MUHAMMAD: Stoking the Fires of Race War
It’s a blood sport now. It seems black folks and Muslims are being attacked, just for the fun of it. […]
Askia Muhammad
MUHAMMAD: Thank You, United States Naval Reserve
Thank you, United States Naval Reserve. You gave me an 11-week adventure, beginning 50 years ago this week, which was truly life-altering. […]
MUHAMMAD: Too Late to Try to Intimidate Folks With Nooses
In words and actions, an old white bully has reemerged. […]
MUHAMMAD: Racism, Self-Hatred Diminishes Metrobus Service
You can’t fix your mind to picture an elderly white man blocking a bus from moving because he wants to board the bus, and a black bus driver refusing him. Your mind will not process such an image. It can’t happen in fast-gentrifying Washington, D.C. But it happened to me. […]
MUHAMMAD: Wagging the Dog — Understanding 45 in the Holy Land
Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, has so dishonored the office he holds and himself in just five months of his assigned 48 months that I am loathe to call him “president.” […]
MUHAMMAD: Trump Interference in FBI Cannot End Well
If his first 120 days are any indication of what to expect from the remaining 1,200 days of this term, then the worst is yet to come! […]
MUHAMMAD: Mississippi Poised for Another Electoral Revolution
Mississippi — despite its reputation as the dwelling place for all manner of foul birds and knuckle-dragging cavemen — is the state in the U.S. that, hands down, has the highest number of black elected officials in the country, and may be the only U.S. state close to a majority black population, at roughly 40 percent. […]
MUHAMMAD: Trump’s Unintentional Gift to Black People
It’s probably unintended, but President Donald J. Trump has done something for black people which no other president could have done: he has driven us closer together, and that is a good thing. […]
MUHAMMAD: Donald J. Trump — President for Life
Despite having suffered the worst 100-day start in presidential history, Donald Trump can be president of the United States for as long as he wants the job. […]
MUHAMMAD: Trump Has Found His Footing — Now Get Ready for War
A retired person who maintains his relevance by playing with his newly discovered war toys. The country is in trouble. […]