Nation of Islam has her back. February 23, 2016 More than 9 years ago Beyoncé performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 halftime show on Feb. 7 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ...

The Nation of Islam was founded in Detroit in 1930 and is now based in Chicago. Its message of black nationalism and self-reliance resonates with many in Detroit, which is 84% African American.

Often held in Chicago, the Nation of Islam's four-day martial arts conference offered both youth and adult programming on self-defense, mental health, and wellness.

Wallace Fard Muhammad, the founder of the Black Muslim movement, concluded the tutorial of his designated successor, Elijah Muhammad, in 1934. That was the year Fard, who under the Nation of Islam ...

A new era. When Elijah Muhammad died in 1975, his son, Warith Deen Mohammed, transformed the NOI into the “World Community of al-Islam in the West.”He downplayed previous teachings about Black ...

The civil rights leader Malcolm X was famously part of the Nation of Islam until his break from the group in 1964. What is the history behind this small but influential religious movement?

The Nation of Islam set up its own schools, stores, and restaurants; men learned history and religion, while women were taught nutrition and child rearing.