Tag: African Americans
Is It Nation of Islam Time Again in Hip-Hop?
July 19, 2014
A revival of the Nation of Islam connection—if it avoids repeating some of the errors of the past—could signal a new era...
Ramadan: A centuries-old American tradition
June 28, 2014
Many forget that the first Muslims to celebrate Ramadan in America were African slaves.
This weekend marks the beginning of Ramadan. Nearly one-fourth...
Farrakhan inspires crowd at Bowie State
Nearly two decades after the Million Man March, Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, is still challenging African Americans to take...
Ark. GOP calls statements by 2 Republican candidates about Muslims, blacks...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative’s assertion that slavery was a “blessing in disguise”...
