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Dr. A. A. Muhammad’s Religious and Political Philosophy

Speech at Yale Law School

Dr. Alim was invited to speak at Yale Law school due to his activism in ending the drug trade at the Mayfair Mansions. The speech occurred late in 1990. Unsurprisingly the event was met with protest accusing Dr. Alim of being anti-semitic. The Yale Law Journal first published the transcript in the first quarter of 1991.

The speech that Dr. Alim gave was on how White Supremacy fueled the drug trade. The mechanisms linking elite power to generational poverty has been around for centuries. The only hope is for all of America to heed the call of the Nation of Islam and fund their plans for national renewal.

Yale was named after a man named Eli Yale. Mr. Yale worked for the East India Company and the Royal African Company. His fortune was built off of colonization, slavery, and plundering of natural resources from aboriginal people. So the University he was currently speaking in was a part of the system that destroyed his people.

Pirates and slave traders were another group that plundered aboriginals. A man named John Hawkins captained the first slave ship. Some also pronounced his surname Hopkins. He landed in Africa waving a flag of the crescent and star. The crescent and star flag was the universal sign of brotherhood. The African boarded the ship because they believed they could trust Hawkins. Once the ship was out of sight of land, the crescent and star flag was replaced by the skull and crossbones. That is when the slaves knew they were doomed.

The skull and crossbones is also the symbol of the Yale fraternity by the same name. Their most prominent member was the current US President George H.W. Bush. Bush and his colleagues have a thirty-year history of using clandestine military groups to destabilize developing nations. The destabilization has fueled the drug trade. One example of this type of white terror was the removal of Manuel Noriega in Panama.

The Bush family were instrumental in wars in Nicaragua that created a banana republic in that country in 1912. The family saw the country as their personal property. American rule ended in 1933. Ever since the 1930s, the Bushes wanted the area back. Bush used Elliot Abrams to issue an ultimatum to Noriega of Panama. Either Noriega aid the US invasion of Nicaragua and provide a base, medical support, and additional troops, or the CIA would assassinate him. Noriega held to his convictions and narrowly escaped an assassination attempt.

Similarly, Muammar al-Gaddafi escaped an assassination attempt. Just like Noriega, he was warned a few days before. When the missile entered his bedroom, Gaddafi was not there. The later invasion attempt was also thwarted. The mechanism that scrambled the electronic defense of the invasion fleet was a celestial object unlike anything ever seen before.

The Nation of Islam (NOI) believes there is a giant wheel-shaped city in the sky piloted by humans of superior intelligence. The origin of the craft and its crew is earthly, not extraterrestrial. The NOI calls this ship “The Wheel” or “The Mother Plane”. Most outside the NOI call the vessel an “UFO”. The Mother Plane house many smaller wheels that conduct various maneuvers.

The mother plane beamed up Louis Farrakhan in 1985 after a religious ceremony. While onboard The Mother Plane, Elijah Muhammad told him of the United States plots to overthrow Nicaragua and Libya. It was Farrakhan who warned both Gaddafi and Noriega of their appending assassinations.

In addition to sending Farrakhan to warning Gaddafi, The Mother Plane scramble the electronics on the US ships set to invade Libya. These ships had to return to Miami for servicing.

Because the Muslims know about this city in the sky and it houses their greatest leaders Master Fard Muhammad and Elijah Muhammad, there is no need to have weapons. In fact, if a Muslim has a weapon or firearm, he will be excommunicated from the group. Muslims fight with their words that are given to them by Allah himself. That is why all of America must heed to the teachings of Master Fard Muhammad and Elijah Muhammad to avoid impending doom. Muslims do not want to overthrow the government.

Dr. Alim reiterates that his message is to teach the Black man of American and the American Indian. These are the original or aboriginal people of the earth. Whites were created by the mad scientist named Yacub to be the grafted devil and the skunk of the earth. The white man was designed to wreak havoc on the world. Dr. Alim does concede there are whites that are caught up in the oppression. The factory workers of England were and are currently in the form of neo-serfdom. However, for the most part, whites are oppressing the aboriginal people of the earth.

During the question and answer period of the speech, an audience member asked why he linked Christianity to John Hawkins and Eli Yale. These men were not practicing the teachings of Jesus. Dr. Alim answers by saying that one must understand the ideologies undergirding the oppression that we see today. He discussed earlier in his lecture about John Calvin, who created the idea of predeterminism in Christianity. Part of that theology was the G-d preordained whites to rule over the rest of the world.

One must extricate the conventional idea of Christianity, centered around a white Jesus from their mind. Jesus could not have been blonde and blue-eyed because the Aryan people are not native to the region. Also, Jesus hid in Egypt, which is in Africa. How would a white family be able to hide in a black country? Europeans created the image of Jesus we see now because they wanted a religious icon that resembled them.

Another audience member asked how can the Nation of Islam expect to be supported by the government when they support enemies of the USA, such as Noriega and Gaddafi. Dr. Alim did say earlier in the speech the president should request an audience with Louis Farrakhan to create solutions to the various social ills of America. He answers the question saying that he never expects to credit from the evil American government. In fact, it makes no difference to him whether America survives or not. As a person of the oppressed class, he would simply brush off the dust from his jacket and move forward. In Dr. Alim’s estimation, George H.W. Bush was not serious about ending the drug war he helped create.

He went on to say that the accusations of Gaddafi being a terrorist were proven to be false. Also, even if they were true, they don’t compare to the United States dropping 419 bombs on a mostly black Panamanian slum. Not only was Gaddafi not a terrorist, but he also helped the NOI when they were in need. Gaddafi gave them a three million dollar loan to build their center in Chicago.

Then a Jewish man in the audience self-identified himself as a Zionist. He asserted he was not afraid of the NOI. He asked how the NOI could justify referring to Jews as “those that rejected Jesus” as anything other than antisemitic. They also assert that Jews were principle in the slave trade.

Dr. Alim replies that he considers himself a Semite, so he cannot be anti-Semitic. He and others in the Nation of Islam only repeat what they read in the Bible. The Bible says many negative things about the Jews. The words of the Bible are not the fault of the Nation of Islam.

He nor anyone else in the Nation of Islam have never committed an act of violence against Jewish people. In addition to not being violent, they do not encourage harassment or vandalizing Jewish property. So if the Jewish audience members are not afraid, then they have every justification for feeling secure.

Another audience member asks if Dr. Alim would confirm or deny the allegations of Louis Farrakhan that AIDS was spread to black babies in Africa through Jewish doctors.

Dr. Alim replied by saying that Farrakhan never said all Jewish doctors were conspiring to give black babies AIDS. In fact, a man named Steve Cokley made the statement on a show called “Crossfire.” Cokley’s statement was based on a journal article that said doctors that happened to be Jewish gave a group of young Africans a contaminated vaccine. The result was the babies contracting HIV/AIDS.

According to the research, Dr. Alim has read HIV/AIDS was created at Fort Dietrich, MD at the Army Biological Warfare Center. There is no evidence that the virus evolved from Green Monkey Virus, Slow Virus 40, or Visnoff Virus. When the AIDS cases first appeared, the Soviet government blamed the US Government. The US government blamed the Soviets. So ultimately, no one thinks the virus occurred naturally.

The reason whites are concerned with the disease now is the infection of white gay males. When the government first created the disease, it was spread through contaminated vaccines in Central Africa. The government underestimated how many whites would interact with blacks in a way that would allow for infection. The ability of the virus to mutate was also underestimated. Now it has spread all over the world.

The goal of spreading the disease in Africa was to kill all the inhabitants so whites could have the resources. The depopulation of Africa is just part of a global initiative. Gay sex or intravenous drug use is not common in Africa. Therefore artificial contamination is the only plausible explanation.

At the time of the speech, there were 1,135 white heterosexual AIDS cases and 3,503 black heterosexual AIDS cases. So the infection rate was significantly higher in the black community, given that blacks were only 10% of the population. The disparity in heterosexual infection again points to a depopulation plan because rates of drug use and homosexuality are the same in the black and white communities.

Ultimately blacks must unite to fight the biological weapons formed against us like AIDS and the chemical weapons developed against us like crack. Without unity, the aboriginal people will be wiped out.

The final question came from an audience member asking what the Nation of Islam doing to fight the white supremacist power structure at the heart of the drug trade. Even though their efforts at the Mayfair should be applauded, they only confronted street-level black drug dealers. Earlier in the speech, Dr. Alim explained how the US promoted the Cali Cartel and thwarted the Medellin Cartel. He insinuated the US government backed the Cali Cartel.

The doctor explains the reason the Mayfair Mansions became a large open-air drug market was that it was easily accessible from Interstate 95. Whites from the suburbs could buy drugs and quickly return. Many of the local police were supporting the drug trade and recruiting young dealers with few options.

Then Dr. Alim tells the biblical story of Joseph. Joesph was jailed in Egypt when the Pharoh had a dream none of his advisors could interpret. Pharoh had to reach to the bottom of society, those relegated and written-off for the answers. The government needs to look to those they despise in the Nation of Islam for the solution.

He again asserts, “The Nation of Islam is not going to attack America. Fight America.” In fact, if a Muslim has a firearm, he will be kicked out of the Nation of Islam. He hopes that America will not fall as Babylon did. You laugh at Farrakhan’s vision on The Mother Plane, but you will not laugh when it is over your cities.

