Black Muslim

American  

noun

1. a member of the Nation of Islam.

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Etymology

Origin of Black Muslim

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

Example Sentences

As a Black Muslim woman, Adasha Turner said it was touching to hear personal stories of Shabazz’s life.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Although the gaps in admission rates may not seem huge—the biggest was 9.13 percentage points between white non-Muslim applicants and Black Muslim ones—their translation into real numbers and real people is substantial, Ryo says.

From Scientific American • Mar. 15, 2022

Rock ’n’ roll tropes are fresh again when viewed through the lens of total outsiders — brown and Black Muslim girls raised on the outskirts of London.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2021

After moving to Chicago in the 1940s, he doubled as a musician and a street preacher, delivering sermons and pamphlets alongside Black Muslim converts and Christian evangelists.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2020

The Black Muslim National Convention was scheduled to begin that Friday in Chicago, to last for three days.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey