In a city where statues and schools have been named after one-time pimps, slave owners and wagers of war, it is not at all surprising that a street could be named for a man who called white people ...

Wallace Fard Muhammad, the founder of the Black Muslim movement, concluded the tutorial of his designated successor, Elijah Muhammad, in 1934. That was the year Fard, who under the Nation of Islam’s ...

Black historical items related to the founding of the Nation of Islam and the Hon. Elijah Muhammad have become the sources of a dispute. A planned auction in Dallas, Texas that entails items from the ...

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday approved a plan to name a Harlem block in honor of Elijah Muhammad, the controversial late leader of the Nation of Islam. The bid to name the ...

A New York City street corner will soon be named after a Nation of Islam leader whom many hail for his contributions to the Black community, but who also made numerous antisemitic remarks. On Thursday ...

Samuel T. Watson, 67, a security expert, served as a bodyguard over the years for black leaders, including Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X and then-U.S. Rep. Harold Washington. He also owned a bus company, ...

Mourning continued for Elijah Muhammad on Friday night after his death on Rikers Island earlier this month. The 31-year-old father of four died while in custody on July 10 after his attorney says he ...

NEW YORK — In a city where statues and schools have been named after one-time pimps, slave owners and wagers of war, it is not at all surprising that a street could be named for a man who called white ...