in november and december 2014, he went on a 45-event "human rights tour." in north carolina, black reportedly appeared nine times in three days speaking out against the persecution of yazidis, shia muslims, and christians in iraq, racial injustice in america and its impact on the november elections, as well as environmental injustice arising out of oil addiction, journalistic ethics in covering human rights, bias against jews in israel, and a health care crisis in the middle east. at one of his november events, a lecture about his book "financing the flames" presented at guilford college in greensboro, north carolina, some members of the audience associated with a group called students for justice in palestine participated in an organized walk-out over his positions on the mid-east conflict.