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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. [2][3] Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C., and for his rhetoric that has been widely denounced as antisemitic and r...
Jul 31, 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.
- Jack Dolan
- Staff Writer
- jack.dolan@latimes.com
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.
- Nadra Kareem Nittle
- Early Years. Like so many notable Americans, Louis Farrakhan grew up in an immigrant family. He was born on May 11, 1933, in the Bronx, New York City. Both of his parents immigrated to the United States from the Caribbean.
- Nation of Islam. The musically inclined Farrakhan used his talents in the service of the Nation of Islam. While performing in Chicago, he was invited to attend a meeting of the group, which Elijah Muhammad started in 1930 in Detroit.
- Malcolm X. In 1964, ongoing tensions with Muhammad led Malcolm X to leave the Nation. After his departure, Farrakhan essentially took his place, deepening his relationship with Muhammad.
- NOI Splinter Group. Eleven years after Malcolm X was killed, Elijah Muhammad died. It was 1975 and the group’s future appeared uncertain. Muhammad had left his son Warith Deen Mohammad in charge, and this younger Muhammad wanted to turn the NOI into a more conventionally Muslim group called the American Muslim Mission.
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.
May 24, 2013 · Farrakhan is an accomplished classical violinist who began playing at the age of 5. He is also a singer, songwriter, playwright and film producer. Farrakhan wrote two plays, “The Trial” and...
