nationalism and fascism. Why? It isrnpossible that some teachers in those departmentsrnare ignorant of that history. Itrnis likely that others know but are afraid tornexpose that history to the public. Theyrndo not dare to criticize Malcolm or Elijahrnor Marcus. If they are black, they dornnot want to be labeled “Toms”; if theyrnare white, they recognize that shouldrnthey be called “racists,” they might bernfired. So both blacks and whites cover uprnany history that depicts blacks as racists.rnAnd finally, some members of such departmentsrnare themselves black nationalists,rnif not black racists; some peddle arnblack racism similar to that propoundedrnby the Nation of Islam. That such ignorance,rncowardice, cover-ups, and racismrnhave gained such prominence at universitiesrnis, at core, the fault of the liberalsrnwho control academia.rnIf black fascism is not new, why does itrnappear to be more prominent and influentialrntoday? It is more prominent. Inrnthe early 1960’s it was the civil rightsrnmovement that seemed to represent thernhopes and dreams of most blacks (andrnmany whites); the black anti-civil rightsrnfringe was marginalized with Malcolmrnand the Muslims.rnBut is the Nation of Islam on thernfringe today? One reason it has grownrnin importance is that black nationalistsrnand black fascists are being subsidizedrnby American liberals. When KhallidrnMuhammad spoke at a New Jersey college,rnhe called Jews blood-suckers; gays,rnsissies; and the Pope, a cracker. He suggestedrnthat someone lift the Pope’srn”skirt” so we might find out what is beneath.rnA speech reeking with hatred wasrnsponsored under the banner of… tolerancernand multiculturalism! Khallid hadrnmade similar speeches at other colleges.rnWhat was different in New Jersey is thatrnsomeone recorded his words. Andrnthough the special issue of Time did notrnmention it, Der Spiegel reported thatrnMuhammad received an honorarium ofrn$2,650 for that speech. When Khallidrnaddressed students at Columbia University,rnhe referred to it as Columbia Jewniversityrnin Jew York City. How muchrndid Columbia University organizationsrnpay for such enlightenment?rnOn February 24, 1994, the Nation ofrnIslam’s Minister of Health, Abdul AlimrnMuhammad, addressed an audience atrnthe University of Wisconsin in Madison.rnIn his speech Abdul Muhammad informedrnthe audience that AIDS was partrnof a white conspiracy of genocide againstrnblacks. While some protested outsidernthe hall, others defended the appearancernof the Black Muslim minister inrnthe name of free speech. But it was notrn”free”; the university paid $3,000 for thatrnlecture. Abdul Muhammad and KhallidrnMuhammad and other Muslim speakersrnhave been rewarded with thousands ofrndollars to promote their nationalist andrnfascist doctrines. Madison’s WisconsinrnState Journal courageously published arnperceptive cartoon depicting MinisterrnFarrakhan, Abdul Muhammad as hisrnMinister of Health, and a dopey Universityrnof Wisconsin student as his Ministerrnof Finance.rnA month later the student center atrnthe University of Wisconsin-Milwaukeernbecame a storm center over KhallidrnMuhammad’s scheduled appearance onrnMarch 23. Opposition to his views apparentlyrnprompted the university to cancelrnhis use of an auditorium. Leaders ofrnthe campus Black Students Union andrnthe university administration jockeyedrnin the dispute, which formally focusedrnon the NOI’s requirement that all attendingrnbe frisked and that no armedrnuniversity guards be permitted in the auditorium.rnThe university canceled therncontract, but the BSU demanded freernspeech and threatened suit, and the universityrn”compromised.” Khallid wouldrnbe allowed to use the auditorium, butrnuniversity guards could be present, andrnmetal detectors would be used ratherrnthan frisking. However, the squabblernprovided both the BSU and the NOIrnwith much local publicity.rnIn February, Jan Weller, liberal talkshowrnhost on Wisconsin Public Radio,rnhad announced that he might invite anyonernto be a guest on his program exceptrnan overt racist. A week before Khallid’srnlecture, Weller invited BSU presidentrnBernell Ross to be a guest. LiberalrnWeller raised only faint objections asrnRoss defended Khallid, whose lecture atrnUWM was sponsored by Ross’s BSU.rnRoss added that he thoroughly agreedrnwith Khallid’s belief that, in SouthrnAfrica, every white should be killed, includingrnchildren, babies, and the disabled.rnBut Weller did not call Ross arnracist! How comforting to know thatrnthis is not racism.rnA week later on another station, talkshowrnhost Charles Sykes also had BernellrnRoss as a guest. Ross reiterated manyrnblack nationalist positions, including thernimportance of patronizing black businesses,rnblack stores, black professionals. Irnmused that at least Khallid Muhammadrnhad been consistent; he had attendedrnDillard University, a historically blackrncollege in New Orleans. Why was Rossrnat UW-Milwaukee, which he himselfrnhad characterized and denounced as culturallyrnwhite? The reason seems clear.rnRoss and his fellow BSU members get arnbetter deal from “white” colleges. Becausernof affirmative action, “white” collegesrnoften admit blacks where theyrnwould reject similarly unqualified whites;rnwhite colleges provide special scholarshipsrnfor blacks only (they provide nonernfor whites only) and pamper blacks withrnspecial tutoring programs, even recognizingrna BSU but denying recognitionrnto a White Students Union.rnKhallid Muhammad did speak atrnUWM. Across the street, a free, multiculturalrnrally for tolerance at a synagoguerndrew 1,000. Inside the student unionrnbuilding some 100 protestors, organizedrnby Zionist leader Rabbi Avi Weiss,rnshouted against racism and anti-rnSemitism to those lining up for Khallid.rnThe protestors’ placards wronglyrnequated Muhammad and David Duke,rnfor whatever Duke’s personal beliefs, inrnhis recent campaigns he has run on thernplatform of the I960’s civil rights movementrn—a color-blind government and anrnabolition of racial preferences and setasidesrnand double standards.rnMuhammad’s appearance was a success.rnThe auditorium overflowed, andrnhundreds had to be seated in otherrnrooms to view him on closed circuit.rnOver 1,600 persons paid to hear Khallid’srnmessage. He was introduced by formerrnMilwaukee Alderman Michael McGee,rnwho, during the Persian Gulf War, hadrnsent a letter of solidarity to Iraq’s SaddamrnHussein. Khallid gave his audiencernwhat they wanted to hear, opening withrn”I didn’t come here to pin the tail on therndonkey. I came to pin the tail on thernhonkey.” Echoing Elijah Muhammadrndecades before, he asserted he was notrnpresent to teach hatred of whites, butrn”to teach blacks to love your blackrnselves.” A week later, the president of thernMilwaukee Jewish Council complainedrnthat the Milwaukee Sentinel’s report ofrnthe event had “painted a false portrait ofrna ‘kinder, gentler’ Muhammad” andrnadded: “Can one imagine the justifiablernoutcry that would greet a whiternsupremacist speaker who announced hernintended to ‘pin the tail’ on African-rnAmericans (referring to them with arnsimilarly disparaging term)?” KhallidrnAUGUST 1994/45rnrnrn