Black Muslims

British  

noun

1. Official name: Nation of Islam.  (esp in the US) a political and religious movement of Black people who adopt the religious practices of Islam and seek to establish a new Black nation

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Black Muslims Cultural  

1. A radical movement for Black Power that reached a peak of influence in the United States during the 1960s, partly under the leadership of Malcolm X. Members rejected Christianity as a religion of white people and embraced Islam. Like many other Black Muslims who took new names, the boxer Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali to join the movement.

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Example Sentences

Kaya thinks there needs to be more representation to make Muslim spaces more inclusive for Black Muslims.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

A 2019 study by the Pew Research Center found that just 2 of every 100 Black Muslims surveyed identified with the Nation of Islam.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Arab, South Asian and Black Muslims, they might all be Muslims to an outsider, but from the inside it's often different.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2020

Johnson wouldn’t have come within a mile of the Black Muslims.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2018

Black Muslims came in many stripes, from mainline Nation of Islam to the splinter Five Percenters.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover