Today in our discussion of minority groups, we have with us to guests. One is minister malcolm x, one of the top leaders of the nation of islam or block muslins, and we have mr. Herman blake, one of the teaching assistants in the course. We will discuss today some of the goals and some of the strategies of the nations islam nation of islam. I wonder if mr. Blake might start off by asking mr. Shbaz a question. Minister malcolm, i the think i thought might be good to starting it off talk about one of most pervasive beliefs in the general society about the nation of islam and that is that it is an organization dedicated to the use of violent means to attain its goals. The question i have is how true is this, and why do you think it persists in society . Well, the muslims who have accepted the religion of islam and followed the religious guidance of the honorable Elijah Mohammed have never bombed any churches, have never murdered any little girls, as done was done in birmingham, have never
I would venture to say it is the predominant view of the elite of our culture. Prominent in europe as well which has become very secular. It embraces ideas about liberty and personality to the nature of human beings that are distinctive socially liberal views lifeanddeath issues generally identity issues the spectrum of socalled hot button morally charged issues in our culture. That is a view that i am writing the book against kemal i hope respectfully because it is a view that has very credible supporters and i want to do them the justice that they deserve. They put forward arguments. I want to put forward counterarguments have gone i have found that secular liberal views are so widespread as to go largely unquestioned. As a result many yields to the the temptation to believe that anyone who disagrees with them is a big it all religious fundamentalist. Reason and science they confidently believe on their side. Guest that is me have on anything you want to add to that . Guest i think i
The skin is hanging off. Make know mistake about it this should not have happened. Bill that is not a frivolous lawsuit. Listen to that when howell. A piece of moving history. Two ancient legends. Two boats like this in the world. Here we go. This is going to be the best thing ever. Bill you are chasing a story, i guy named eric johnson who had his iphone exploded in his pocket. Thats right. Take a look at this picture. It is extremely graphic and scary. That is his inner thigh on his left leg. He is still recovering. February 14. Driving in my truck going to jersey for my cousins wake. I dropped the keys on the floor bend down to get it out and all i heard was pop. Started smoking. Bill when it initially happened, jumped to the ground . He tried to get it out of his pocket. He pulled at his pants. Thankfully he was wearing dress pants. By that time i ripped the pants off in my skin is hanging off. My left leg is burned and everything like that. What is your daily care routine . We cha
And her son are part of a rash of shootings. Both were shot in the head in unimaginable crime. Unless you are steven tabling. I see horrible murders. You wonder how can people do this to one another. A retired Police Lieutenant was a top homicide investigator. You worked here for a while. I worked. Out of the western distribute. Today he is friends with many in uniform, and he says the Police Department. And the citys residents are in deep trouble. The last few weeks have been the deadliest year since 1996. Reporter what do you think it happening in the city . What i think is police are not being aggressive because they are afraid of being arrested. If they make a mistake, they are afraid theyll be charged. The strike in crime came a month after the death of freddie gray a lowlevel drug offender who died in custody. Peaceful protests turned to riots. Hundred of businesses damaged. Dozens of officers hurt by demonstrators. Days later six were arrested charged in connection with freddie
And her son are part of a rash of shootings. Both were shot in the head in unimaginable crime. Unless you are steven tabling. I see horrible murders. You wonder how can people do this to one another. A retired Police Lieutenant was a top homicide investigator. You worked here for a while. I worked. Out of the western distribute. Today he is friends with many in uniform, and he says the Police Department. And the citys residents are in deep trouble. The last few weeks have been the deadliest year since 1996. Reporter what do you think it happening in the city . What i think is police are not being aggressive because they are afraid of being arrested. If they make a mistake, they are afraid theyll be charged. The strike in crime came a month after the death of freddie gray, a lowlevel drug offender who died in custody. Peaceful protests turned to riots. Hundred of businesses damaged. Dozens of officers hurt by demonstrators. Days later six were arrested, charged in connection with freddi