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Nation Of Islam

History

'What Do You Mean We Can't Join the Klan?'

Inside the bizarre, secret meeting between Malcolm X and the Ku Klux Klan.

Les Payne, Tamara Payne Politico Oct 2020 25min Permalink

Best Article

The Sinister Side of Yusuf Bey's Empire

‘Your Black Muslim Bakery’ commanded vast influence in Oakland, offering jobs and self-empowerment to ex-cons , until this story revealed a history of incest-rapes and kidnappings. Another journalist investigating the story was later murdered.

Chris Thompson East Bay Express Nov 2002 35min Permalink

World

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The improbable and true story of how Al Sharpton, Cornel West, Marion Barry’s wife, and Tucker Carlson (yes, that Tucker Carlson) flew to Liberia to negotiate a ceasefire in the midst of a civil war.

Tucker Carlson Esquire Nov 2003 30min Permalink