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	Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan , 1933-, African-American religious leader, b. New York City, as Louis Eugene Walcott. A former calypso singer known as "The Charmer," he joined the Nation of Islam ( Black Muslims ) in 1955, eventually becoming minister of the Harlem Temple after Malcolm X broke with the... Read more
	Julianne Malveaux Julianne Malveaux1953— Economist, writer, activist Julianne Malveaux is a highly respected economist whose works explore some of the most complex issues facing American culture. She has appeared often on radio and television to discuss public policy, labor issues, gender and race relations, and... Read more
	Nation of Islam Nation of Islam Splinter group of the BLACK MUSLIM MOVEMENT, formed in 1985 by the radical African-American preacher Louis Farrakhan (1933– ) who trained as a teacher and was converted to Islam by MALCOLM X. The Nation of Islam was the original name of the Black Muslims (disbanded in... Read more
	Khalid Abdul Muhammad Khallid Abdul Muhammad 1948–2001 Activist, former Nation of Islam minister Devoted to Nation of Islam A “New Malcolm X” Kean College Speech Caused Controversy Tried to Incite Riot Sources Khallid Abdul Muhammad called himself a “truth terrorist” and a... Read more
	Black Muslims Black Muslims African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was founded (1930) in Detroit by Wali Farad (or W. D. Fard), whom his followers believed to be "Allah in person." ... Read more
	Jesse Jackson Jr Jesse Jackson, Jr. 1965 Read more
	Jesse Louis Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson 1941-, African-American political leader, clergyman, and civil-rights activist, b. Greenville, S.C. Raised in poverty, he attended the Chicago Theological Seminary (1963-65) and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1968. Active in the civil-rights movement, he became a close... Read more
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