Free Needle Exchange Program

Dr. Alim Muhammad was against the free needle exchange program because it was ineffective in stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS while making drug use easier. The oldest needle exchange was in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Alim sites a study on those that received needles in Vancouver to show recipients still shared needles. Needle exchange also does nothing to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS from sex. He showed that there was a correlation between sexual transmission and prostitution. The doctor then proposed social programs to reduce the need for prostitution. Ultimately, needle exchange is just a step toward drug legalization. He applauds Bill Clinton and his Drug Czar General Barry McCaffrey in stopping needle exchange programs. It is important to remember the Congressional Black Caucus supported the free needle exchange program.

The Tuskegee Experiment and Forced Sterilization Programs

In 1997, President Clinton apologized for the Tuskegee Experiment. This experience held 399 black men infected with syphilis from 1932 to 1972. The point of the experiment was to prove that Black men experience the same stages of the disease as White people. The cure was known the entire time. However, these men were forced to languish with the disease. The experiment ended because a journalist uncovered the plot. A book was published on the incident in 1981 titled Bad Blood by James H. Jones.

Dr. Alim explains Clinton should not only apologize but work to rectify the situation. Louis Farrakhan has an eight-step procedure for healing.

Point out the wrong
Acknowledge it
Confess it – to G-d first
Repentence
Atonement
Forgiveness
Reconciliation
Reconciliation / Perfect Union

By not taking steps to rectify the situation blacks will always be suspicious of those in the medical field and the government. Dr. Alim never specifically says what should be done in reparations.

He also mentions the American Eugenics Movements initiative to sterilize black people without consent. At the publication of the referenced articles, 200,000 to 100,000 sterilizations were funded by the federal government. Twenty-four thousand black people were sterilized by the federal government directly, of which 80 were underaged children from 12 – 14 year old.

Healthcare as Human Right

In 1948, the United Nations declared that all people have a right to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being. One of the services referenced explicitly in the document was health care.

Black America is severely hampered in its ability to access healthcare because of a lack of black-owned institutions for medical training. At the turn of the century, there were 13 black-owned medical schools in the country. Then there was a study called “The Fletcher Report.” After the study, the number was whittled down to two, Meharry in Nashville, and Howard in Washington, DC. Now there have been a few more added namely Charles Drew in Los Angeles and Morehouse Medical in Atlanta. Even with those developments, there are not enough institutions to produce black medical professionals. At the time of publication of the referenced article, the black doctor to black patient ratio was 1 to 1500 people. Most industrial countries were 1 for 300 people. Therefore black America has a third-world doctor to patient ratio.

As the US government hinders healthcare in the black community, it hinders healthcare in Iraq. Even after the Gulf War ended, 1.4 million Iraqis died because of inadequate healthcare. The US has placed sanctions on the country that hinder it from getting medicine and medical equipment. In addition, US bombing raids destroyed vital water infrastructure that is difficult to rebuild. The most devastating aspect is the use of depleted Uranium tipped bombs. The radiation from these bombs has increased congenital disabilities and damaged adults immune systems.

Congressional Campaign

While running for office, Dr. Alim participated in the Free For All TV Show with the other NOI congressional candidate George X Cure.

The show hosts first asked Dr. Alim how he reconciled being part of the NOI, which is a black separatist group with running for Congress. Dr. Alim replied that black separatism is only the final resort of the NOI. If black people can not find freedom and equity in America, then blacks should be allowed to separate. For now, himself and others in the NOI want to work within national systems.

Next, Dr. Alim was questioned on how he expected to win support from Jewish voters, given his support of Louis Farrakhan. Dr. Alim answers by saying the Farrakhan has never spoken against Jews, only Zionism. The NOI as a whole considers themselves followers of Moses and the other prophets. They support all those that are followers of Moses.

Another host pressed Dr. Alim about demanding that Marion Barry not “bow down to the Jews.” He replied that he was in a conversation with Marion Barry. Marion Barry said he could not go to a Farrakhan rally because “the Jews will crucify me.” So Dr. Alim was only repeating the language Marion Barry used and would have said the same thing if Barry was in fear of another groups reprisal.

Then the conversation turned to Marion Barry. Dr. Alim was asked how he and other NOI members could support Barry after his drug scandal. The behavior was not conducive to the teachings of any religion. Dr. Alim explained that their support was of a man walking the path of redemption. Their faith believes in forgiveness, and that was the root of the support. A host asks if the support of Marion Barry was just a political play to get political support for current and future campaigns. Dr. Alim assured the host the goal of the NOI’s support of Barry was moral and not political.

They ended by talking about Middle East Policy. Dr. Alim said that the current hostilities in Iraq were a mistake. The USA should re-evaluate giving all its foreign aid money to Israel and Egypt. A more balance foreign aid policy would reduce hostilities in the region.

Episode of Crossfire

The episode of “Crossfire” happened before minister Louis Farrakhan was to appear at a rally at Yankee Stadium. The panel believed that Farrakhan would endorse Mayor Dinkins in is election against Rudy Giuliani.

Dr. Alim, who was the National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam, was asked about Farrakhan, often referring to whites as the devil and Judaism as a gutter religion. He responded by saying one that understands black history cannot view those that oppressed black people as anything other than evil. The whites of today are evil in the extent they support and condone past and present oppression.

Louis Farrakhan had recently supported a statement by Steve Cokley on a Jewish conspiracy to spread AIDS in South Africa. Steve Cokley is not a member of the Nation of Islam but is a black nationalist. Dr. Alim was asked if he also believed that Jews infected black children.

Dr. Alim said he could not confirm or deny the statements by Cokley because he had not reviewed his research. He views Cokley as a reputable researcher and has no reason to doubt him. However, even if his research is wrong, then Cokley should be confronted, not Louis Farrakhan or the Nation of Islam.

Finally, Dr. Alim is asked why has out of wedlock births and unemployment in the black community gone up since the 1960s. Could it be possible that slavery is still affecting a population five generations later? Dr. Alim responds with no group of people has gone through the type of oppression black people endured. After slavery, there was the KKK and Jim Crow law. So there was never a break in government interference in black life. In addition to decades of oppression, the misguided liberal policies of welfare further degraded the black household.

2010 Haitian Earthquake

Dr. Alim believes that an earthquake machine caused the earthquake in Haiti. The earthquake machine is part of the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) weather research facility. HAARP was able to focus 1 billion watts of power at the tectonic plates under Haiti. The excess heat caused the plate to expand, resulting in an earthquake.

Oil was recently discovered off the coast of Haiti. Therefore, America wants to control the area. As evidence of America causing the earthquake, Dr. Alim says the “humanitarian force” was assembled for deployment the day before the earthquake.

The Nation of Islam had a joint effort with the Church of Scientology to provide humanitarian aid. Dr. Alim was able to fly to Haiti on John Travolta’s private jet. While in Haiti Dr. Alim provided various medical services to those displaced by the earthquake. He also observed how the US “humanitarian force” was serving the people. According to Dr. Alim, the US soldiers only guarded the Citibank.

On April 6, 2010, address to the Nation of Islam, he urged the congregation to fund more charity to the nation. Members should also consider adopting orphans from the earthquake. However, the way the NOI could be the most beneficial by urging the American government to act in an equitable way toward Haiti. He also encouraged congregants to demand an investigation in HAARP and their possible involvement.

Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad Sources

September 23, 2019 1

Analysis of Kemron Trials

Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad made two bold claims about the industry of HIV treatment. The first is the disease, and the lack of a cure in the 1990s was the result of a conspiracy to kill black people. According to Dr. Alim, the US government created HIV as a depopulation effort. The second claim was he was discriminated against in contracting because he was straight Black Muslim. Both of those claims will be evaluated in more detail.

Was HIV/AIDS a government experiment to kill Black people?

It is not possible to know how AIDS came to be. If it was developed as an instrument of biological warfare, the government would never admit to it. However, one can evaluate the current availability of treatment to determine if there is an effort to cure whites while keeping blacks sick. According to the CDC in 1990 of every 100,000 people that died 10.2 died of HIV. In 2016 of every 100,000 people that died 1.8 died of HIV. So the disease is far less deadly now than at any other time.

The CDC has also created many initiatives to help the Black Community fight HIV/AIDS. One of these initiatives is “Act Against AIDS.” One of the branches focuses on removing the stigma of HIV through internet videos. These videos showcase people of color affected by the disease. They also present HIV information that the average person would not know. Another branch encourages testing and has enlisted singer Trey Songz as a spokesman. Ultimately the CDC is implementing a holistic plan to reduce infection rates in the African-American community.

Part of the reason for such a stiff decline in HIV/ AIDS deaths is the availability of free or low-cost treatment. One of the largest providers of free and low-cost AIDS treatment in the country is the Whitman Walker Clinic. Even during the 1990s two-thirds of their patients were minorities and four-fifths of the people in their assisted housing were black. In 1994, two of the four former presidents of the organization were black.[40] They also had black board members and health care providers. The clinic has expanded to include mental health care and dental care. Whitman Walker is a stellar example of racially aware medical treatment.

There are indeed more Blacks living with HIV by percentage than any other racial group. However, there are also many programs to address the issue in our community spearheaded by government. Concocting wild conspiracy theories or stigmatizing the Black LGBT community as brainwashed is not helping anything. What will help, is reducing stigma and increasing awareness about treatment. There is no grand scheme to kill off blacks with HIV. There is no real evidence that such a plan ever existed.

Was Dr. Alim discriminated against because he was a straight Black Muslim?

Even though Dr. Alim did not receive the multi-million dollar contract to become the District’s primary healthcare provider, he won several smaller contracts. According to the Chicago Tribune he won $213,000 in 1993 and $333,000 in 1994 through the Ryan White Fund.

