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Illustration of Nation of Islam members holding hands with Muslims from the Middle East over globe.

The Nation of Islam's Role in U.S. Prisons

The Nation of Islam is controversial. Its practical purposes for incarcerated people transcend both politics and religion.
by Olivia Heffernan via JSTOR Daily on March 22, 2022
Elijah Muhammad, who was then the leader of the Nation of Islam, speaks to a crowd in Chicago in 1966.

What Do the Nation of Islam and Marjorie Taylor Greene Have in Common?

Stuart compares the shared values of Christian nationalists and the Nation of Islam in the 1960's and today.
by Joseph Stuart via Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera on March 8, 2022
A cover of the newspaper Muhammad Speaks

Muhammad Speaks for Freedom, Justice, and Equality

The official newspaper of the Nation of Islam—published from 1960-1975—combined investigative journalism and Black Nationalist views on racial uplift.
by Khuram Hussain via JSTOR Daily on May 13, 2021
Malcolm X

A Malcolm For Our Times

"The Dead are Arising" may be the best Malcolm X biography yet. But its author seems unsure of how to write about a religion outside the American mainstream.
by Joseph Stuart via Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera on April 13, 2021
Artistic photo of Malcolm X

Malcolm’s Ministry

At the end of his remarkable, improbable life, Malcolm X was on the cusp of a reinvention that might have been even more significant than his conversion.
by Brandon M. Terry via New York Review of Books on February 4, 2021

Why Tamika Mallory Won’t Condemn Farrakhan

To those outside the black community, the Nation of Islam’s persistent appeal, despite its bigotry, can seem incomprehensible.
by Adam Serwer via The Atlantic on March 11, 2018
Malcolm X

The Legacy of Malcolm X

Malcolm X died fifty-one years ago today, just as he was moving toward revolutionary ideas that challenged oppression in all its forms.
by Ahmed Shawki via Jacobin on February 21, 2016
Louis Farrakhan walking with group

The Charmer

Louis Farrakhan and the Black Lives Matter protests.
by Fredrik deBoer via Harper’s on January 1, 2016
Mugshot (side profile, left, and front-facing, right) of Malcolm Little (Malcolm X).

A New Discovery Sheds Light on Malcolm X’s Journey to Islam

The civil rights leader’s lone poem, written from prison, reveals his love of language — and his quest for truth.
by Patrick Parr via New Lines on February 21, 2025
Man holding a poster of Malcolm X, African American Day Parade, 2010 in Harlem.

Malcolm X’s Gospel

A look into how Malcolm X employed gospel rhetoric to critique the mainstream civil rights movement for catering to white Christianity.
by Ellen McLarney via Black Perspectives on March 28, 2022
Colorful graphic showing famous Black Americans

What’s In a Black Name? 400 Years of Context.

From Phillis Wheatley to Lil Uzi Vert, Black names and their evolution tell the story of America.
by Soraya Nadia McDonald via Andscape on March 1, 2022
Hasiba N. Ali conducts a class at the Clara Muhammad School in Southeast Washington in 2001.
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Inequality Has Long Driven Black Parents to Pull Children From Public Schools

What’s happening amid the coronavirus pandemic is nothing new.
by Amaarah DeCuir via Made By History on February 24, 2022
Muhammad Ali speaking on The Dick Cavett Show.

Muhammad Ali Explains Why He Refused to Fight in Vietnam

“My conscience won’t let me go shoot my brother… for big powerful America.”
by Josh Jones via Open Culture on May 5, 2021
A memorial for Eric Garner near the site of his death in Staten Island, NY
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Calls to Disarm the Police Won’t Stop Brutality and Killings

The history of unarmed police brutality is rooted in anti-Blackness.
by Maryam Aziz via Made By History on April 18, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr.

What Dignity Demands

A new book persuasively places Malcolm X and Martin Luther King at the center of each other’s most dramatic transformations.
by Brandon M. Terry via New York Review of Books on February 18, 2021
Malcolm X

The Day Malcolm X Was Killed

At the height of his powers, the Black Nationalist leader was assassinated, and the government botched the investigation of his murder.
by Les Payne via The New Yorker on August 27, 2020
Seattle police dressed in riot gear, standing in front of graffiti that reads "abolish the cops."

Police Reform Hasn't Stopped the Killings Before. It Won't Now Either.

Police reform is a time-honored counter-insurgency measure to quell rebellion.
by Garrett Felber via Truthout on July 5, 2020
Malcom X holding up a crime scene photo of Ronald Stokes's murder.

The Death That Galvanized Malcolm X Against Police Brutality

Decades before protests against mass incarceration galvanized the black freedom struggle, Malcolm indicted the entire justice system as racist.
by Peniel E. Joseph via Literary Hub on June 23, 2020
Malcolm X

Reflections on Malcom X

What we can learn from him and his legacy.
by Nathan J. Robinson, Oren Nimni via Current Affairs on August 28, 2019
Malcolm X

The Explosive Chapter Left Out of Malcolm X’s Autobiography

Its title, 'The Negro', seemed innocuous enough. But Malcolm X intended it to invoke a much harsher meaning.
by Zaheer Ali, Missy Sullivan via HISTORY on March 5, 2019
Malcolm X.

The Missing Malcolm X

Our understanding of Malcolm X is inextricably linked to his autobiography, but newly discovered materials force us to reexamine his legacy.
by Garrett Felber via Boston Review on November 28, 2018

What the Prisoners’ Rights Movement Owes to the Black Muslims of the 1960s

Black Muslims have been an influential force in the prisoners' rights movement and criminal justice reform.
by Christopher E. Smith, Livia Gershon via JSTOR Daily on January 22, 2018

The Long History of Black Women's Exclusion in Historic Marches in Washington

Despite their large role in civil rights activism, black women have frequently been excluded from prominent positions in protests.
by Ashley D. Farmer via Black Perspectives on October 4, 2017

The Complexities of Racial and Religious Identities

Judith Weisenfeld’s book, New World A-Coming, reinterprets the various religious movements among African Americans in the early twentieth century.
by Tisa Wenger via Black Perspectives on September 29, 2017

Talking God in the United States

What are Americans really talking about when they talk about religious freedom?
by Rachel Gordan via Los Angeles Review of Books on August 31, 2017
Students and teacher talking about homework at Islamic School in Seattle.
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Islam and the U.S.

What does it mean to be Muslim in America? And how has the practice of Islam in the U.S. changed over time?
via BackStory on December 18, 2015
Malcolm X.

Malcolm X Assassination: 50 Years On, Mystery Still Clouds Details of the Case

Despite Freedom of Information requests throughout the years, New York still will not release records to the public.
by Garrett Felber via The Guardian on February 21, 2015
Malcolm X sitting on a couch

Remembering Malcolm X: Rare Interviews and Audio

On the religion, segregation, the civil rights movement, violence, and hypocrisy.
by Malcolm X, Eleanor Fischer, Stephen Nessen via WNYC on February 4, 2015
"Stayed on Freedom" book cover

A History of Black Power We Need and Deserve

A history that is as tactical as it is analytical, as global as it is local, and as based in love as it is in politics.
by Say Burgin via Monthly Review on November 1, 2024
Malcolm X arrives in New York City in 1964 after a tour of the Middle East.

Malcolm X and the Difficulties of Diplomacy

In 1964, he toured Africa and the Middle East on a journey that would both transform his outlook and reveal the limits of transnational solidarity.
by Alex White via New Lines on July 19, 2024
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