On Racism, Religion & Reconciliation: Contemplation of Imam W. Deen Mohammed - Paperback

by Ronald B. Shaheed (Editor)

Language has served racism in the world, especially in America; and that is just where the biggest creation of racism is, right here in America. The language has served to make white people feel that they are different, special, and superior. But it has also hurt them, because that position is artificial. That is not true. That is not reality. So, it has made white people artificial people. They have an artificial reality to deal with and then it made their subjects, also, artificial.

White supremacy went all around the world and it was made possible by religion. So, if you tell people that dark is evil, dark is sin, demons are in the dark, you do not have to tell them that, "You are dark." They know they are dark and every time they look in the mirror they see a dark face. If they do not have a mirror, the moonlit night and the water reflection will say, "You're black, man "