African American: The Opposition Court Case My experience as a black man in America refusing to be identified as African American

By Avis Smith

The book, although randomly organized, describes many things about the life journey of the author before, during, and after his discharge from the United States Air Force and his emphatic disapproval of the term African American to describe all black people. The author believes the term African American limits the overall progress of black people in general and that whites born in Africa, now living in the United States, can also be called African American, defeating the reasoning behind the African American Summit, where the term African American was said to be endorsed by five prominent black people against the approval and rights of black people in general.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Dec 20, 2023
• ISBN: 9798889608004

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African American

The Opposition Court Case My experience as a black man in America refusing to be identified as African American

Avis Smith

Copyright © 2023 Avis Smith

All rights reserved

First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING

Conneaut Lake, PA

First originally published by Page Publishing 2023

ISBN 979-8-88960-788-5 (pbk)

ISBN 979-8-88960-800-4 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1

Identities' Journey

Chapter 2

Black Life Experience and Current Perceived Identity

Chapter 3

History of Racial Insults Used against Blacks and Statistical Comparisons

Chapter 4

Early Years of Understanding

Chapter 5

Assistant Secretary in the Nation of Islam

Chapter 6

Joining the Air Force

Chapter 7

The Investigation

Chapter 8

Returning to New York

Chapter 9

History of Court Case

Chapter 10

Preliminary Efforts

Documents from the Court Case

Chapter 11

The Unconscious Ritual

References

About the Author

Preface

Writing this book was wholeheartedly in response to the April 23, 1989, African American Summit, which a handful of so-called Negros/African Americans held in New Orleans. What they perceived as their greatest achievement that day was to determine that Black people should be called African American, as opposed to Black people. I detailed many of the events and experiences in my personal life to explain why I am continuously opposed to the term and my extreme dislike of it. My first issue is that this was never brought up to the masses of Black people for input, as Black people was with its general acceptance, which concluded in the 1960s. It was just a few selfish people, including Reverend Jackson, who got together to determine a very important part of the lives of Black people without allowing them one ounce of input. This is a crime and social disgrace, in my opinion, yet they spend time soliciting votes in the political spectrum claiming the value of our input. Why could they not see the value of our input when it comes to our identity and the value of diversity among our people during their meeting in 1989. They made their determinations in spite of the fact that greater than 75 percent of Black people preferred Black people as opposed to African American, treating it like a revival session. None of my letters to Reverend Jackson or Ramona Edlin were responded to, and it was only when I filed my complaint in the federal district court in Washington, DC, that my concerns were addressed. I feel the judge was biased and incorrect in his conclusion because identity is placed on legal documents, and they are sacred to all people, but those from the Ancestry of Slavery have had theirs played with in this society by whites and the government traditionally. It was not what the judge considered important, which is the order of things historically in America, where significant Black people issues are concerned. I believe he would have given better consideration if I were one of America's traditional Black people Christians. Instead, he saw no fault with their illegal approach of renaming the identity of Black people. It is also my personal belief the US Intelligence Community was covertly behind such activities, knowing that the days of the Black people movement in America settled the identity issues decades earlier and their intentions to change Black people identity for extended intelligence control internationally. The influx of Black people from Africa and other places has been a part of this. The governments direction is to replace those from the Ancestry of Slavery to distance themselves from the history, making it forgotten history, and they will attempt to replace any people for those from the Ancestry of Slavery. The title of the late James Baldwin's book No Name in the Street and Richards Pryor's Bicentennial Nigger revealed much when he said, The white man is going to import him some new niggers. The imposing of the term African American is in line with US Intelligence operations and their continuous imposing on the integrity of Black people.

Introduction

Today is January 31, 2023, as yesterday I was watching Spectrum TV Channel 1 as they discussed what's in the papers. I found that the New York City Council was discussing a street naming. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was the person being discussed. This made it very important for me to respond with respect to all of us who are members of the Asiatic Black people Nation/Nation of Islam—followers of Mr. Muhammad. There were several council members who made remarks that I found a need to respond to. They called Mr. Muhammad a bigot and a separatist. I did address the bigot issue, but I also mentioned that research into bigotry and separation would be done to see exactly where bigotry and separation exists. This was a warning from me to make them realize that the information gathered might expose things that are socially offensive but true of many. In my response, however, as for the separatist comment, how many Orthodox Jews do you see integrating with anyone other than Orthodox Jews? This is a perfect place to look for separatist. If the city council in New York is concerned about separatist, there are many places to look. In New York, you have Chinese, Italian, Polish, Jewish, and many other neighborhoods separating many groups of people. This separation is totally accepted by the same whites who called Mr. Muhammad a separatist. Malcolm did mention, however, about white people talking out of both sides of their mouth. So why call Mr. Muhammad a separatist when the intentions of others in America demonstrates separation and excluding primarily Black people from their neighborhoods, which is the historical order of things? Why don't they go down Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn and look there to see if there is integration in the heavily populated Orthodox neighborhood. I recall one day minding my own business when a Jewish man saw me with a picture of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad on my T-shirt and started talking about kids of the Messenger. If he wanted to talk about kids, he could have referred to the article from the New York Post on June 23, 1999, Wednesday. The article spoke of a Brooklyn rabbi, Bernard Freilich, who was indicted in a threat case after he threatened to kill a rape victim if she testified against another Jew, who was her father. The rabbi was said to be a special assistant to the police superintendent. This rabbi was known to have gone to the house in Borough Park, Brooklyn, early in the morning and told the rape victim, If you do not cancel your police report, this is your last day in this world. Orthodox Jews hide these things among themselves in society, even while perpetuating many false claims of anti-Semitism from others. By segregating their society, they can control the public image of how others see them, which I believe has resulted in significantly more false claims of anti-Semitism than actually exist. This is not to claim that no incidents exist or that the Holocaust did not exist. Black people cannot hide from the rest of the country, as they are always being assessed by others in society, but many other groups can hide their true images. Media never misses a chance to place the images of Black people in ways to produce negative impressions of Blacks. Truth is a two-edged sword, and it cuts both ways.

