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Louis Farrakhan ( / ˈfɑːrəkɑːn /; born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a black nationalist organization.
Jun 20, 2024 · Louis Farrakhan, leader (from 1978) of the Nation of Islam, an African American movement that combines elements of Islam with Black nationalism. Under his leadership, the Nation became one of the fastest-growing Muslim movements in the U.S. Learn more about Farrakhan’s life and career.
Apr 9, 2024 · Prominent Jewish leaders are free to continue calling Louis Farrakhan — leader of the Black nationalist organization the Nation of Islam — antisemitic, according to a New York court.
Louis Farrakhan heads the Nation of Islam, a group he has led since 1977 and that is based on a somewhat bizarre and fundamentally anti-white theology. Farrakhan is an antisemite who routinely accuses Jews of manipulating the U.S. government and controlling the levers of world power.
Mar 9, 2018 · Louis Farrakhan, the 84-year-old head of the Nation of Islam, has been back in the headlines after a previously unreleased photo of him with President Barack Obama was published...
Jan 5, 2021 · Louis Farrakhan is a controversial civil rights activist best known as the leader of the Nation of Islam in America. Learn about his scandals.
Oct 18, 2018 · Who is Louis Farrakhan? Louis Farrakhan is the leader of the Nation of Islam, an African-American movement and organization rooted in elements of traditional Islam and black nationalism.
Jun 11, 2018 · Musician and singer, c. late 1950s; Nation of Islam, minister, 1965 —, became leader; worked with Jesse Jackson on presidential campaign, 1984; founded POWER (People Organized and Working for Economic Rebirth), an entrepreneurial group; lecturer. Addresses: Office — Nation of Islam, 734 West 79th St., Chicago, IL 60620.
Jul 19, 2020 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Peniel Joseph about why some Black celebrities have recently praised Louis Farrakhan's philosophies — and why they've faced criticism as a result.
On November 8, 1977, Minister Louis Abdul Haleem Farrakhan, the former Louis Eugene Walcott, rebuilt the Nation of Islam, a militant and millenarian religious sect that preached black nationalism. He succeeded Master W. D. Fard, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad , and Wallace Muhammad as the key leader of the Black Muslim movement.
