After a emerged picture of him applauding and embracing questionable Nation of Islam head Louis Farrakhan, Newark president Ras Baraka, a leading Democrat candidate for governor, is now under fire for it. According to a report from the New York Post, Baraka described Farrakhan as a “leader of every Black people” in the images taken in 2004 at a Newark religion.
In the movie, Baraka stated,” I don’t believe there is a person today who has the kind of spiritual power or spiritual strength that I don’t think there is.” Nowhere has the spiritual authority, historical context, and political platform that Minister Farrakhan does, not even the president, not the community leader, not the social international activist.
Farrakhan received two standing ovations during the conversation, one of which came after Farrakhan rejected the civil rights movement’s non-violent tactics and said,” The biscuit hit you on your teeth, you break his neck,” and the other when Farrakhan referred to White people as” the foe.”
Farrakhan’s contentious past
According to his history of racist and antisemitic notes, Farrakhan, 91, has long been a polarizing number. His statements have been closely watched by the Anti-Defamation League ( ADL ) and the Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ), making him one of the most powerful voices in favor of hate speech in the US. He has previously praised Adolf Hitler as a “great man” and made disparaging remarks about Jews, White persons, and Transgender people.
In his 2004 talk, Farrakhan accused White folks of orchestrating murder within Black communities, attacked interracial relationships, and criticized Black Americans for serving in the US government. You’re dealing with a wicked person, person. You’re not dealing with decent persons. He claimed that this bread is the genuine devil.
continuous cooperation with Farrakhan
Baraka’s apparent alignment with Farrakhan is not only evident in the 2004 picture. Farrakhan was invited to speak to over 1, 000 students by Baraka, the next main of Newark’s Central High School in 2012. Farrakhan reportedly demanded that African Americans form an independent status and receive compensation at an event titled” Separation or Death” in 2017. As president, he organized the event. At an event in Newark in 2018, Farrakhan officially endorsed Baraka and expressed his support for the president.
Baraka defends his place.
In a speech to Jewish Insider after the video resurfaced, Baraka responded to the reaction, saying he” will not be bullied or silenced into walking away from the fight for righteousness.”
” I will not be coerced into denouncing my longstanding commitment to promoting peace, justice, and equity,” said Baraka. These most recent accusations and insinuations are not just false; they reflect the dread the social establishment is expressing through my nomination.
Baraka argued that the Nation of Islam has helped to reduce crime and promote self-determination in underserved districts while also standing up for its influence in Black communities.