Dr. Alim was indeed treated unfairly when applying for the 1993 contract for an HIV/AIDS media campaign. He submitted his complaint and the director of the DC HIV/AIDS Agency was forced to resign. His compliant was taken seriously and he was given the contract after the conclusion of the investigation.

Previous medications for AIDS such as AZT and DDC were indeed used for several months before clinical trials began. But when they were implemented in the late 1980s the medical community was desperate for a treatment. By the mid-1990s, there were four medications to treat HIV/AIDS. So there was not the same urgency to move drugs along. The reduction in urgency led to Dr. Alim’s cure having a slower progression through FDA approval.

It is also important to remember the Nation of Islam has made inflammatory statements about Jews, LGBT people, and Whites. The NOI believes that homosexuality is not native to Africa and solely the result of colonization. Even a cursory reading of the Final Call one will find references to “Satanic Jews.” Whites are called “devils” in the teachings of Master Fard Muhammad. Therefore, whites, Jews, and LGBT people have every right to question and work to stop the NOI from gaining influence. Black people would act no differently toward a group that made similar statements about them. Even though the NOI has never acted violently toward any of the groups in question, inflammatory rhetoric can spark a backlash that could impede business deals.

To be clear, the NOI believes homosexuality to not be natural to black people. Colonial brainwashing or the effects of various drugs induce the condition. They believe there is a grand conspiracy to effeminate black men and make black women more masculine. The goal is to reduce the population of black people. Farrakhan liberally uses LGBT slurs in his speeches and links homosexuality to pedophilia. He claims the Jewish Talmud sanctions both abominations. Once one realizes Farrakhan’s position, it makes sense that Jews, and LGBT people fought against him.

It is also unrealistic to think a company headed by a man that publicly accused the government of creating HIV/AIDS to kill black people would have no problems winning government contracts. In reality, if the government wanted to railroad him, that could charge him with slander. The government could have also labeled the NOI a hate group. The fact he won contracts and a medical trial from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows he was not signaled out or there were not a large group of government officials working against him.

Although there was not a grand conspiracy to railroad Dr. Alim arbitrarily because he was a straight Black Muslim, there were people that did not want him to succeed. Their motivation was more than likely due to his public inflammatory statements and genuine concern about how he would treat patients. If a White doctor were part of an organization that made similar statements, blacks would be up in arms and advocating for him not to be awarded contracts.

So if the clinic had any discrepancy in a tax filing, then, of course, people were going to be looking for it. Once found, they would use the harshest penalties to slow down the work of the clinic. It is also possible the NIH purposefully gave the trial oversight to a company in financial trouble. They could have felt political pressure not to deny a black company a trial, so they sandbagged them with a company that was not financially solvent. It is just as possible that they didn’t believe the drug to be effective due to the previous trial by the World Health Organization. No reason to give the best resources or oversight company for a drug that is more than likely, not effective.

It is also odd that if the drug was effective, they had such trouble finding participants for the study. There were over a dozen medical facilities involved with the study all over the nation. Even if the IRS hampered operations at the Abundant Life Clinic, there were two other facilities in the DC area that could participate in the trial, Howard and Georgetown University. With HIV/AIDS being one of the most prevalent diseases in the country, getting 560 patients should have been no problem even with a few clinics out of commission.

It is far more logical the treatment didn’t work, and those that received the treatment did not recommend it to friends that were also suffering. Even in all the articles on the subject reviewed for this blog, only two people claimed to be cured, Lashaun Evans and Demetrius Muhammad. All the other reports of success came from doctors using alpha-interferon therapy. The only evidence from a participant in the clinical trials came from Rocky Thomas that had an eight-year-old daughter with AIDS. In a 2000 article, she said the Kemron only worked for a short amount of time. Then she took her daughter off the medicine because it was ineffective.[75]

Dr. Alim has not used Alpha Interferon therapy since 2009.[79] He uses sour raw milk to treat viral infections. He said in a 2018 interview that if a person takes raw milk and leaves it out for four days at room temperature, it will properly sour. Once a person consumes the sour milk, the body will absorb the proper mix of all the various interferons. There are more than sixteen types of interferon. So Dr. Alim no longer uses Kemron.

Why is this important?

The NOI has performed many vital services for the Black community. They have reformed many people returning from prison, cleaned up drug-infested neighborhoods, and given insightful commentary on the plight of black America. However, they do Black people a disservice by promoting wild over-arching conspiracy theories that all whites or the entire government are conspiring to kill blacks. There have indeed been instances such as “The Tuskegee Experiment” when the medical community has failed Blacks. However, there is no grand conspiracy involving the entire government to kill Black people. A sober evaluation of Dr. Alim and the Kemron trials shows that. Besides, HIV/AIDS is now a completely manageable disease with many avenues to receive free or low-cost care, not the cause of Black genocide.

Currently, the NOI is pushing an anti-vaccination campaign. They are using many of the same wild conspiracy theories used in the 1990s on the origin of AIDS. Now the NOI says that vaccines cause autism. The claim that vaccine caused autism has been debunked since 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Hopefully, parents will do all the proper research before deciding on vaccination.

Not getting vaccinated could be doubly damaging for a community with limited access for healthcare due to poverty. Unfortunately, a group as prominent as the Nation of Islam would not give their followers and supporters all the necessary information. It is even more unfortunate when outlets like “Sway in the Morning” or “The Breakfast Club” help promote misinformation. I am sure the readers of this article will make the right decision in regards to vaccination.

Sources

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html

Kemron Trial Sources

September 16, 2019 1

Abundant Life and the Kemron Trials

The first reported AIDS case happened in June 1981. Unlike any other disease, it attacked the body’s ability to fight infection in stages. The first stage a person contracts the illness but shows no signs of the disease. Then they experience flu-like symptoms. Later, Progressive Swollen Lymph Nodes (PGL) makes the patient suffer more. Finally, white blood cell counts drops from over 10,000 to 40. At that point, full AIDS sets in. The disease mostly affects the underprivileged in America and Africa.

One of those affected was Dr. Davy Koech. He was a member of the Kenyan Medical Research Institute and charged with finding a low-cost cure for AIDS in 1989. He had recently lost a friend to the disease. During Koech’s search, he stumbled on an article in a veterinary magazine on cows suffering from a condition similar to AIDS. The researcher found high amounts of a protein called alpha-interferon in their nasal mucus. An alpha-interferon injection cured the cows. Somehow this elusive protein rebuilt the cow’s immune system.

Later researchers discovered that humans make the same protein. Dr. Koech devised a way to add the protein to a powder and give it to patients who have AIDS in Kenya. The Kenyan trials lasted eighteen months treated 795 patients with only 19 dying of AIDS. Of the 19 that died, 4-5 stopped taking the medication against doctors orders. The medicine was named Kemron when derived from dairy proteins and Immunex when derived from human protein. The success of the trial was announced at a press conference in July of 1990. Not only was it effective, a six month supply only cost $1,500.

The announcement eventually made it’s way to medical journals in the USA. Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad was trying to find a treatment for the epidemic that had been ravaging the black community. He decided to go to Africa to evaluate the claim himself. At first, he admits to being skeptical, but after his investigation, he believed in the drug. By October of 1991, he began treating patients in the USA. Of Dr. Alim’s 75 patients, 90% experienced relief from symptoms in two to three weeks.

Dr. Alim was not the only person that heard about the miracle cure. LaShaun Evans contracted HIV in 1990. She flew to Kenya for treatment was cured. Dr. Koech also claimed to have cured a Kenyan government official that wanted to remain anonymous.

Even though Dr. Alim and a few others were convinced, the mainstream medical community was not. The AIDS Research Advisory Committee (ARAC) which is a branch of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said there was no scientific support to the claim that interferon is effective in the treatment of AIDS. They studied 108 patients in Africa and found no evidence that the virus was contained. Even Wayne Greaves, an associate professor of medicine at Howard University, felt there was no overwhelming evidence of the effectiveness.

Undeterred by the critics, Dr. Aim assembled a network of seventy doctors across ten cities. All were successfully treating patients with versions of alpha-interferon. These independent trials led to a National Medical Association endorsement. The National Institute of Health (NIH) also reversed their original position and supported trials on alpha-interferon. Part of the reason NIH reversed the decision was many in the Black community accused them of dismissing research from an African.

What made Dr. Alim and his associates’ treatment different was it required ingestion by sticking a lozenge under the patient’s tongue. The lozenge would melt and be absorbed by the mucous membrane. If the stomach lining absorbed the lozenge, nothing would happen. These interferon proteins are produced naturally by the mucous membranes and it takes a mucous membrane to absorb the protein. Dr. Alim also added a regiment prohibiting junk food, alcohol, and cigarettes.

Abundant Life was not only testing AIDS medication, but it also provided general services like AIDS awareness. The DC AIDS Agency was looking for a group to distribute AIDS Awareness pamphlets to the urban community. One of the bidders for this contract was Abundant Life. During the review process, Abundant Life not only had the lowest bid but had the highest evaluation score. Caitlin Ryan and others at the AIDS agency allegedly conspired to keep the contract from going to Abundant Life. Dr. Alim filed a complaint in June of 1993. The investigation resulted in the dismissal of five DC government employees, including Caitlin Ryan.

Dr. Alim then realized he must go above an beyond to win these contracts. He decided to form a coalition of Black and Latino AIDS Activists and Clinics. The new group was named after the Ghanaian symbol for health, Sankofa. By pooling resources and experience that can compete against the companies that normally get the $11 million in federal subsidies. Sankofa incorporated in August of 1993. The most formidable of the competitors was the Whitman Walker Health Clinic that started in 1973. They would compete for the 1.2 million dollar contract to provide AIDS services to the city.

