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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 8, 2011
Cornel West, Tavis Smiley and Louis Farrakhan met in Father Michael Pfleger's church to press for a focus on the poor.
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by Nsenga Burton onMarch 28, 2011
The religious leader blasts the United States for its hypocrisy.
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by Jack White onFebruary 25, 2011
For years, a number of black leaders have paid homage to Muammar Qaddafi and other ruthless African heads of state. They should be ashamed.
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by Sunni M. Khalid onJanuary 7, 2011
The upcoming referendum on Southern independence from Sudan has divided black Americans interested in affairs on the African continent, pitting African-American Muslims against black Christians. Call it Louis Farrakhan vs. the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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October 15, 2010
Fifteen years ago, hundreds of thousands of men descended upon the nation's capital under the leadership of Minister Louis Farrakhan for the Million Man March. Take a look back at that historic -- and controversial -- day in photos.
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by Lauren Williams onOctober 13, 2010
It's the 15th anniversary of the Million Man March tomorrow. How far have we come?
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May 7, 2010
The controversial minister of the Nation of Islam grants a two-hour one-on-one interview to TV One.
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by Lynette Holloway onMarch 21, 2010
Thousands gathered in Chicago and got fired up, but did they leave with an action plan?
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March 1, 2010
Nation of Islam leader also asks Obama to speak for the poor, and describes UFO
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by David Swerdlick onJuly 9, 2009
What Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber have in common with Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan.
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