text: Thank you Ward: that was a wonderful Ali interview! What a great guy, brilliant and funny. What he said, of course, absolutely is true, in its day. Black men walking around with white women were in grave danger in much of this country (still are, in places in the S and W…). 
  With the destruction of the black race (drugs and incarceration) and identity that took place in the 20th century, a "black is beautiful" message was a wonderful one to focus on. Black Muslims were law-abiding, brooking no criminals in their church. No drinking.
  You may wish to note that, until very recently, Catholic priests STRONGLY urged catholic boys NOT to propose to non-Catholic girls. Aren't you outraged?
  Same with Jews: intermarriage is frowned upon, though, unlike Catholics, a woman really can't become a Jew in traditional sense.