by Morgan Rooks | Jun 4, 2020 | African American History, People
Sister Ethel Muhammad Sharrieff was the Supreme and National captain of the women’s auxiliary unit of the Nation of Islam (NOI) known as the MGT (Muslim Girls Training) between 1950 and 1975. She was the second child and oldest daughter of eight children born to...
by Morgan Rooks | May 10, 2020 | African American History, People
Minister Abdul Rahman Aquil Muhammad (or Brother Rahman, as he was known) was the Southern Regional Minister for the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1969 to 1975. He was born Samuel Saxon Jr. in Burke County, Georgia in 1931 and joined the NOI in 1956 while living in Los...
by Morgan Rooks | Apr 2, 2020 | African American History, Perspectives
In the following article, historian Nafeesa Muhammad describes the often lauded but understudied economic program of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Here she focuses on the economic development plans put in place under the NOI’s longtime leader, Elijah Muhammad and their...
by AsukileThabiti | Oct 27, 2018 | African American History, People
Joe Tex was an American rhythm and blues singer who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He is most famous for his hits “Hold On To What You’ve Got” (1965), “Skinny Legs and All” (1967), “I Gotcha” (1972), and “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)” (1977)....
by BradleyAnders | Sep 8, 2018 | African American History, People
Charles Sumner Kenyatta, also known as Charles 37X and Charles Morris, organized the Harlem Mau Mau Society and worked as Malcolm X’s bodyguard. Kenyatta was born February 20, 1921, to Ruth Davis and Charles Morris in Boston, Massachusetts. As a teen, he trained to be...
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