Whitman Walker Health began as a venereal disease clinic for gay men. When the AIDS epidemic began in the early 1980s, gay men were at the forefront. Whitman Walker Health became one of the first large scale operations that tested and treated HIV patients. By the 1990s they have expanded into Maryland and Virginia. When contracts were up for bidding, it was challenging to match their experience and proven record of success.

The reason there were so many black organizations to fight AIDS in the 1990s was the changing demographics of the disease. In the 1980s, 56% of AIDS patients were black, by the 1990s it was 75%. In addition, 25 -30% of the incarcerated population, that is majority black, had HIV. Many of the new minority patients contracted the disease through intravenous drug use and did not feel comfortable going to LGBT+ white people for treatment. Also, minorities were suspicious of white medical care in general. The government recently released the files from the Tuskegee Experiment. The experiment allowed dozens of black men to suffer from syphilis when a cure was readily available. There were also rumors, often spread by the Nation of Islam, that the AIDS virus was artificially developed to kill black people. All these factors led to Blacks and Latinos to want care from those within their community.

At the same time, the black community was skeptical of the white medical establishment; the LGBT+ community was suspicious of Dr. Alim, who was the national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. The NOI has made many inflammatory statements about the LGBT+ community. They had even gone as far as to say there were no LGBT+ people in Africa before colonialism. The idea of homosexuality being a colonial phenomenon goes far beyond typical conservative stances against gays and lesbians. Dr. Alim had also been public about his opposition to condoms being dispensed at schools and free needle programs. The gay members of Sankofa expressed their concern but felt unity was important if they were going to compete with more established health care organizations.

In June of 1994, Whitman Walker Health won the $1.2 million contract with the right to renew without competition for four years. This contract was the largest involving AIDS treatment that year in DC and Sankofa was the leading competitor in the two-stage bidding process. The first panel rated Whitman Walker and Sankofa equally. Whitman Walker’s numerous volunteers and previous AIDS prevention efforts gave them the edge in the second panel.

Leaders in Sankofa did not take the decision laying down. Alonzo Fair, a Sankofa spokesman and leader of URBAN, wrote letters to city human services officials weekly during the bidding process. Flair said he doubted Sankofa would be treated fairly unless the officials were pressured. He also questioned the legality of the second panel. Dr. Alim is quoted as saying, “This would signal no one in city hall hears or cares about the under-served.” The Washington Post also quoted him as saying “bad news for all the communities that are most affected by this epidemic east of the Anacostia River…I can only speculate in an election year.. whether some kind of political deal has been cut.” [36] The decision to award the contract to Whitman Walker came within days of a prominent LGBT community organization endorsing then-mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly. It is also important to remember Mayor Kelly named a day in honor of Abdul Alim Muhammad two years earlier.

The goal of forming Abundant Life was not just to win government contracts, but prove low does alpha-interferon works. By 1993, the World Health Organization conducted a sixty-week study by black doctors that could not prove Kemron worked. In addition, studies by National Institutes of Health (NIH) on various alpha-interferon drugs could not conclusively prove the treatment worked. Part of the problem with the trial is no one fully understood alpha-interferon and how it works in the body, including Dr. Alim. Therefore if the test did have shortcomings, one could not modify the trial.

After twelve delays, the NIH trials began on April 19, 1996. The study did not only include community health facilities like Abundant Life and the AIDS Community Consortium. They also used established mainstream health care facilities such as Georgetown University Medical Center, Medical Center of Delaware, and the University of Minnesota Hospital. To participate in the study, one had to be over 13 years old and have a CD4+ T-cell count of 50 to 350 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Inmates were not included in the trial despite the advocacy of Dr. Alim. The trials called for 560 patients.

Unfortunately, the day the trial was announced the IRS froze many of Abundant Life Clinics accounts and put a levy on $23,000 the DC government owed the clinic for AIDS services already rendered. The clinic was accused of not paying payroll taxes. Dr. Alim admitted he would not be surprised if they did have a tax filing discrepancy. [67] According to sources in the press, the clinic owed between $90,000 to $174,000. A similar fate befell Dr. Barbara Justice another facility that was part of the Kemron trials. A third facility ran by Dr. David Jordan had its funding sources dry up. Many, including Dr. Alim believed this legal trouble was due to a government conspiracy. However, there were still over a dozen other clinics not affected by the IRS or funding issues involved in the study.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) contracted the Division of AIDS Treatment Research Institute (DATRI) to oversee the study. Unbeknownst to Dr. Alim or the other researchers DATRI was in financial trouble and had to shut its doors by the end of 1997 after only being in business six years. One of the researchers, Dr. Austin, believed NIH never wanted to conduct the trial so they contracted DATRI because they knew they would go out of business.

Only 233 patients enrolled of the needed 560. The trials ended early on July 31, 1997, due to lack of participation. Even if the trial went to its 18-month completion, the goal would not have been met. The difficulty in finding patients was listed as the official reason the trial stopped. Black media, including the NOI’s “Final Call” covered the trials and disseminated information on how to volunteer. However, in the end, all the efforts were not enough.

