Malcolm X was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, or NOI, and helped to lead the organization until he left in 1964 – the year before his assassination. The NOI, whose role in civil rights ...

Here historian Nafeesa Muhammad describes the often-lauded but understudied economic programme of the Nation of Islam, and focuses on the economic development plans put in place under the Nation ...

Taking over from the organization's founder, Elijah Muhammad helmed the Nation of Islam during a period of limited growth. Malcolm X's arrival in 1952 ushered in a time of dramatically increased ...