Nation of Islam
Farrakhan rekindles controversies about race, Jews, 9/11 in speech at Watergate Hotel
By Adelle M. Banks — November 16, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The 84-year-old Nation of Islam leader dove into all sorts of controversies – from slavery to the unhealthy water in Flint, Mich., to current reports of sexual harassment by national leaders and celebrities.
Nation of Islam ring, hat fetch high prices but documents pulled from auction
By Lauren Markoe — May 15, 2017
(RNS) The family that tried to put a trove of Nation of Islam documents up for auction does not actually own them, according to a challenger.
Nation of Islam jewelry, clothing and documents slated for auction
By Lauren Markoe — May 9, 2017
(RNS) A ring and hat that belonged to Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad — as well as hundreds of documents — will be sold to the highest bidder.
New Smithsonian museum features stories of African-American faith
By Adelle M. Banks — September 1, 2016
(RNS) 'There is no way you can ... understand the African-American journey without understanding the very real role faith played in its history,' said a museum official.
Moorish Scientists struggled with tainted reputation even before Baton Rouge
By Amanda Abrams — July 18, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Frustrated by distortions of their faith, followers say its main tenets are love, truth, peace, freedom and justice.
Nation of Islam is a shadow of the group that Muhammad Ali joined
By Lauren Markoe — June 10, 2016
(RNS) Recruiting the heavyweight champion of the world was a triumph for the Nation of Islam. Where does the group stand today?
Muhammad Ali: Boxing legend, Muslim pathbreaker, dead at 74
By David Gibson — June 4, 2016
(RNS) Cassius Clay's conversion in 1964 was a public sensation and also the start of a personal pilgrimage through Islam -- one that presaged the religious changes and tensions that continue today.
Nation of Islam returns to its Detroit ‘Mecca’
By Niraj Warikoo — February 19, 2016
Controversial leader Rev. Louis Farrakhan's speech will offer "Divine Instructions: Commands for 2016."
Farrakhan ‘Justice or Else’ rally reaches beyond ‘Black Lives Matter’
By Adelle M. Banks — October 10, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The rally on the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March addressed a range of grievances connected to justice, including calls to stop deportation and reduce mass incarceration.
Why Malcolm X’s image as a separatist lives on, 50 years after his death
By Susanne Cervenka — February 17, 2015
(RNS) While other civil rights leaders of the 1950s and '60s are more broadly celebrated as American heroes, the fire with which Malcolm X spoke still overpowers the words he was saying.
In Ferguson, Nation of Islam members push for peace
By Lilly Fowler — August 25, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. (RNS) The Nation of Islam and other groups -- such as Black Lawyers for Justice -- helped control the crowds and may have protected businesses from looters.
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