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The Washington Post “The Resurrection of Malcolm X: 25 Years After His Assassination” by David Mills 02-25-1990
The Philadelphia Tribune “Kenyan Researchers Find Possible AIDS Cure” by Sherry Stone 11-05-1991
The Philadelphia Tribune “Can It Be Cured? Kenyan Doctor Finds Interferon May Be Solution To AIDS Epidemic” by Sherry Stone 11-26-1991
Chicago Citizen “AIDS Treatment Drug Reports 90% Success Rate” by Lisa Ely 04-12-1992
Indianapolis Recorder “Out of Africa: New AIDS Drug Said to Work Miracles” by Audrey Gadzekpo 05-23-1992
Washington Informer “Ward 8 Health Fair Deemed Bug Success” 07-29-1992
Los Angeles Sentinel “Nation of Islam Draws Battle Lines on Deadly AIDS Virus” by James Bolden 08-20-1992
Afro-American Red Star “NMA to Hear Need For AIDS Drugs” by Malik Shabazz 10-24-1992
Afro-American Red Star “NIH, NMA agree on AIDS Trial” by Malik Shabazz 10-31-1992
The Washington Post “NIH Reverses Decision on Controversial AIDS Drug” by Sally Squires 11-31-1992
New York Amsterdam News “Dr. Justice Accuses ABC-TV of Airing ‘A Pack of Lies'” by J. Zamgha Browne 11-28-1992
Afro-American Red Star “New AIDS Medicine To Be Called Immuviron” by Benjamin Dudley 04-03-1993
Philadelphia Tribune ” FDA to test AIDS Drug Introduced by Nation of Islam” by Denise Clay 05-04-1993
The Washington Post “Chief of AIDS Agency is Suspended in District” by Amy Goldstein 06-17-1993
Afro-American Red Star ” AIDS Protesters Say Race Determines Amount of Funding” by Shelia Higgs 07-03-1993
The Washington Post “District Replaces AIDS Chief; Sources Link Action to Probe of Contract” by Amy Goldstein 07-10-1993
The Washington Post “Where AIDS and Money Cross Paths; Gays and Minorities Dispute How Funds are Divided Up” by Amy Goldstein 07-11-1993
The Washington Post “DC Fires 2 Officials In Handling of AIDS Contract” by Amy Goldstein 07-16-1993
The Washington Post “AIDS Groups Go Head to Head with Whitman-Walker: Minority Coalition Says It Will Apply” By Amy Goldstein 08-25-1993
Washington Informer “New coalition Formed to Secure Equal Funding for AIDS” 09-01-1993
The Washington Post “DC AIDS Agency Firings Upheld; Director, One of 3 Dismissed, Says She will Contest Her Removal” by Amy Goldstein 09-02-1993
Afro-American Red Star “They Cheated Me at 15; I am Still Fighting Today: Muhammad Says” by Abdul Alim Muhammad 09-18-1993
The Washington Post ” Some Dismiss Interferon; Others Praise It; AIDS Treatment Seems Promising in a Few Tests; But Study in Uganda Finds it Ineffective” by Amy Goldstein 09-27-1993
The Washington Post “A DC Clinic’s Controversial Rx For AIDS; Nation of Islam Official Promotes Unproven Drug, Seeks Grants and Wider Influence” by Amy Goldstein 09-27-1993
The Washington Post “Blacks Gays in New DC AIDS Coalition Wary About Muslim Doctor’s Role” by Amy Goldstein 09-29-1993
Afro-American Red Star “Deaths Lead Groups to Focus on Alternative AIDS Therapies” by Wayne A Young 10-30-1993
The Washington Post “The Politics of AIDS; Caitlin Ryan Once Led the City’s Fight Against the Disease” by Judith Weinraub 11-29-1993
Washington Informer “Rap HIV/AIDS Conference To Focus on African-Americans” 02-02-1994
Afro-American Red Star “City AIDS Funds Directed at WWC” by Gwen Gilmore 02-05-1994
New York Times “AIDS Woek of a Nation of Islam Clinic Questioned” 03-04-1994
New York Times “As Farrakhan Group Land Job From Government, Debate Grows” by Steven A Holmes 03-04-1994
Austin American Statesman “As Farrakhan Groups Win Contracts, Debate Grows” by Steven A Holmes 03-13-1994
Washington Informer “Minority AIDS Group Protest DC Contract” by Alvin Peabody 03-24-1994
The Baltimore Sun “Farrakhan Aide Charge Plot by Whites to Wipe Out Blacks” by James Bock 03-27-1994
Washington Informer “Whitman-Walker Clinic Comes Under Sharp Scrutiny” by Alvin Peabody 03-30-1994
The Washington Post “City Giving AIDS Clinic $1.2 Million; Whitman- Walker Chosen Over Minority Coalition” by Amy Goldstein 06-16-1994
The Washington Post “AIDS Chief in DC Quits After 6 Months; Lack of Resources, Personal Needs Cited” by Amy Goldstein 06-23-1994
Afro-American Red Star “Who Deserve Money to Fight AIDS?” by Gwen Gilmore 06-25-1994
Washington Informer “City Awards AIDS Contract To Whitman Walker Clinic: Decision Called A ‘Death Sentence’ For City’s Poor” by Alvin Peabody 06-29-1994
The Guardian “American Diary: Race, Religion, and AIDS” by Martin Walker 07-18-1994
The Washington Post “Outsed DC AIDS Chief Settles Appeal With City; Ryan Was Accused of Meddling in Contract” by DaNeen L. Brown 07-19-1994
Afro-American Red Star “Kemron Trials Delayed Again” by Gwen Gilmore 08-06-1994
Chalfont HealthQuest “Race, AIDS & Economics” by Shirley L Smith 10-31-1994
Chicago Tribune “The Power and the Money” by William Gaines & David Jackson 03-12-1995
Chicago Tribune “AIDS Hope or Hoax in a Bottle? Experienced Doctors say Nation of Islam’s Claim of Cure is Cruel Deception” by David Jackson & William Gaines 03-14-1995
Afro-American Red Star “Dr Muhammad Gets Nod on NIH Interferon Trials: Abundant Life Clinic Under Fire” By Gwen Gilmore 03-2501995
The Washington Post “US Begins Probe of District AIDS Clinic; Facility, Linked to Nation of Islam, Is Focus of Bias Complaints” by Amy Goldstein 03-28-1995
The New Republic “The Homecoming” by Hanna Rosin 06-05-1995
The Washington Post ” Advocate to Head DC AIDS Agency; New Chief Faces Expanding Diseases, Shrinking Resources” by Amy Goldstein 06-18-1995
The Washington Post “My Record as an AIDS Activist” 07-03-1995
Afro-American Red Star “Economic Trust Health Plan Finalized at Leadership Summit” by Frances Murphy 11-25-1995
Afro-American Red Star “AIDS Trial to Begin in January” by Gwen Gilmore 12-30-1995
New Journal and Guide “Kenyan Doctor’s Discovery in treating HIV/AIDS Will Be Tested in united States” by Leonard Colvin 01-17-1996
Emerge “After the Million Man March” by George E. Curry 02-1996
Afro-American Red Star “560 Sought For Kemron Trials: HIV Positive?” by Gwen Gilmore 04-27-1996
Washington Informer “Inmates To Be Excluded” by Alvin Peabody 05-01-1996
Washington Informer “NIH To Begin Kemron Drug Test” by Alvin Peabody 05-01-1996
San Bernardino Precinct Reporter “HIV Study: Hundreds Sought for Kemron Trials” by Gwen Gilmore 05-09-1996
New York Amsterdam News “AIDS and HIV Patients Sought For Kemron Drug Tests” by Gwen Gilmore 05-11-1996
Afro-American Red Star “Kemron Helped Lashaun Evans: AIDS” by Gwen Gilmore 05-11-1996
Sacramento Observer “The Healthcare Disparity is Real: Distingushed Panel of African American Specialist Share Concerns at Summit: 05-22-1996
Washington Informer “Unequal Facts Regarding African Americans and Health Care” 05-22-1996
New York Voice “African American Healthcare Unequal” by Natalie Bullock 05-22-1996
Afro-American Red Star “More Needed For Kemron Trial” by Gwen Gilmore 06-22-1996
New York Amsterdam News “Experts Agree Black Life in America is Very Short” 08-31-1996
Afro-American Red Star “IRS Stifles Abundant Life Clinic” by Desiree Allen Graves 09-07-1996
The Washington Post “IRS Freezes Assets of AIDS Clinic Affiliated with Nation of Islam” by Amy Goldstein 09-13-1996
Black Issues in Higher Education “Black Medical Community Boost AIDS Research: Howard, Meharry, King/Drew Recieve NIH Funding to Study Alpha Interferon” by Cheryl D. Fields 11-28-1996
Afro-American Red Star “40 with HIV Needed for Kemron Trials” by Gwen Gilmore 05-10-1997
New Journal and Guide “Landmark Work of African in Treating AIDS Disease Gets Skeptic Reception in America” by Abdul Alim Muhammad 05-28-1997
Afro-American Red Star “Kemron Trials Ended” by Gwen Gilmore 06-28-1997
Philadelphia Tribune “Trials Underway For Possible AIDS/HIV Cure” by Abdul Alim Muhammad 08-01-1997
New York Beacon “Life Abundantly: Exchangein Needles” by Abdul Alim Muhammad 06-17-1998
New Pittsburgh Courier “Minister Says He’s Cured of AIDS” by Treshea N. Wade 04-28-1999
The Washington Post “The Goat Doctor; Gary Davi Thinks G-d Gave Him The Secret Formula to Cure This Little Girl of AIDS. Now the Government is Giving Him the Chance to Prove It” by Lisa Frazier 04-09-2000
The State of Black America 2002 “African Americans Confront a Pandemic” by Maya Rockeymoore
Afro-American Red Star “Southeast Clinic Provides Alternative Health Treatment” by Micheal Zimmerman 01-20-2007
The Washington Informer “The Test of HIV Testing” by George E Curry 06-25-2009
The Washington Post “HIV Funds Bypassing Area’s in Need: Services Scarce in DC” by Debbie Cenziper 12-13-2009

