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Louis Farrakhan

Minister
Louis Farrakhan
Farrakhan in 2018
Born
Louis Eugene Walcott

(1933-05-11) May 11, 1933 (age 90)
New York City, U.S.
Other names
  • Calypso Gene
  • Louis X
EducationWinston-Salem State University
Occupations
PredecessorWarith Deen Mohammed
Spouse
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(m. 1953)​
Children9 (1 deceased) [1]
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Louis Farrakhan (/ˈfɑːrəkɑːn/; born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a black nationalist organization.[2][3] Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C., and for his rhetoric that has been widely denounced as antisemitic and racist.

Prior to joining the NOI, Farrakhan was a calypso singer who used the stage name Calypso Gene. Early in his career, he served as the minister of mosques in Boston and Harlem and was appointed to the post of National Representative of the Nation of Islam by then-NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. He adopted the name Louis X before being named Louis Farrakhan.

After Warith Deen Mohammed reorganized the original NOI into the orthodox Sunni Islamic group American Society of Muslims, Farrakhan began to rebuild the NOI as "Final Call". In 1981, he officially adopted the name "Nation of Islam", reviving the group and establishing its headquarters at Mosque Maryam. In October 1995, Farrakhan organized and led the Million Man March in Washington, D.C.. Due to health issues, he reduced his responsibilities with the NOI in 2007.[4] However, Farrakhan has continued to deliver sermons[5] and speak at NOI events.[6] In 2015, he led the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else.

Farrakhan is known for antisemitic statements and racist remarks directed at white people. His antisemitic statements and views have been condemned by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL),[7][6] and other organizations.[8] Farrakhan's views and remarks have also been called homophobic.[9] He has denied assertions that he is antisemitic, racist, or anti-gay.[10][11][12] Farrakhan was banned from Facebook in 2019 along with other public figures considered to be extremists.[13][14]

  1. ^ "Louis Farrakhan Fast Facts". CNN. May 22, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Why Is The Nation Of Islam Classified As A Hate Group?". WBUR. May 3, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Hopper, Tristin (August 14, 2017). "The weird time Nazis made common cause with black nationalists". National Post. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (February 26, 2007). "Nation of Islam at a Crossroad as Leader Exits". The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Louis Farrakhan's 52 Weeks Of Hate". Anti-Defamation League. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Farrakhan In His Own Words" (PDF). The Anti-Defamation League. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. ^ *"Louis Farrakhan". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Stockman, Farah (December 23, 2018). "Women's March Roiled by Accusations of Anti-Semitism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Gray, Briahna Joy (March 13, 2018). "On the Dangers of Following Louis Farrakhan". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  10. ^ Farrakhan, Louis (March 26, 2002). "Louis Farrakhan's first visit to a Jewish Synagogue... 'It took courage to bring me here". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. I am called and [sic] anti-Semite, I am called a hater, but if you look at those who follow me, you do not have one record of one of my followers doing one thing against a member of the Jewish faith, a member of the white community, or the black community, so if I am such a hater, why don't my followers demonstrated that hate, we have never picketed one Jewish establishment, because we have always related well to the Jewish people.
  11. ^ Oster, Marcy (July 6, 2020). "Louis Farrakhan rebuts charges of antisemitism in July 4th speech". The Jerusalem Post. JTA. Retrieved July 18, 2020. They tell lies to make you think I am a bigot or antisemite, so that you won't listen to what I'm saying. So far they've been pretty successful.
  12. ^ -Farrakhan, Louis (December 2001). "Letter of warning to President George Bush: December 1, 2001". The Nation of Islam. Retrieved November 16, 2014. the propaganda that makes me appear to many as anti-White, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and anti-Gay. None of these names accurately describe who I am.
  13. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (May 2, 2019). "Instagram and Facebook Ban Far-Right Extremists". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  14. ^ Charles, Sam (May 2, 2019). "Louis Farrakhan banned from Facebook over policies on violence, hate". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 10, 2020. Facebook has banned the longtime leader of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam as part of the tech giant's efforts to rid its websites of hate speech and "dangerous" people and organizations.(subscription required)

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