The message I sent included three email messages to members of the New York City Council, which are being included in my writings. I was planning to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights in response to their biased comments also, but they have now decided to move forward with the naming of the street. Email messages from January 31, 2023, to February 4, 2023, were those sent to New York City Council Members and are below. They are listed as exhibits A and B because of my original intent to file the civil rights complaint.

Exhibit A, Monday, January, 30, 2023, and Exhibit B, Tuesday, January 31, 2023:

Dear City Council:

I take offense that some of you have referred to my late leader and teacher, the Hon. Elijah Muhammad as a bigot. Your words stimulate research into areas that many of you will take offense to with context to Bigotry. To call Mr. Muhammad a bigot, ask your selves what type of environment existed in America during his existence, and what exists now? I could go into many religious, and social histories to challenge your traditional term bigot, which is one of the words used by many of the BIGOTS in your City Council.

He was accused of the murder of Minister Malcolm, which he did not do, which U.S. Intelligence was totally responsible for. No one ever addressed the bombing of the Mosque after Malcolm's death which F.B.I. Cointelpro was responsible for. I was a victim of Cointelpro by U.S. Intelligence, which was extensive, and lasted for years. I received not one ounce of help from any politicians, but I did gain information on intelligence because of white bigots, and the various types of surveillance used at various levels. After Wallace Muhammad took over the Nation of Islam, I went into the Air Force, and was investigated and harassed. A white officer came at me with an axe, and called me blackie, when things really got heated up, I was investigated by the C.I.A., and learned that Wallace Deen Muhammad when he took over the Nation of Islam after his father's death, was working for the C.I.A.

Let me explain to you, my never-ending love for the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. I recall even Muhammad Ali saying after his fight with George Foreman, when a reporter asked him, Muhammad, is this the greatest day of your life? Ali replied, No, the greatest day of my life was when I met the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. None of you remember this. Speaking of remembrance none of you remember when Daniel Patrick Moynihan told President Richard Nixon to treat Black people with benign neglect, and that Jews control the press. Yet you have a building name after this man. The F.B.I. Building in Washington, D.C., was named after a man who instituted Dirty Tricks to use against Black people which was extended intelligence operations in America. The death of Dr. King was done by U.S. Intelligence, yet none of you would challenge that. Is that bigotry that you don't? Then why don't you investigate the Bubble-top on the limousine when Kennedy was assassinated?

None of you may be aware of the fact that Israel is on the list of countries that has attacked the United States, killing at least thirty-four people. None of you may be aware of the fact that Johnathan Pollard spied on the United States for Israel. None of you may be aware that a Jewish organization was against Angela Davis receiving the Fred Shuttlesworth Award a few years ago, siting her opinions about Israel, and none of you know about Jewish organizations complaining to the F.B.I. about Brother Malcolm.

Let me make this perfectly clear to you all, I converted to Islam the first day I saw Minister Malcolm speak at a rally in Harlem when I was, very young, between 10 and 11. I associated with Muslims who were in the Mosque with Malcolm, and got first-hand information of many things taking place, and it is racist, and ignorant of you to claim Mr. Muhammad was responsible for his death. I've been in meetings with people who traveled with Minister Malcolm, when he went to the Middle East the first time, seeing white-skinned Muslims even before his trip to Mecca. The man who taught the Honorable Elijah Muhammad was a white-skinned Muslim. It was a Jewish man stationed at Floyd Bennet Field with my father years ago named Zimmerman, who first told my father about Minister Malcolm. This got me interested in the Nation of Islam, and the Hon. Elijah Muhammad.

You are sparking my research to find the real bigots, and when I find them based on research, don't call me a bigot, but look at your own socially ignorant selves. My love and understanding stands with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and will always. However, I will research the term Bigot, which you people have started to use. If I document things related to research in this area, I will publish it in the second addition of a book I am working on.

Honestly, you're naming a street after the Honorable Elijah Muhammad means nothing. He has never begged the white-man for such. You name many things after Black people, even those you murder. Name the street, or don't name the street. My love and respect remain for my leader and teacher.