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Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology “Black Muslims And The Police” by L. Brown 1965 Spring
Washington Post “Police to Cooperate with Muslims in Mayfair Mansions Drug Patrol” by S. Horowitz and M Abramowitz 04-21-1988
New York Times “Muslims Keep Lid on Drugs in Capital” by W. Stevens 09-26-1988
United Press International “Farrakhan Unveils Drug Program in DC” 12-13-1988
Los Angeles Times “Black Muslims – HUD Security Pact in Doubt: Housing: Farrakhan Group Appeared on Verge of Landing Contract for Venice Apartment Buildings by S. Doherty 01-15-1992
Chicago Tribune “DC’s Balck Muslim Dopebusters” by C. Page 04-23-1989
Los Angeles Times “Nation of Islam Guards Patroling Crime – Plagued Projects: Housing Group Affiliated with Lousi Farrakhan Will Provide Unarmed Night Patrols for Federally Subsidized Apartment in Venice” by C. Rivera 11-2-1992
Chicago Tribune “As Farrakhan Group Land Jobs From Government, Debate Grows” by S. Holmes 03-04-1994
Wahsington (AP) “HUD To Investigate Nation of Islam Security Contracts” by R. Powers 01-20-1995
Washington Post “Security Firm Found Separate From Farrakhan” 03-03-1995
Jewish Telegraphy Agency “HUD Decision To Cancel Contract with Nation of Islam Wins Praise” 11-12-1995
Washington Post “A Breach In Guards Invincibility” by L. Adams 09-02-1996
New York Times “Nation of Islam Guards Ordered to Leave Project” by R. Hernandez 09-13-1996
Time “Muslims At The Mayfair” 06-24-2001
Racializing Justice, Disenfranchising Lives: The Racism, Criminal Justice, and Law Reader” “Crime Prevention In The African American Community: Lessons Learned From The Nation of Islam” by S. Gabbidon 2007
The Washington Times “To Curb Chicago Violence Bring In The Nation of Islam” by A. Williams 10-11-2015
Los Angeles Times “Nation of Islam Offers To Patrol Housing Crime” by S. Doherty 12-22-1992
Las Vegas Review “Nation of Islam Bids to Patrol Project” 01-04-1992
Orlando Sentinel “Tenants Consider Hiring Farrakhan Group To Patrol” 01-05-1992
Newsday “Muslims Bid or HUD Deal Blasted Jews Oppose Try for Patrol Contract” 01-05-1992
Philadelphia Inquirer “What Do Farrakhan and Followers Do” by C. Lewis 01-22-1992
Los Angeles Times “Farrakhan’s Group In Line For Security Pact Patrol” by K. Ellingswood 07-02-1992
Los Angeles Times “Nation of Islam Security Patrol Hearing Set Sept 15 Permit? by K. Ellingswood 09-06-1992
Los Angeles Times “Nation of Islam Firm Ok’d For Public Housing Patrols” by K. Ellingswood 09-16-1992
Los Angeles Times “Patrols By Nation of Islam Cut Violence Security” by K. Ellingswood 12-27-1992
Los Angeles Times “Islam Security Firm Taken Off Patrols at Venice Housing Complex Safety” by K. Ellingswood 08-13-1993
Boston Globe “Nation of Islam Walks Fine Line with Blacks” by A. Perlman 02-20-1994
Chicago Tribune “Islam Firm Gets CHA Pact” 03-31-1994
Chicago Tribune “State Investigates CHA Guard Contract” 04-01-1994
Chicago Tribune “Vigils Recognize South Side’s Violent Turn” by S. Rhodes 04-04-1994
Chicago Tribune “A Holistic Solution For The CHA” by F. McRoberts 05-05-1994
Chicago Tribune “Muslim Affiliated CHA Guards Accused of Impersonating Cops” 06-27-1994
Chicago Tribune “Guarded Optimism At Rockwell Nation of Islam Force Walking A Fine Line At Troubled CHA Complex” by F. McRoberts 07-06-1994
Chicago Tribune “Four Guards At ChA are Found Not Guilty” 01-04-1995
Sun Sentinel “HUD Checking Discrimination Charges” 01-21-1995
Pittsburgh Post “Hiring of Nation of Islam Patrols Studied by Sub-Committee” 01-27-1995
Chicago Tribune “Law Makers in furor Over Black Muslims” 03-03-1995
Philadelphia Inquirer “Nation of Islam Contracts Examined” 03-03-1995
Washington Post “Security Firms Found Separate From Farrakhan” 03-03-1995
Chicago Tribune “The Business of Security Nation Linked Guards Earn Tenant Distrust” By W. Gaines 03-13-1995
Chicago Tribune “HUD Tired of CHA Failures Lane’s Exit Brims with Irony” by. F. McRoberts 05-28-1995
Chicago Tribune ” HUD Didn’t Probe Nation of Islam Pacts Security Deals Linked to Farrakhan Group” by D. Jackson 10-13-1995
Chicago Tribune “Nation of Islam Losing CHA Contracts” by D. Jackson 02-17-1996
Orlando Sentinel “Nation of Islam Linked Company out of Bidding” 02-18-1996
Austin American Statesman ” Farrakhan’s Tour Sparks Criticism” 02-22-1996
Chicago Tribune ” Security Supervisor Convicted of Murder” by T. Wilson 08-23-1998
Chicago Tribune ” US Drops Bank Fraud Charge Against Ex- CHA Chief Lane” by M. O’Connor 03-06-2001
Chicago Tribune ” Court is Told of Store Plan at Lane Mall But Nation of Islam Aide Concedes No Steps Taken to Launch Project” by M. O’Connor 03-15-2001
New York Times “Questions Shadow New Jackson Advisor” by S. Wax man 01-03-2004
The Baltimore Evening Sun “Muslims’ Security Patrols Urged for Public Housing High-Rises” by R. Hills on 09-28-1992
The Baltimore Sun “Muslims Patrols Proposed For Public Housing” by R. Hilson 09-29-1992
The Baltimore Sun “For The Young, ‘X’, symbolizes the Hip Hints at their Heritage” by R. Hilson 11-17-1992
The Baltimore Sun “Clean Up Blitz at Flag House Courts” by M. Simmons & A. Fletcher 06-02=1993
The Baltimore Sun “Cleanup, better security, Transform Flag House Courts” by M. Fletcher 06-07-1993
The Baltimore Sun “Transformation at Flag High Rises” 06-09-1993
The Baltimore Sun “Flag House Courts Celebrates Rebirth’ by E. Heard 06-13-1993
The Baltimore Sun “Housing Commissioner Operates by His Rules Blunt, Savvy Henson Rejuvenates agency” by M. Fletcher 10-03-1993
The Baltimore Sun “Flag House Court: Suddenly Cleaner, Safer, Nicer” by M. Fletcher 11-01-1993
The Baltimore Sun “The Good Old Days at Flag House Courts Woman, Daughter Remember Fondly” by M. Fletcher 11-16-1993
The Baltimore Sun “Community Respect Arms Nation of Islam” by M. Fletcher 12-12-1993
The Baltimore Sun “For Mfume, A Quick Divorce From The Nation of Islam Would Not be Easy” by S. Baer 02-02-1994
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Nation of Islam’s Security Efforts Win Friends with Downtrodden” by A. Perlman 02-24-1994
The New York Times “As Farrakhan Group Land Jobs From Government Debate Grows” by S. Holmes 03-04-1994
Afro-American Red Star “Jewish Group Levels Attack on Muslims Security Contract” by J. Williams 03-12-1994
Austin American Statesman “As Farrakhan Groups Win Contracts, Debate Grows’ by S. Holes 03-13-1994
The Baltimore Sun “Nation of Islam Security Wins Contract for Public Housing, Despite high Bid” by E. Siegel 05-05-1994
Philadelphia Tribune “Baltimore Cancels NOI Housing Security Contract” by T. Spangler 11-14-1995
The Baltimore Sun “Tenant Leaders Say Security Declines In Projects” by j. Jacobson 02-07-1996
The Baltimore Sun “Security Issues Raised in Wake of Boy’s Slaying” by P. Herman & R. Irwin 02-28-1996
The Baltimore Sun “City Fires High Rise Security” by R. Matthews 02-08-1997
The Afro-American Red Star ‘Housing Authority Tells Wells Fargo to Step’ by T. White 02-15-1997
The Baltimore Sun ‘business with Ties to Welch gets Contract; housing security operator includes NOI Aides” by W. Roberts 04-05-1997
The Baltimore Sun “Schmoke Leaving Mixed Legacy” by G. Shields 12-05-1999
The Baltimore Sun “end of a Pubic Housing Era High Rises” by E. Siegel 02-08-2001
The Philadelphia Tribune “Jews divided on Muslim PHA Deal” by B. Wright 08-21-1992
The Philadelphia Inquirer “Nation of Islam guards Bring Some Peace, Some Controversy” by T. Samuel 08-14-1992
Philadelphia Daily News “Project Residents Files Suit” by S. Flanders 04-08-1993
Philadelphia Inquirer “Three Sue Abbottsford Managers, Guards, Alleging Beatings” by T. Samuel 04-16-1993
Philadelphia Tribune “Spread Report: Islam and Black Community” by B. Wright 06-18-1993
New York Times “Muslim Guards: Security Unit Maintaining Pride” by M. Tabor 01-06-1992
New York Times “An Inquiry Spreads Blame For Deaths at a New York Gym” by J. Berger 01-16-1992
New York Times “Neighborhood Report: Coney Island; Islamic Guard Unit Outsed” by J. Steinhauer 11-13-1994
Newsday “Assemblymen Gets some Help Brooklyn Democrat is Joined by GOP in Taking on Muslim Security Group” by B. Russel and M. Parente 02-08-1995
Newsday “Brooklyn in Albany Shaking Up the Capitol” 03-28-1995
New York Times “Nation of Islam Leader Stirs Anger” 09-22-1996
New York Times “Slur by a Nation of Islam Leader Stirs Anger” 09-22-1996
New York Amsterdam News “Tenants in Uproar as partaking Axes X-Men” by A. Sinclair 09-28-1996
New York Amsterdam News “Van Blasts Pataki for Cancelling X-Men’s Pact” by J. Z. Browne 10-19-1996
New York Times “X-Me’s Foe; Spotlight on a Corner” by A. Jacobs 10-20-1999
The Villiage Voice “Truth Justice and the X-Men” by V. Srivastava 10-29-1997
New York Times “dispute Over Guards With Farrakhan Link Moves toCourt” 05-25-1997
Newsday “$200 M Suit Against Rep King Dismisssed” by Y. Ellen 11-07-1999
New York Daily News “Farrakhan Linked Lawsuit Out” by r. Gerry 11-08-1999
Los Angeles Times “Security Firm Taken Off Venice Patrols Safety” by K. Ellingswood 08-14-1993
The Washington Post ” Nation of Islam Agency Says Jews Forced HUD’s Action” by L. Adams 11-11-1995
Austin American Statesman “Nation of Islam Security Unit Threatens to SUe HUD” 11-11-1995
The Washington Post “Nation of Islam Agency Fights US Decision Court Asked to Rule in MD Housing Cast” 11-16-1995
Baltimore Jewish Times “Facing Eviction: Nation of Islam Security Agency Blames Jewish Influence for its Ousting From Baltimore’s Public Housing Projects” D. Conn 11-17-1995
Afro-American Red Star “NOI Files Multi-million Dollat SUit Against HUD” A. McCarthy 11-18-1995
Afro-American Red Star “Tenants are Losers” 11-18-1995
The Washington Post ” Ruling Against Nation of Islam” 12-07-1995
Baltimore Jewish Times ” NOI Security Lawsuit Dismissed For Lack of Case” D. Conn 05-24-1996
The Washington Post “Muslim Dopebusters To Widen Patrol; At Rally Leaders Announce They’ll Enter Paradise Manor” J. Rupert 04-30-1988
The Washington Post “The Uneasy Peace At Clifton Terrace; Muslim Guard in NW Draws Mixed Review” G. Escobar 05-28-1992
The Washington Post “Urban Problems, Pastoral Settings” K. Harrison 08-20-1992
The Washington Post “Yo! A Rapper’s Domestic Poliscy Plan; How Clinton Can Bring Hope to Alienated Black America” by Paris (Rapper) 01-03-1993
Afro-American Red Star “NOI Firm Fights King, ADL” 03-11-1995
The Washington Post “DC Hires Nation of Islam Guards for SE Complex; Public Housing Chief Cites Patrols’ Success at Other Developments in Nation” V. Loeb 05-04-1995
The Washington Post “Nation of Islam Guard Stabbed at SE Complex” by R. Cateneda and W. Melillo 05-12-1995
New Orleans Times-Picayune “DC Residents Firght Development Guards” 05-12-1995
The Washington Post “Potomac Gardens Quiet After Fights; Residents Ask City Officials to Keep Nation of Islam Guards on Duty” H. Harris 05-13-1995
The Washington Post “DC Rehires Nation of Islam to Patrol Potomac Gardens” by V. Loeb 05-17-1995
Afro-American Red Star “Nation of Islam Gets Temporary Contract” J.F. Brown 05-20-1995
Afro-American Red Star “Potomac Gardens Contract Up For Bid” J.F. Brown 05-27-1995
The Washington Post “Nation of Islam Security Firm Seeks Backruptcy Protection” by V. Loeb 06-03-1995
The Washington Post “Off-Duty Police Could Patrol Potomac Gardens” By B. Loeb 06-10-1995
The Washington Post “Police Start Round the Clock Patrols at Potomac Gardens” by. R.H. Hamil 06-17-1995
Afro-American Red Star “NOI Security Insecure in USA” G. Gilmore 07-08-1995
The Washington Post “Ex-Guard Convicted in Assault Case” 07-15-1995
New Pittsburgh Courier “HUD Orders NOI Contract Termination” by T. Spangler 12-02-1995
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Dopebusters Drug Patrols

In the Spring of 1965, The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology published a work on the threat of the Nation of Islam (NOI) to the police. A summary of the NOI of Islam beliefs was given. The religion centers on the idea that the ruling white man is destined for a fall. The members do see whites as the devil, but G-d has predetermined the end of the white man’s rule. Blacks are to separate and become an independent state before the fall to avoid catastrophe. So the movement has no reason to attack the police directly. The NOI was deemed not to be a direct threat to the police as a whole. The security/militia force Fruit of Islam (FOI) my resist police in small incidence, but there was no rebellion planned.

