Updated 7:30 p.m. Louis Farrakhan is best-known for his decades-long leadership of the Nation of Islam and for the anti-Semitic invective and conspiracy theories he has frequently preached. He is less well-known for his surprisingly distinguished music career. He perhaps hoped to change his perception with the help of Netflix — but the streaming giant…
2018 has not been a good year for those of us who care about the relationship between the black and Jewish communities — or for those whose Jewish identities comprise a mix of both. At the heart of these rising tensions seems to be a debate over power: who has it, who doesn’t, who can…
A Democratic candidate for California’s state assembly praised the anti-Semitic and homophobic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Facebook and accused Israel of committing “genocide” against the Palestinians. Maria Estrada is running in District 63 in Los Angeles’ southeast suburbs. In a comment last year on a thread about Farrakhan’s infamous interview with Mike…
An interview between CNN’s Jake Tapper and Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Trump’s travel ban grew test after Tapper confronted the congressman over his past support for the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. “You’ve been decrying President Trump’s bigotry,” Tapper began. “Obviously you used to follow…
Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, is no longer verified on Twitter. Farrakhan has been condemned for decades over for making homophobic and anti-Semitic statements. He posted on Wednesday a video clip titled “Thoroughly and completely unmasking the Satanic Jew and the Synagogue of Satan.” Thoroughly and completely unmasking the Satanic Jew…
(JTA) — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan attacked Jews and Judaism during a three-hour sermon from his pulpit at Mosque Maryam in Chicago. The sermon on May 27 was his first major public speaking appearance since February, according to the Anti-Defamation League. During his sermon Farrakhan, a known anti-Semite, warned his listeners about “Satanic…
Tamika Mallory, the Women’s March co-president known for her refusal to condemn the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, received an award on Wednesday at Antioch College named after Coretta Scott King, the wife of Martin Luther King. Mallory had repeatedly praised Farrakhan on social media, as well as attended rallies sponsored by his…
After two African-Americans were recently arrested at a Starbucks café for failing to make an order while they were waiting for a friend, the company tried to make amends by announcing that it will provide anti-bias training to all its employees. But that was not quite good enough for Women’s March co-chair Tamika Mallory, who…
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