Nation of Islam

Sun Myung Moon dies at 92; led controversial Unification Church

2012-09-03 00:00:00

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed Messiah from South Korea who led the Unification Church, one of the most controversial religious movements to sweep America in the 1970s, has died. He was 92. Moon, who had been hospitalized with pneumonia...

Mike Wallace dies at 93; '60 Minutes' pioneer

2012-04-09 00:00:00

As the self-described "black hat" of television's premier newsmagazine "60 Minutes," Mike Wallace crafted a persona of a probing reporter known for his often caustic questioning of sometimes reluctant guests on the program. Beginning in 1968, as one of...

Farrakhan's right to speak at Berkeley event is defended

2012-03-11 16:34:57

Remembering Mike Wallace

2012-04-08 16:38:33

Book Review: 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention' by Manning Marable

2011-06-05 00:00:00

Malcolm X A Life of Reinvention Manning Marable Viking: 594 pp., $30 Malcolm X never died. While his contemporary Martin Luther King Jr. lives on in the noble but fixed ideal of a racially unified and enlightened America, Malcolm lives on in the fluid...

'Curb Your Enthusiasm': Never leaving the past (behind)

2009-11-15 21:34:21

Joe Frazier, not Muhammad Ali, gets the center ring in HBO's 'Thrilla in Manila'

2009-04-11 00:00:00

Smokin' Joe is on the phone and upside my head, joking, singing and jawing once again about the fight of the decade, of the century, some would say of all time: the so-called "Thrilla in Manila." Justifiable or not, hyperbole was the order of the day...

The Rev. James L. Bevel dies at 72; civil rights activist and top lieutenant to King

2008-12-24 21:48:00

The Rev. James L. Bevel, a fiery top lieutenant of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a force behind civil rights campaigns of the 1960s whose erratic behavior and conviction on incest charges tarnished his legacy, has died. He was 72. Sherrilynn Bevel,...

Rumors Swirl Around Pop Star Jackson's Link to Nation of Islam

2004-03-28 00:00:00

In the hive of high-powered attorneys and financial advisors that buzzes around Michael Jackson, the quiet men in subdued suits can't help but stand out. They don't practice law or negotiate Hollywood deals. The men belong to the Nation of Islam, the...

Farrakhan: Kilpatrick's sins would have been forgiven in white politicians

2013-05-18 02:44:02

Speaking in a Detroit church Friday night, Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam said that he plans to visit former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in prison Saturday as he tried to portray him as a victim of white racism. "I'm going to visit...

Louis Farrakhan tells city council that black Detroiters should buy, rebuild city

2013-05-17 12:14:02

Minister Louis Farrakhan brought his message of unity among Detroiters to city council Friday morning when he gave an emotional speech about how to rebuild the city. Farrakhan, a Muslim who heads the Nation of Islam, urged the audience to look past...

Suspicions fire racial tensions

2013-05-08 14:09:00

Gina Blandin has a theory about what caused the flooding disaster that befell New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck last August, an idea that has little to do with engineering studies or physical evidence and everything to do with the poisonous...

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan at a March 2011 in Chicago.

2012-02-26 12:40:00

Women stand in the aisles before Minister Louis Farrakhan, the longtime leader of the Nation of Islam, gives a speech at the annual Founder's Day event at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday.

2012-02-26 00:00:00

Attendants cheer as Minister Louis Farrakhan , the longtime leader of the Nation of Islam, gives a speech at the annual Founder's Day event at the United Center .

2012-02-26 00:00:00