Should Black Citizens Follow Farrakhan?

BLACK AMERICANS REACT TO FARRAKHAN'S CALL TO 'STALK AND KILL'

'God calls us to love all people, and we need to work this thing out together'

 CHELSEA SCHILLING

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson interviews black L.A. residents (Photo: Screenshot)

Twenty years ago, an estimated half-million black men gathered in Washington, D.C., at the Million Man March to protest what they perceived as social and economic inequality in America.

In his two-hour speech at the historic event, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan made headlines when he called for black empowerment and declared, “The [Great] Seal and the Constitution reflect the thinking of the Founding Fathers, that this was to be a nation by white people and for white people. Native Americans, blacks, and all other non-white people were to be the burden bearers for the real citizens of this nation.”

Two decades later, Farrakhan was back at the National Mall – this time hosting the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, with its chilling “Justice or Else” theme, on Oct. 10 in Washington, D.C.

So have the lives of black Americans improved since Farrakhan’s first Million Man March in 1995?

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder of the Los Angeles-based Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, or BOND, and an exclusive WND columnist, took to the streets of South Central Los Angeles to ask black Americans that very question.

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"There are so many people that are struggling financially on the lower end, I'm not sure we can say definitely that it's made a grand improvement," said one man.

"We have a black president, so, I mean, that's a big change," said a woman.

"You think that's a result of the march?" Peterson asked her.

"It could possibly be," she replied

An elderly gentleman and another man in his twenties both said they don't believe the situation has improved.

"It's worse," said another women, "just to keep seeing all this mess that's going around – shooting up folks."

Then Peterson asked: "Farrakhan called for 10,000 black men to stalk and kill police and white people. How do you feel about this?"

As WND reported, Farrakhan preached directly from the Quran before a packed Baptist church in August, and he told his adoring audience that violent retaliation is the only way for American blacks to "rise up" and overthrow their oppressors. Farrakhan made the comments at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Miami, where he referred to a "400-year-old enemy," which most took to mean white people.

"I'm looking for ten thousand in the midst of the million. Ten thousand men who say, 'Death is sweeter than continued life under tyranny,'" Farrakhan told the congregants.

Watch the clip of Farrakhan's sermon to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Miami:

He then launched into a poetic tirade against whites backed up with Quranic verse.

"Death is sweeter than to continue to live and bury our children, while white folks give the killer hamburgers.

"Death is sweeter, than watching us slaughter each other, to the joy of a 400-year-old enemy. Yes, death is sweeter.

"The Quran teaches persecution is worse than slaughter. Then it says, 'Retaliation is prescribed in matters of the slain.' Retaliation is a prescription from God, to calm the breast of those whose children have been slain.

"So if the federal government will not intercede in our affairs, then we must rise up and kill those who kill us. Stalk them and kill them and let them feel the pain of death that we are feeling."

The crowd responded with a standing ovation as the 82-year-old Muslim preacher bathed in the moment.

But when Peterson asked black Americans in Los Angeles what they thought of the calls for 10,000 black men to stalk and kill people, reactions included the following:

• "I think that is absolutely wrong, to take somebody's life."
• "I disagree with it because God calls us to love all people, and we need to work this thing out together."
• "C'mon now, that's ridiculous."
• "I think he just has a lot of personal problems."
• "It's not a good idea, because [it'll] just create more violence."
• "It's a bad idea. You don't know what's going to happen."
• "I don't approve of stalking and killing anybody."
• "F--- these cops. I don't think it's OK [to stalk and kill cops] because nothing is going to get resolved like that. But I feel like these cops is nothing but full of s---. They don't give a f--- about human rights."

Asked whether they believe Farrakhan's apparent call for violence would help young black people, the Los Angelites replied:

• "I think it would hurt everyone."
• "But it's unfortunately those who are kind of disenfranchised [who find it] easy to listen to stuff like he's saying. You look for a quick solution or an agitated solution to things when you get frustrated."
• "I think that's not a proper statement to make. But I believe in Farrakhan's program of helping black people helping themselves.

Peterson then asked: "What do you think it would take to make black Americans successful and happy?"

• "You have to be responsible and take the initiative to want to be successful."
• "Being one with each other."
• "It's important to at least have some goals in mind, so you know, if you've reached a goal, you have something to be proud of."
• "Having a mother and a father there to rear the children to be godly and to come up in a respectable and honorable way."
• "More black entrepreneurship and more self-help. … That's the only way it's going to improve."

Peterson notes that most of his interview subjects condemned hatred and violence toward others, including white police officers and white Americans.

"What I saw from the rally 20 years later is more hate, blame and victimhood – blaming someone else for their lack of success in life," Peterson said of the 20th anniversary march in D.C.

"And it's just more hate toward white folks, when white Americans have nothing to do with the destruction of black Americans today," he said. "It's time for black Americans to take their lives back, overcome the anger [and] treat their neighbors in a way that they would treat themselves and their families."

