Black Muslims constitute one-fourth of the Muslim population yet are excluded from leadership.

Evidence

The presence of my four African American Muslim friends was in and of itself an act of protest against the ongoing and incessant erasure of black Muslim bodies from high-stakes conversations, institutions of power, and very simply, demonstrations of existence. After the meeting, Asha Noor asked one of the organizers of the event, “Why were no black Muslims, who make up one-fourth of the Muslim population, included in this event?” Her question was met with a blank stare and promises to do better in the future. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 449

Categorization

• QUESTION: The one-in-four figure is a striking demographic datapoint; worth verifying against census data given its rhetorical weight in the argument.
• SEED: The ‘promises to do better’ pattern could anchor an essay on performative diversity commitments within religious minority institutions.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 449
• XREF: connects to: The ‘Muslims are the new blacks’ claim erases black Muslims’ longstanding existence. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 419; African American Muslims are the largest Muslim American plurality yet stay marginalized. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 451; Anti-black racism within Muslim American communities remains unaddressed — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 436 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• African American Muslims are the largest Muslim American plurality yet stay marginalized. #corroborates (0.90) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 451
• Black American Muslims suffer compounded vulnerability from converging anti-Black racism and Islamophobia #expands (0.75) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 460
• Anti-black racism within Muslim American communities remains unaddressed #expands (0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 436