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

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

Jean Kennedy said after the program aired that she received a phone call from Malcolm X, still aligned with the Black Muslims and increasingly critical of King’s adherence to nonviolence.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2019

Clay’s interest in the Black Muslims began in 1959 when he saw a man in Louisville selling newspapers shouting: “Muhammad speaks! Read it!”

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016

I believe that what had generated such college popularity for me was Dr. Lincoln’s book, The Black Muslims in America.

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