From Young Pharaoh to Seti: The Islamic Solution To The Decaying Black Conscious Community
At the forefront of a futile effort to inhibit the rise of Islam in Black America are two individuals in the “Black Conscious Community”: Young Pharaoh and Sara Suten Seti. Without realizing the irony, Seti routinely gives lectures with a Malcolm X or Dr. Khallid t-shirt on whilst speaking against Islam. The basic reality reveals an incontrovertible fact: even anti-Islam Afrocentrist in the Black conscious community cannot escape the Islamic influence over the Black Liberation struggle.
Whilst Seti continuously promotes the writings and teachings of Marcus Garvey to Black people hailing him as one of the greatest Black leaders, he ignores the Champion Magazine- March issue of Marcus Garvey’s Negro Improvement organization, 1917, which reads, “The negro is crying for a Muhammad to come forward and give him the Quran of economic and intellectual welfare. Where is he?” Speaking laudatory of Islam, Marcus Garvey states, “Muhammad suffered many defeats at certain times but Muhammad stuck to his faith and ultimately triumphed and Muhammadism was given to the world”. Marcus Garvey’s United Negro Improvement Association looked to Islam as a source of inspiration and influence.
In another video discussion, Seti speaks against Donald Trump for calling for an extradition of Black revolutionary: Assata Shakur. Seti praises the Black revolutionaries who got Assata Shakur out of prison stating they were real Africans. He failed, however, to mention that the brother who was convicted for the liberation of Assata Shakur, Sekou Odinga who stated “Al-Islam is a comprehensive religious, political, and social way of life. I believe that Al-Islam, as taught by the Koran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (a.s), is the best-organized system to free New Afrikan people and build the New Afrikan Nation.”
He ignores the words of Assata Shakur who said “I had always said that if i had any religion, it was Islam” and that “the Islamic influence over our struggle has always been strong.” In fact, during Assata Shakur’s trial, she went as far as to file a court motion so that her trial would not take place on Friday, simply so she could attend Jummah Prayer.
Yet, Sara Suten Seti and Young Pharaoh speak negatively of Islam yet are unable to present any ideology to Black people that can compete or rival Islam in any, way, shape or form.
Islam has an established track record of producing revolutionaries: Safiya Bukhari, Sekou Odinga, Malcolm X, Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad. On the other hand, Seti and Young Pharaoh would be hard pressed to name a single “Maatic revolutionary” the Black Conscious Community has produced that has struck fear in the white power structure.
Islam has an established track record of producing institutions that have transformed the Black community for the better. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam established a Fish import business, cleaners, bakeries, a Muhammad University of School system, and drug rehabilitation centers. From the teachings of Islam, individuals like Malcolm X and countless Black people were inspired to leave drugs. On the other hand, the Black conscious community has produced powerpoint slides on the pyramids and history lessons on ancient Egypt.
Umar Ibn Khattab, a companion of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said “Verily, we were a disgraceful people and Allah honored us with Islam, so if we seek honor from other than Islam, then Allah will humiliate us.” Since the Black Conscious Community began abandoning Islam in favor of reviving a pseudo-ancient Egyptian spirituality, nothing but one humiliation after humiliation has befallen the Black conscious community.
Take for example Natural Tehauti. After Sara Suten Seti went ducking Dr. Wesley Muhammad for a debate, he had Natural Tehuti replace him to spew the same debunked “Islam ain’t for Black people, its for Arabs” drivel. What happened to brother Natural Tehuti?
Natural Tehuti is currently incarcerated for selling drugs and has even recently been convicted of homicide after an inmate died of an overdose from drugs he smuggled in the prison. Consequently, Seti himself has admitted to using cocaine and he stated he sold drugs in order to afford his trip to Egypt. The fact of the matter is anti-Islam Afrocentrists in the Black Conscious Community cannot compete with Islam with it comes to revolutionary praxis against white supremacy, cleaning up black communities of drugs, or building institutions to transform black life for the better.
The best they can do is the same powerpoint slides about the pyramids and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and videos disrespecting Islam whilst simultaneously wearing Malcolm X shirts.
Instead of just wearing a Malcolm X t shirt, Young Pharaoh and Seti: should look into why Malcolm X said Islam was the best religion for Black people, why Marcus Garvey said the Negro was yearning for a Muhammad; why Sekou Odinga said Islam is the best religion for New African People.
Brother Seti, Pharaoh, and Nehuti, the door for you to become a Muslim and repent of your prior transgressions is still available. The Black Dawah Network strongly advises you to take your Shahadah and become a Muslim.
