang bangers and activist.
Khalid would be working with the rappers and he would be inspiring them to put some revolutionary messages in their lyrics. With the glamorization of drugs, sex, alcohol, materialism, crime, and violence in the music, is hip hop being used as a tool of liberation or devastation? Minister Malik Zulu Shabazz of the New Black Panther Party and President of Black Lawyers for Justice says, “Dr. So they rap, lyrics that speak to the pain, the suffering and the low down life of the Black Man and Woman, they speak to our condition at the grassroots level.” They are sick and tired of what has been going on in the hells of North America.
You go to mold them and shape them and fashion them, they represent the best generation we ever produced, they are mad, they are angry. Khalid say about the messages that the hip hop artist send to today’s youth? In 1996, he made a speech about gangsta rap and the rappers, stating, “When you got a generation like that you got to work with them.
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