The reputation of the Fruit of Islam grows from the 1960s to the 1980s and residents at the Mayfair Mansions take notice. Violence and the drug trade had enveloped the community that was now nicknamed “Little Beiruit.” The Nation of Islam begins selling their paper in the complex and residents notice the drug dealers leave while the NOI was present. A group of concerned citizens asked the Nation of Islam to patrol the area to stop drug dealers. Abdul Alim Muhammad, leader of DC’s Mosque #4, agreed and the “Dopebusters” were born in 1988.

Police Chief, Maurice Turner, reluctantly agrees to work with the NOI Drug Patrols. The story of the Dopebusters drew national attention and continued violence at the Mayfair would draw negative attention to the city. Council members and many constituents in the Mayfair publically supported the effort. Turner decided that the NOI would only patrol and call authorities when they saw something. The guards were not to use any violence.

The problem in District 6, which included the Mayfair, was a small police presence. They had 235 officers patrolling the district, which led to the smallest ratio of officers to residents. [2] Because of increased attention from media, the chief agreed to concentrate his force at the Mayfair.[3] So those that used to deal at the Mayfair moved to neighboring housing projects.[3] The citizens at the Mayfair were grateful to have peace in their neighborhood, and they praised the guards for granting them peace. The NOI was allowed to fly their flag over the projects, as the Islamic Caliphs did in the old days. [3]

On April 19, 1988, a man with a shotgun confronted an NOI guard. The guard disarms the man by kicking the gun out of his hand. Ten men proceed to beat the man unconscious. An NBC news team catches the melee on film. The guards see that they are being recorded and began to attack the cameraman to ensure the footage is not aired on television. One of the guards was arrested along with the man that welded the shotgun. The story made headlines and Mosque #4 had to issue an apology. Residents of the Mayfair picketed in support of the guards. [17]

Dr. Alim Muhammad gave a press conference on April 30, 1988. Accompanying him were hundreds of supporters of the Nation of Islam patrols. In the speech, Alim Muhammad chastised the media in elevating the one instance of overreach, and not the fact they ended open-air drug sales in less than a month. He invites Christians, Jews, and fellow Muslims to join in the Patrols because they would soon expand to Paradise Manor. The most inflammatory aspect of the speech was the accusation that many police were involved in drug sales. This accusation that could not be proven hurt the ability of the security forces to work with the police.

The beating of a news crew was not the only instance of overreach. An apartment building manager accused the guards of attempting to extort $5,000 from her company.[6] However, the NOI guards would find other ways to finance their patrol in the way of government contracts.

The success from Mayfair made FOI guards a hot commodity in many low-income housing areas. The NOI Security Agency – Washington was incorporated in 1990 to win government contracts in security. In the same manner, other NOI security agencies emerged in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The DC agency expanded its patrol to Clifton Terrace and Potomac Gardens.

The Clifton Terrace Patrols began in May of 1992. Most of the residents supported the new patrols. However, there was also vocal opposition. A group of men threatened the guards with violence on May 5. In response, a guard allegedly attacked resident James Earl Keech. Later that day, the unarmed guards encountered gunfire. Police were slow to arrive but arrested Taino M. Granum who had a stolen gun on his person. The event shows how cooperation between police and the guards began to break down. Both sides gave different accounts to the police. The public housing authority ended the security contract a short time later.

The American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) both took issue with an anti-semitic group getting government contracts. The ADL published a report in 1995 detailing contract discrepancies in the NOI security contracts. The ADL claimed that the NOI security agencies were directly connected to the NOI. Most of the evidence in the report came from the NOI newsletter, <u>The Final Call</u>. In the paper, the NOI praises the work of the security agencies as a victory for the Nation of Islam as a whole.

The report sparked outrage from the public. Bob Dole and Peter King, both Republicans, launch a senate investigation. If the security firm violated procurement law, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would have to terminate the contracts. Peter King wanted the NOI listed as a hate group even though the American Civil Liberties Union did not list them as such.

HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros defended the decision to award NOI security firms contracts. Many members of The Congressional Black Caucus also supported the NOI effort. The firms were not legally linked to the Nation of Islam religious organization, and to Cisneros’ knowledge, the guards did not proselytize on duty. Therefore to deny them contracts would be religious discrimination. It is important to remember the Republicans had recently won both houses.

The six-week investigation concluded in March of 1995. There was no evidence of large-scale proselytizing while guards were on duty and the investigation confirmed the security firms were not linked to the Nation of Islam. There was also no evidence that the firms discriminated against non-Muslims or women. Most of the interviews with residents of the areas the security firms patrolled said the guards are more courteous than other private guards. Residents, white and black, both agreed their neighborhoods were markedly safer.

After the investigation Nation of Islam security wins a contract to patrol Potomac Gardens. The original contract was awarded under emergency conditions for two weeks at $30,000. Again most residences wanted the guards, but there was also strong opposition. One woman interviewed by the Washington Post said that she shielded a man from an NOI beating. The guards yelled “Black Power, Black Power” after the incident. [109]

On May 12, 1995 NOI guard James Baldwin was allegedly stabbed in the chest by resident Paul Sparks. The event was the third violent event during the two weeks Potomac Gardens had a patrol. Earlier an NOI guard was struck with a bottle. The guards retaliate by assaulting a resident suspected of throwing the bottle. The incidents sparked City Council to visit the project.

During the visit Councilman Frank Smith had this to say:

“There’s no question about the fact that the people who live over there see this as a form of relief from the drug sales…The sale of drugs around public housing complexes is ultimately a police problem, and it will not be solved in a lasting way at Potomac Gardens or anywhere else until a new police division responsible for public housing is created”.[112]

After the City Council visited they decide to extend the emergency contract another two weeks. The guards did stop open-air drug sales, even with a few instances of over-reach. By June 6, the emergency contract would end and the NOI would need to win the contact under normal bidding circumstances. Unfortunately, the Nation of Islam Security Agency flies for bankruptcy protection in June of 1995. The firm claims $620,000 in assets and $760,000 in liabilities. Of the liabilities, $53,000 was back taxes to Washington, DC. The DC Housing Authority had to take into account NOI Security’s financial state during the contract bid, and they lost their bid.

The Potomac Garden patrol was taken up by off-duty police officers. The officers were paid overtime with the same Federal funds that would have been used for the private guards. Ultimately, the responsibility for reducing crime fell back on the police. With increased police presence, the crime problem in Washington, DC subsided.

