{"id":2449,"date":"2015-04-28T14:06:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T18:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2015-04-28T22:50:22","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T02:50:22","slug":"the-nation-of-islam-is-keeping-the-peace-on-the-streets-of-baltimore-blacklivesmatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2015\/04\/the-nation-of-islam-is-keeping-the-peace-on-the-streets-of-baltimore-blacklivesmatter.html","title":{"rendered":"The Nation of Islam is keeping the peace on the streets of Baltimore #BlackLivesMatter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No news agency is bothering to cover how thousands of peaceful protestors are expressing their right of free speech in Baltimore, over the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Freddie_Gray\">killing of Freddie Gray<\/a>. Instead, the big story is the violence of the few rather than the righteousness of the many. One aspect of the untold story is how the Nation of Islam has been instrumental in keeping the peace. There&#8217;s no link to share, but the true story is being told on social media. Here&#8217;s a sample.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I appreciate the Nation of Islam &amp; how they are coming to unite and protect the people. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreddieGray?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreddieGray<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nettaaaaaaaa\/status\/592819573524684801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow! That is surreal <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosMuhammad1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlosMuhammad1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/78KQPlp3rd\">https:\/\/t.co\/78KQPlp3rd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Qasim Amin Nathari (@QAminNathari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QAminNathari\/status\/592882212640526336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m watching the Fruit of Islam, men of the Nation of Islam attempting to stop the violence and working with the police to restore calm<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellPierce\/status\/592821680021594115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/slb79\/status\/592814374542245888<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imamjohari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@imamjohari<\/a> @kecia_ali  Our prayers are with you brother <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosMuhammad1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlosMuhammad1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Ingrid Mattson (@IngridMattson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngridMattson\/status\/592872349378203648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeWeaver800\/status\/592876314304053248<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@aminnathari <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosMuhammad1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlosMuhammad1<\/a> Thank you Carlos for standing up for this great city!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Matt Ford (@zeotherm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zeotherm\/status\/592868920589197312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Praise Carlos Muhammad, the leader of the NOI in Baltimore &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosMuhammad1\">follow him on twitter<\/a>. Let&#8217;s see if the media will notice. Black Lives Matter.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ozchrisrock\/status\/593231136974839808<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesleyLowery\/status\/593238684175970304<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesleyLowery\/status\/593223067276574720<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesleyLowery\/status\/593218653086187521<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No news agency is bothering to cover how thousands of peaceful protestors are expressing their right of free speech in Baltimore, over the killing of Freddie Gray. Instead, the big story is the violence of the few rather than the righteousness of the many. 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