The following was a khutbah via Halal Tube that Dr. Jackson gave at the Islamic Center of Long Island, New York, on Friday, April 3, 2009. Hat tip to MR.

As a part of Dr. Jackson’s two-day stay in New York at NYU he partook in a panel discusion on race. Here’s a collection of Google videos that give an account of pertinent words. To quote Dr. Jackson,

“My view is that race is a social construct, but my view is also…, so what?!“

Links here and here. Enjoy.

Update

Due to learning that the complete videos for Dr. Jackson’s lecture was not uploaded in its entirety, it has been retracted here as well as on other sites. As per Dr. Jackson’s request, we would as that anyone who has uploaded the videos, remove them. You can see the reason for his request here.

Here’s another online lecture by professor Jackson at the Harvard Divinity School. The format is an embedded RealPlayer file [just warning as some Firefox users have complained of bugs with these]. Enjoy the lecture here. Hat tip to Khalifa for this one.

Here’s a spot on the Net that features some posts/commentary by Dr. Jackson. Hat tip to Hood.

This is a really big file [153 MB], but it’s well worth the download time. Jackson gives a talk at the Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism entitled, Covering Islam and Muslims in America, November 6th, 2005. Download the file here (Windows Media Player required). We are so lucky here in America to have someone like Sherman who is a lightning rod for our voice - to push forward the cause for developing a truly unique, Islamic and American voice for Muslims living here in America. Keeping you up to date on the latest Sherman Jackson news, this is Marqas reporting from the Manrilla News Room.

I have taken it upon myself, due to popular demand (not joking here) to commit some space on my server to Sherman “Abd al-Hakim” Jackson. Dr. Sherman Jackson is a professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies in the department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. Sherman has written many articles on Islam and is without a doubt, one of the most important people alive today writing on the Muslim experience from “Western eyes”. I also consider Dr. Jackson a friend, one who has tolerated my enthusiasm with patience and a smile (although I’m sure there’s times he’s wanted to knock some sense into my head!!). His latest piece of work is Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking Toward the Third Resurrection. It is my hope to put up current and revelant material relating to Sherman. This is by no means an official site for Dr. Jackson (although I have suggested such a site, being authored by yours truly [nudge...nudge]). So no, you cannot contact him through this site. I hope you fill find it engaging, insightful and above all, useful. And that goes for the Muslim and non-Muslim reader alike. So, As-Salaam’ ‘alaykum and feel free to browse the shelves. No eating or drinking. Thank you.