Washington, D.C., activist Malik Shabazz is calling on gang members and "hardcore men" to unite in opposition to the Trump administration's federal takeover of the nation's capital city. (Todd Maisel/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
The outlet reported Shabazz claiming that "the Constitutional rights and human rights of D.C. residents are being routinely violated by National Guard and MPD officers seeking to carry out President Trump’s illegal orders."
"The 4th Amendment is being trampled upon daily at these illegal checkpoints and other random locations by these rogue guardsmen and officers. Black Lawyers for Justice is calling on the public to step forward and seek legal help," the outlet reported Shabazz saying.
According to another Facebook post, Shabazz is holding a "legal rights/community meeting on the National Guard" in D.C. on Thursday evening.
"Tonight's Meeting at the Anacostia Library is Tactical," Shabazz wrote on Facebook Thursday. "We must have a United Front to meet the threat in DC and Maryland and we need Allies and Leaders with the skills to handle this threat."
In another Thursday post, Shabazz expressed disdain over an unidentified group allegedly calling on him to "meet with Donald Trump or his officials." His post continued by quoting Bible scripture, which said, "Get Thee Behind me Satan," adding that the meeting "never will happen." Shabazz has been vocal about his opposition to Trump on social media, accusing him of "actively deceiving, bullying and Oppressing people and nations on multiple fronts."
Shabazz also called for Fruit of Islam (FOI), the paramilitary wing of notorious antisemite Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam, and other controversial Black groups to be the groups that the Black community leans on for security versus National Guard coming into DC.
Shabazz told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement that his call to gang members and hardcore men is to "know their legal rights" and "to be able to secure themselves."
"To be specific, we are calling on all Black men, specifically the stronger ones, to unite, to know their legal rights, to be able to secure themselves and their community against police brutality, and to gain control of the youth in our community," Shabazz said.
National Guard service members stood among protesters at Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 31, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead)
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Through the years, he has been known to associate with other notorious antisemites such as Louis Farrakhan. He posted a photo with Farrakhan in 2020 with the caption, "I HAVE WALKED WITH THE BEST," and called the Nation of Islam leader "one of the great influences in my life."
In 2024, Shabazz posted a photo of himself and former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2012 and said his "views are shaped by my experiences." He said he was invited by a now-deceased journalist for the Nation of Islam's publication and said Farrakhan was in attendance with dozens of imams. Ahmadinejad has repeatedly called Israel an "illegitimate regime" and has called for its "elimination."
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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