"Black Gays in New D.C. AIDS Coalition Wary About Nation of
Islam's Role"
Washington Post (09/29/93) P. D1 (Goldstein, Amy)

Gay blacks who are members of a newly formed coalition of black and
Hispanic AIDS groups are rethinking an alliance with medical and
religious leader Dr. Abdul Alim Muhammad. The Sankofa Community
Coalition of HIV/AIDS Services was formed by the various organizations
as an alternative to the Whitman-Walker Clinic, which is the primary
source of AIDS services in the Washington, D.C., area. Some of the
activists, however, are concerned not only about Muhammad's dual
relationships with the Nation of Islam and his controversial Abundant
Life Clinic, but also about his dubious dedication to help gays and
lesbians. Muhammad has openly condemned homosexuality, while asserting
that he welcomes all AIDS patients seeking care, regardless of sexual
preference. Nevertheless, activists asked Muhammad to demonstrate that
commitment by including gays on his clinic's board and promising that
his "religious affiliation and attitude" will not affect the clinic's
work--terms to which he agreed. The month-old Sankofa Coalition plans
to compete with Whitman-Walker for a $2 million District of Columbia
grant that would allow it to dispense help to minority patients, who
make up three-fourths of the District's AIDS population.