ated ▁arguments ▁with ▁Jewish ▁audience ▁members ▁amid ▁an ▁explanation ▁of ▁his ▁public ▁statements . ▁ ▁Muhammad ▁was ▁shot ▁by ▁James ▁B ess , ▁a ▁former ▁NO I ▁member , ▁after ▁he ▁spoke ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁R ivers ide ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁the ▁shooting . ▁Many ▁believed ▁the ▁shooting ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁against ▁Muhammad . ▁ ▁New ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party ▁After ▁being ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁NO I ▁sp okes man , ▁Muhammad ▁became ▁the ▁national ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁delivered ▁a ▁he ated ▁speech ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁critic ized ▁Jews , ▁whites , ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁hom osex uals . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Muhammad ▁organized ▁the ▁" Mill ion ▁Youth ▁March " ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁which ▁attract ed ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁participants . ▁The ▁march ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁as ▁New ▁York ▁mayor ▁Rud olph ▁Giul iani ▁denied ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁a ▁permit , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁hate ▁march . ▁A ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁event ▁could ▁go ▁on ▁but ▁scale d ▁back ▁its ▁duration ▁and ▁size . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁r ally , ▁just ▁as ▁Muhammad ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁to ▁speak , ▁the ▁demonstr ation ▁was ▁interrupted ▁by