Peterson said black Americans must focus on maintaining health family lives by marrying and raising educated children.

"Where are the black churches on this?" he asked. "Louis Farrakhan used the names Jesus and Martin Luther King Jr. to encourage Christians and others to join his evil organization. Yet there's no outcry from the churches about this at all. Had the KKK done the same thing, there would be a major outcry in America today."

Peterson rejected the "evil" in Farrakhan's message: "It's time to stand up against evil, no matter what color the person might be."

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Isn't It Time Americans Of All Colors Condemn The Rioting In Ferguson?

WHAT IF WHITE AMERICA JUST SAID 'NO'?

Exclusive: Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson condemns Ferguson's explosion of racial vengeance

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“He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him early.” – Proverbs 13:24

As I watch the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, I can’t help but compare the behavior of blacks in that city to that of spoiled rotten children.

Blacks have been rioting and fighting with police after the shooting death of a thug, Michael Brown. And white political and law enforcement leaders have given in to their tantrum like weak parents.

How did we get to the point of having Al “the Riot King” Sharpton as the White House point person for racial reconciliation – and having a racist attorney general like Eric Holder come to the rescue of Ferguson?

Foolish blacks jumped to false conclusions about the death of “gentle giant” Michael Brown. Protesters looted businesses and even targeting the same convenience store that Brown robbed.

Obama predictably weighed in, warning police about using excessive force. Surrendering to the political pressure, Gov. Jay Nixon, D-Mo., (one of the weakest white men I’ve seen!) pulled the Ferguson Police off the case, and placed Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson in charge.

Bad move.

Capt. Johnson’s sympathies are with the black thugs. His idea of policing was to march with protesters and order the police to stand down while black criminals roamed the streets looting.

When Gov. Nixon addressed the situation, blacks publicly berated him. Missouri’s Democrat State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal blasted him for being “disconnected” from the black community. She tweeted: “F— you” to the governor and called him a “coward” on national TV.

Angry protesters also shouted Nixon down during his press conference. A black man mocked Nixon for being soft-spoken, telling him, “Speak with your chest!” Nixon tried to appease the black mob and prematurely called for a “vigorous prosecution” of Officer Darren Wilson.

Obama gladly dispatched Eric Holder to Ferguson, but instead of calming racial tensions, Holder made matters worse.

Holder told the young protesters in Ferguson that he understood their distrust of police:

“I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man. I can remember being stopped on the New Jersey turnpike on two occasions and accused of speeding. Pulled over … ‘Let me search your car’ … Go through the trunk of my car, look under the seats and all this kind of stuff. I remember how humiliating this was and how angry I was and the impact it had on me.”

Some of Holder’s past “greatest” hits:

• As a new attorney general, he refused to prosecute baton-wielding members of the racist New Black Panther Party who were intimidating white voters in front of Philadelphia polls.

• Holder said America is a “nation of cowards” when it comes to dealing with racism.

• He has said that criticism of him and Obama is rooted in racism.

• Holder blames racism for the high incarceration rate of black males.

• He applied pressure on Florida prosecutors to bring charges against “white Hispanic” George Zimmerman, charges he knew would not stick.

• Holder promotes the lie that voter ID laws are racist.

Parents know children throw tantrums when they don’t get their way. When parents give in to the unreasonable demands of a child, they’re reinforcing bad behavior. If the behavior is not corrected, they learn to intimidate to get what they want – until someone says “No!”

In Ferguson, we witnessed the result of what happens when black parents spoil their children. The children turn out to be welfare-pampered, morally crippled, racist black thugs. Now the white authorities have had to take over the “parenting,” but they too refuse to say, “No!”

Black Missouri State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed has threatened the white St. Louis prosecutor with more riots if he doesn’t indict. She stated, “If you should decide not to indict this police officer, the rioting we witnessed this past week will seem like a picnic. …”

She’s not the only one issuing threats.

Brown family attorney Daryl Parks was asked by Megyn Kelly on Fox News, “If the grand jury doesn’t indict, will you accept that?”

Parks replied, “Not necessarily … they need to come down with an indictment.”

Michael Brown’s mother said she wants the white officer to receive the death penalty.

The grand jury was just convened and blacks are complaining that it’s too white. These people don’t want justice. They want racial vengeance!

But what would happen if Gov. Jay Nixon developed a spine and said “No” to black rioters?

If Nixon stood up for law-abiding citizens, he’d have self-respect and their gratitude.

If he waited for all the evidence to come out before convicting the white officer, the rule of law would prevail.

And what if whites said “No” and didn’t spare the rod of truth when they’re attacked as “racists”?

If whites said “No,” Sharpton and Holder would be out of business.

If whites said “No,” it would give misguided blacks a chance to examine their hearts and repent of their wicked ways.

If whites said “No,” their children would be inspired by their courage.

This kind of transformation is possible for America, but only “if …”

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