By Zaqqiyah Haamidah
Silis Muhammad, Chief Executive Officer of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam, published a Muhammad Speaks Newspaper centerfold article entitled, “But Not My Throne” in 1988. Mr. Muhammad spoke on 
the similarities between the Joseph who took ownership of Egypt in the Bible (Genesis 37) and presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson in that article; however, he more pointedly identified U.S. President Barack Obama as fitting the scriptural Joseph of late.
Minister Karriem Al-Ghani delivered his Sunday lecture, “But Not My Throne”, as an offshoot of Mr. Muhammad’s insights to further explain the similarities between U.S. President Obama and Joseph in the Bible.
He explained that although a Black man sits as U.S. president, a Black man cannot sit on the ‘throne’ of whites. The fact was clearly verified during the recent elections where Black Democratic radio commercials documented the unprecedented level of disrespect that has been shown towards U.S. President Obama.
Minister Al-Ghani summarized that while their labor is used to build America, so-called African Americans had no part in forming this country and, most times, they serve only as figure-heads in the running of America’s governmental affairs.
