Black History Month Fruit of Islam uniform ca. 1960 This Fruit of Islam (FOI) uniform was worn by a male member of the Nation of Islam (NOI) in Read More February 6, 2021 1 Comment Share
Black History Month Qur’an acquired by Elijah Muhammad during Umrah to Mecca in 1959 In 1959, Nation of Islam (NOI) leader the Honorable Elijah Muhammad made umrah (pilgrimage outside of hajj season) to Read More February 5, 2021 0 Comments Share
History Dr. Shakeela Hassan and the Making of a American Muslim Icon Imagine the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and you will undoubtedly picture a man wearing a cap embroidered with a large Read More November 14, 2018 6 Comments Share
History The Nation of Islam Mourns Elijah Muhammad From Ebony Magazine, May 1975 The final post in our series on the Black press’s coverage of Black Muslims in Read More July 17, 2018 0 Comments Share
Blog, History Bayyinah Sharrieff: African American Traveler, University of Khartoum Student, Nation of Islam Leader by Sylvester A. Johnson and Edward E. Curtis IV from The Journal of Africana Religions, vol. 5, no. 1. Read More January 2, 2018 0 Comments Share
Blog, History American Muslims and the Historical Struggle for Black Lives: A Reflection on Malcolm X in Between the World and Me by Will Caldwell We are still grappling with the life and legacy of Malcolm X now more than fifty years Read More January 3, 2017 0 Comments Share
Arts & Culture We Hold These Truths By Aïdah Aliyah Rasheed [caption id="attachment_818" align="alignnone" width="997"] My grandfather, Melvin Jones Jr. and my great-grandmother Bernice Jones, in San Read More September 8, 2015 0 Comments Share