Khalid Abdul Muhammad (born Harold Moore Jr.; January 12, 1948
– February 17, 2001) was an African-American activist who came to prominence
as the National Assistant to Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam (NOI). After a racially
inflammatory 1993 speech at Kean College Muhammad was condemned and removed
from his position in the Nation of Islam by Louis Farrakhan. He was also censured by both
Houses of the United States Congress.
After being removed from the Nation of Islam he served as the National
Chairman of the New Black Panther Party until his death in 2001.
Despite the controversy that followed him, his strong denunciations of white
power gained him the support of some in the black community
– February 17, 2001) was an African-American activist who came to prominence
as the National Assistant to Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam (NOI). After a racially
inflammatory 1993 speech at Kean College Muhammad was condemned and removed
from his position in the Nation of Islam by Louis Farrakhan. He was also censured by both
Houses of the United States Congress.
After being removed from the Nation of Islam he served as the National
Chairman of the New Black Panther Party until his death in 2001.
Despite the controversy that followed him, his strong denunciations of white
power gained him the support of some in the black community