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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 · An influential and often controversial Black religious leader, Louis Farrakhan has since 1978 been the leader of the Nation of Islam, an African American movement that combines elements of Islam with Black nationalism.
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.
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.
Louis Farrakhan, orig. Louis Eugene Walcott, (born May 11, 1933, Bronx, N.Y., U.S.), U.S. religious leader. He joined the Nation of Islam in 1955, and for a time he assisted Malcolm X in Boston. After Malcolm converted to Sunni Islam, Farrakhan denounced him and replaced him as minister of Mosque No. 7 in Harlem.
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...
News about Louis Farrakhan, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Jun 11, 2018 · Louis Farrakhan 1933 – Islamic Minister. At a Glance … Inflammatory Rhetoric. Active in the Fight Against Drugs and Crime. Continues to Inspire Debate. Sources. Perhaps no contemporary African-American orator has so inflamed both his admirers and his detractors as Louis Farrakhan.
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.
