“Some people have said Brother Khalid was a villain, but we know he was a victim in a world that is evil. Racism and injustice are the real villains here.”

— Khalid Abdul Muhammad

Charles Curtis, pastor of the Mount Olivet Baptist Church, at Khalid's funeral service (24 February 2001), quoted in New York Daily News (25 February 2001) "Khalid Buried Near Malcolm X" http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/khalid-buried-malcolm-x-article-1.910498
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