Bro. Avis X (7C)

AKA: Maulana Alameen Muhammad

Avis J. Smith. Professor

Exhibit C, February 3, 2023:

Good morning Mr. Carr:

I watched the video, and heard your comments about the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, someone whom I will always love, and respect. I have reviewed my previous email sent to you, and must clarify the issue I spoke about concerning the Six-Day War. Israel killed 34 sailors, and wounded 172 when they attacked the United States. Since then, Israel has received in tax payer dollars, much greater than 146 billion dollars in tax payers' money, including the tax money of those killed, and their extended families, without any complaints from the City Council Members. Israel paid Johnathan Pollard to spy against the United States, and still has spies in the United States in various areas.

I have made it clear that the comments intended to prevent the naming of a street after Mr. Muhammad are extremely subjective, made by you and some others. I would like to be present in person to challenge your statements, because I perceive them as standard white/Jewish hatred designed to mislead the public.

The letter mailed to me years ago from the Simon Wiesenthal organization concerning my beloved brother Minister Farrakhan, was also designed to mislead. We know the difference, more than you realize.

When you all make your comments, you fail to realize, We are still hear. By that I mean, the victims of the F.B.I.'s Cointelpro, but you may be too young to know Cointelpro.

I wish you well in this committee, and hope that you will grow in knowledge, and common sense.

Sincerely,

Bro. Avis X, U.S. Air Force Retired

AKA: Maulana Alameen Muhammad

Avis J. Smith, Professor

Exhibit D

Dear City Council: 4 February 2023

After a review of the article in the New York Post there are more things, I find questionable. As a member of the City Council for the City of New York, it is important that when you all make decisions that can impact on others' beliefs and cultural differences, that you take an unbiased approach. Also, common citizens not on any of your committees should be given an opportunity to speak. What I find in the review of the New York Post article, which concerns me are the following:

The article said, that Civil Rights Activist considered the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to be a bigot. So now someone among you is speaking for Civil Rights Activists, who I honestly believe is Jewish, and anti-Black people. The following is a picture of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, and a Civil Rights Activist. That activist is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. So where is your evidence in your discussion speaking of Civil Rights Activists speaking about Mr. Muhammad? The picture is from a book I had published. Some of you work to divide the Black people community to serve your selfish purpose.

The statements about being a separatist in interesting: In this picture Lester Maddox pulls a gun on Black people (Civil Rights Activist), who tried to integrate his restaurant. Anyone's concerns about separatist's should address the historical violence by white people opposing integration putting the lives of Black people in danger. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said, in response to this, that the Black people of America should build our own restaurants for our people, instead of trying to force integration with others. Some of you people are segregationists, look at your neighborhoods. You got Chinese neighborhoods, Jewish neighborhoods, white neighborhoods, Polish neighborhoods, and other neighborhoods that are segregated today. As yourselves, how many of you want Black people in your neighborhoods? What does Mr. Carr's neighborhood look like, or Staten Island as a whole? Let's put up a Nativity seen during Christmas, and integrate it with the Hanukkah displays. That's integration.

The article next spoke of a cop who was killed by Nation of Islam radicals for which the definition is the following: A person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform. Some of you use the term with attitudes rooted in the racism of your cultures. Doing for self, was radical to white America, and U.S. Intelligence. It was even considered radical when Black people sponsored breakfast programs for Black children. I recall the year the cop was killed, as I heard in the news report, but found it very strange that the police would attack a Mosque, when Orthodox Jewish people, have attacked police stations with no politicians complaining, and no cops attacking synagogues. Social Comparison is very important hear, because you cannot expect every Black person to let themselves just be killed by white cops, just because they are white cops. I'm sure if Eric Garner, or George Floyd realizing they were being killed, had the strength to get up and defend themselves against those cops, you would have called them radical also. Also, I reflect on Clarence H. Pickett, my great uncle who was beaten by a white cop, and when my uncle was on the floor jumped up and down on my uncle's stomach damaging his internal organs. My uncle said, Every breath I take, I feel like I'm going to die. He was taken to the doctor, and the white doctor refused to treat him, and he died the next day. It was two or three days before Christmas, which I never celebrate. I have all of the F.B.I. Files. This took place in Columbus, Georgia in the 1950's. The white cop was originally from New York with family living in Manhattan, and Long Island. Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Helen Thomas, and Jack Adams made inquiries also.

The article next stated that Brother Malcolm, was killed by a least one member of the Nation of Islam, yet the F.B.I., and NYPD said more, and based on their racist investigation charged two men who weren't even there. It's sad the late William Kunstler had a heart attack when he started to open an investigation into Malcolm's death, which might be an unaddressed anti-Semitic incident. Also, it was racist of NYPD, the F.B.I. and C.I.A., to lie, when they knew 100% the truth of the situation, but this is the history of white America, and justifies Black people building relations among their own people for protection. The standard process of U.S. Intelligence is to control particularly his ex-slave, which is now being done with more advanced forms of surveillance, and they lie about this also.

Council Members Holden, Carr and Yeger, I assumed are Jewish. I may be assuming unfairly, and if so, I apologize. However, there statements sound statistically traditional, and void of evidence. It is their comments that now makes me interested in doing a review of all names on city streets, and the criteria used, as well