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The Washington Post “Complaints of DC Police Misconduct” 09-02-1988
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The Washington Post “Sadly, Reports on Mr. Farrakhan Are Accurate” 11-26-1989
The Washington Post “Farrakhan’s Uphill Candidate; Nation of Islam Spokesman Abdul Alim Muhammad’s Long Road to Traditional Politics” by M.W. Thompson 08-02-1990
The Washington Post “First Black Challenger Puts the Heat on Hoyer” by K. Jenkins Jr 09-01-1990
The Washington Post “Bringing Race and Politics to the Surface in Pr. George’s Series: Campaign ’90; Campaign in Maryland” by M.L. Norris 09-04-1990
The Washington Post “Glendening, Hoyer Sail to Victory” by M.L. Norris 09-12-1990
The Washington Post “P.G. Blacks Rejected Racial Campaigns; Independents’s Hopes for Voter Revolt Failed” by M.L. Norris & E.L. Meyer 09-13-1990
The Washington Post “Resolution for Muslim Leader Scuttled” by R. Sanchez 07-08-1992
The Washington Post ” Thomas Drops Another Nation of Islam Bombshell” by R. Sanchez 07-16-1992
The Washington Post “Kelly Honors Nation of Islam Activist Proclamation Riles Jewish Leaders” by R. Sanchez 07-18-1992
The Washington Post “Mayor Kelly’s Proclamation” 07-22-1992
Washington Informer “Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad: Deserving, Devoted, Caring” by L. Wiggins 07-22-1992
The Washington Post “Muhammad’s Actions Speak Louder” 08-01-1992
The Washington Post “Blind Eye to Prejudice” 08-02-1992
Afro-American Red Star “The Cheated Me At 15; I Am Still Fighting Today: Muhammad Says” by. A.A. Muhammad 09-18-1993
The Washington Post “Nation of Islam Official Assails Jewish Group; ADL Accused of Conspiring Against Blacks” 09-08-1994
Afro-American Red Star “Farrakhan Calls for 1 Million Men to March on Washington” by G. Gilmore 10-22-1994
Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph “Black Leader Focus on Health Care / March Speaker Urges Managed-Care Program” 04-29-1996
Afro-American Red Star “October 16 is World’s Day of Atonement” by G. Gilmore 10-12-1996
Philadelphia Tribune “NOI Official: Hospital Will Soon Release Farrakhan” by M.J. rochon 04-06-1999
Afro-American Red Star “Howard University Shines” 04-10-1999
The Final Call “Nation of Islam’s Zimbabwe AIDS Project Seeks Donations for Treatment Program” 12-04-2002
The Final Call “Interview with Nation of Islam Minister of Health, Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad” 12-10-2006
The Final Call “Police Checkpoints Return to DC Neighborhood” 08-12-2008
McClatchy – Tribune Business News “Man Sacrifices His Privacy to Help Others” by H. Jackson Jr 08-20-2009
The Final Call “How to Eat to Live: Focus on Food and Well Being” 03-16-2011
The Final Call “Taking it to the Street: FOI Promote Peace Nationwide” 07-25-2012
The Final Call “A Torchlight for American: The Nation of Islam Offers Solutions to Fight Crime” 08-10-2012
The Final Call “The Time and WHat Must Be Done” 06-11-2013
The Final Call “Lies, Spies and Jewish Assault on Truth” by R. Muhammad 06-13-2013
The Final Call “Travyon Martin & The Call to True Black Unity” 08-05-2013
The Final Call “Building Up Young Black Men” 03-12-2019
Dominiquediprima.com “Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad”
New Journal and Guide “Needle Exchange Ineffective Weapon Against AIDS” by A.A. Muhammad 06-24-1998
yale Journal of Law and Liberation “Black Nation Under Siege” by A.A. Muhammad Issue1 Article 11
Philadelphia Tribune “If Clinton is Truly Sorry, He Should Take Next Steps” by A.A. Muhammad 07-01-1997
New Pittsburgh Courier “Apology Not Atonement” by A.A. Muhammad 07-19-1997
New Pittsburgh Courier “Tuskegee Study: Apology Is Not Atonement” by A.A. Muhammad 07-26-1997
Philadelphia Tribune “Human Rights Entitle Blacks to Healthcare” by A.A. Muhammad 08-19-1997
Philadelphia Tribune “Notion of Civilized Humanity is Hanging in Balance” by A.A. Muhammad 01-20-1998
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The Chicago Tribune “Black America: ” The Fattest Nation on Earth” by A.A. Muhammad 06-11-1998
Los Angeles Sentinel “Fake Food Flood Continues” by A.A. Muhammad 06-11-1998

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“My Journey to Allah” on IRONMUHAMMAD68 published 03-01-2016
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“Dr. Abdul ALim Muhammad – Raw Milk Interview” on beesford published 10-25-2011
“The S.T.E.M. Files: “The Abundant Life Journey”, with Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad 10/25/18″ on OMSTV published 10-25-2018
“How To Eat To Live Vs The Devil’s Kitchen – Dr. Alim Muhammad Speaks” on Saviours Helper published 05-01-2018
“Raw Milk & Alpha Interferon Treatments for Aids & Many Other Diseases – Dr. Alim Muhammad Speaks” on Saviours Helper published 04-25-2019
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Accomplishments

Graduated Case Western Reserve Medical School in 1975
Paratroper in military
Minister of Mosque #4 in Washington, DC 1981
National Spokesman for Louis Farrakhan 1988
Nation of Islam’s First Minister of Health 1992
Mayor of Washington, DC declared a day in his honor
Has a wife, Alima, and nine children including Kush Amir, Ajane, and Kadira

Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad was born Maurice Peters Jr near York, Pennsylvania in 1948. From the beginning, Dr. Muhammad and his family were socially conscious. He went to an NAACP convention in Harrisburg, PA at age 6. Muhammad’s father Maurice Peterson Sr organized a protest against police brutality. The family was also involved in the Civil Rights Movement and marched with King. However, racism hit Muhammad in a personal way while going to an all-white high school at age 15.

Maurice Peters Sr was a post office worker. He saved enough money to move his family to the all-white suburb of Shiloh, PA. The whites of the area organized to keep the family out. Their plot was to harass his children to intimidate Mr. Peters into returning to York. One of the black maids in York got wind of the plot and warned them. When the Peterson family arrived, white residents blocked their moving van and demanded they leave. Undeterred Mr. Peterson entered the neighborhood in which he lived until the day he died.

Once Muhammad began coursework at the local high school, his grades fell from straight A’s to C’s and D’s. His parents thought he was not applying himself. When confronted, Muhammad said maybe he is not as smart as everyone thought. Upon hearing that his parents had to get to the bottom of the situation. His parents began reviewing his work and found he got most of the questions marked wrong were correct. After taking the corrected test to the principal, the school changed his grades. After this incident, Muhammad always questioned authority, not his ability.

Due to his intellectual ability and support from his parents, he made grades high enough to win a scholarship at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. His original major was poetry. When in college, he was introduced to the philosophy of Elijah Muhammad and wanted to change his major to something that would aid his people in the fight against oppression. He became a Biology / Pre-med major.

After receiving a degree in biology, Case Western Reserve Medical School accepted him in 1975. Muhammad told the Washington Post none of the fourteen blacks that enrolled in the program that year wanted a “Beverly Hills” style practice. All wanted to serve the urban community. While in college, one of his fellow black students faced expulsion because of grades. Muhammad and others were able to organize to keep the student in college.

Muhammad first heard Farrakhan speak in 1974, while in college. After meeting and interacting for a short time, Farrakhan appointed Muhammad assistant minister of Mosque #18 in Cleveland. Once Muhammad graduated, he went to Harlem University Hospital to work as a surgeon. While working in Harlem Muhammad officially changed his name from Maurice X to Muki Fuad Muhammad El-Amin. Farrakhan changed his name to Abdul Alim Muhammad before granting the position of Minister of Mosque #4 in Washington, DC in 1981.

Howard University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center both employed Muhammad for a short period, but Muhammad realized his passion was alternative medicine. He founded Abundant Life Clinic in 1986. The medical approach of the clinic was community-centered, alternative medicine. Muhammad infused Ayurvedic medicine and Yoga into treatment plans. Abundant Life’s drug rehab became nationally known, and Farrakhan’s son Joshua received treatment there. The clinic was the first step in a national black health agenda. From his work at Abundant Life, he became the NOI’s first Minister of Health in 1992.

The Dopebuster’s drug program began in 1988 at Mayfair Mansions. The program was initiated at the request of residents to calm the drug activity that got the complex nicknamed “Little Beirut.” Because the Dopebuster mostly came from Mosque #4, Dr. Muhammad was the unofficial spokesman. The need for a spokesman came on the first day when guards beat a man that approached them welding a shotgun. Not only did the guards assault the man wielding the shotgun, but they also attacked a news-crew filming the beating.

During the press conference created to answer questions on the incident, Dr. Muhammad charged the police department for orchestrating drug sales. The charge was doubling down on comments he made during a radio interview earlier in the week. Muhammad presented no evidence during the interview or press conference. Dr. Muhammad never named any specific policemen. A police spokesman denied the charge. There were never any formal charges brought against the police by the NOI or Dr. Muhammad.

Steny Hoyer first became a Congressional Representative in 1981. His district, Maryland’s fifth, housed in Prince Georges County had a 50% Black population. Because the area had a large black population, Muhammad thought he could have a chance to unseat the incumbent. The campaign was launched in the summer of 1990.

Part of Muhammad’s platform was government funding for the NOI’s Dopebuster’s initiative that had recently spread nationwide. Muhammad was able to gather a respectable following amongst working-class blacks, due to incendiary rhetoric. According to the Washington Post, Muhammad said that white politicians were “slave masters of a white-run political machine” and Prince Georges County was “plantation politics at its worst.” He also said blacks are no more free in America than Apartheid South Africa. Muhammad accused the media of obsessing on his affiliation with the Nation of Islam, but opened his speeches with the Muslim greeting “Al-salam aleikum.” Critics brought up the fact he did not live in the fifth district and only registered to vote a few months before running.

Unfortunately, the Alim Muhammad campaign only raised $35,000. Aid from Farrakhan never materialized. The Nation of Islam leader canceled his appearance at three campaign events. Hoyer was able to raise $230,000, and $115,000 of it was spent on television ads, Muhammad had no chance. Hoyer had a solid lock on PG’s white vote and a respectable track record on black issues. Muhammad only got 20% of the vote on the September 11 primary.

In the summer of 1992, Washington DC city councilman Henry Thomas purposed making a day to honor Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad. The one Jewish member of the council, Jim Nathanson, opposed the resolution. The resolution was moved to committee which ensured the bill would die. The mayor, Sharon Pratt Kelly, took up the cause. The Washington Post accused her of pandering to poor and working-class blacks by approving the resolution. No matter what the motivation July 11, 1992, was declared Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad day by the mayor.

Prostate Cancer awareness is another point of advocacy for Dr. Muhammad because he also suffered from the disease. His prostate cancer diagnosis at age 36 was surprising because Muhammad was a vegetarian with no history of cancer in his family. He became a member and spokesman for the Empowerment Network, a group dedicated to spreading awareness about prostate cancer in the black community. His knowledge and personal experience became necessary when Louis Farrakhan afflicted with the disease in 1999. Muhammad served by informing the public on Farrakhan’s condition and helping chose the best hospital for the surgery, Howard University Hospital.

In 2010, Dr. Muhammad became part of a joint effort to provide earthquake relief to Haiti. The Church of Scientology and The Nation of Islam came together to improve the life of those hardest hit by the earthquake. The specific role of Dr. Muhammad was to provide wound care. He also documented the earthquake relief program in a personal blog.

Dr. Alim is currently practicing nutritional medicine in Bowie, MD. He makes few public appearances.

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