Question
This text claims that lack of knowledge of self keeps Black Americans from “enjoying freedom, justice, and equality” and then argues that teaching them Islam would help them obtain self-knowledge. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this text authored by Elijah Muhammad whose eighteenth chapter is entitled “Original Man: Know Thyself.”
ANSWER: Message to the Blackman in America
[10e] Su’ad Abdul Khabeer argues that this musical tradition’s epistemology reflects the Nation of Islam’s emphasis on self-knowledge. Its Muslim artists include members of the Wu-Tang Clan like Raekwon and Ghostface Killah.
ANSWER: hip hop [accept rap music] (Abdul Khabeer is the author of Muslim Cool, a study of race, religion, and hip hop in the United States.)
[10m] Many Wu-Tang Clan members are affiliated with this movement founded by Clarence 13X, whose practices involve breaking down words to reveal their deeper meanings on a path to self-knowledge.
ANSWER: the Five-Percent Nation [or Five Percenters; or Nation of Gods and Earths; or NGE; or NOGE] (Hip-hop turns of phrase like “word is bond,” “break it down,” “cypher,” and “dropping science” are derived directly from Five-Percenter lessons.)
<HK, Religion (Islam)>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman & Jackson | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| The Chard Problem of Consciousness | Fable of the Miis | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Three Cantabrigians | Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Water Buffalo | Knox et al | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |