Louis Farrakhan

leader of the Nation of Islam

Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam, a black nationalist organization. He is known for his controversial and often criticized rhetoric, including antisemitic and racist statements. Farrakhan has also led major events like the Million Man March and has continued to speak at NOI events despite reducing his responsibilities in recent years.

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About the Louis Farrakhan

Louis Farrakhanis an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a black nationalist organization. Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C., and for his rhetoric that has been widely denounced as antisemitic and racist.

Prior to joining the NOI, Farrakhan was a calypso singer who used the stage name Calypso Gene. Early in his career, he served as the minister of mosques in Boston and Harlem and was appointed to the post of National Representative of the Nation of Islam by then-NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. He adopted the name Louis X before being named Louis Farrakhan.

After Warith Deen Mohammed reorganized the original NOI into the orthodox Sunni Islamic group American Society of Muslims, Farrakhan began to rebuild the NOI as “Final Call”. In 1981, he officially adopted the name “Nation of Islam”, reviving the group and establishing its headquarters at Mosque Maryam. In October 1995, Farrakhan organized and led the Million Man March in Washington, D.C.. Due to health issues, he reduced his responsibilities with the NOI in 2007. However, Farrakhan has continued to deliver sermons and speak at NOI events. In 2015, he led the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else.

Farrakhan is known for antisemitic statements and racist remarks directed at white people. His antisemitic statements and views have been condemned by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and other organizations. Farrakhan’s views and remarks have also been called homophobic. He has denied assertions that he is antisemitic, racist, or anti-gay.

Farrakhan was banned from Facebook in 2019 along with other public figures considered to be extremists.

Frequently Asked Questions

Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a black nationalist organization. He is known for his leadership of the 1995 Million Man March and for his rhetoric that has been widely denounced as antisemitic and racist.

The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a black nationalist organization that Louis Farrakhan currently heads. It was founded in the 1930s and Farrakhan began rebuilding it in the 1980s after it was reorganized by a previous leader.

In October 1995, Louis Farrakhan organized and led the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., a large gathering of African Americans. He also led the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March in 2015.

Louis Farrakhan has been widely criticized for his antisemitic and racist rhetoric. His statements have been condemned by organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League.

Louis Farrakhan was banned from Facebook in 2019 along with other public figures considered to be extremists by the platform.

38 Quotes by Louis Farrakhan

  1. 1.

    Anarchy may await America, due to the daily injustices suffered by the people.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  2. 2.

    America will always side with those whom she can direct, give orders to and have those orders obeyed.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  3. 3.

    But if I thought on it, I would like to be remembered as a brother who loved his people and did everything that I knew to fight for them, the liberation of our people.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  4. 4.

    It appears that there is a genocidal plan against Black people.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  5. 5.

    There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  6. 6.

    The Bush administration does not desire to see Islam practiced in its pristine purity.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

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    Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  8. 8.

    I think that rather than condemning Islam, Islam needs to be studied by those who are sincere.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  9. 9.

    Without an advocate for the poor, without a new state of mind in America, the country lies on the brink of anarchy.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  10. 10.

    Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  11. 11.

    Many of the Jews who owned the homes, the apartments in the black community, we considered them bloodsuckers because they took from our community and built their community but didn’t offer anything back to our community.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

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    As a result of that, America desires a moderate Islam; an Islam that America can control; an Islam that America can give direction to and give orders to its leaders.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  13. 13.

    Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  14. 14.

    The Jews don’t like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that’s a good name. Hitler was a very great man.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  15. 15.

    Could it be that my circle is largely black and that it is why I am influential in black circles but not in white circles?

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  16. 16.

    Everything that I’m attempting to do is based on my understanding of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and what he wanted for his people.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  17. 17.

    We are all gifted, but we have to discover the gift, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for the Glory of God and for the liberation struggle of our people.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  18. 18.

    I loved Elijah Muhammad with a love that I can’t adequately describe.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  19. 19.

    And I hope that five years and 10 years from now, I’ll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  20. 20.

    The die is set and Malcolm will not escape for the foolish talk he spoke against his benefactor, such a man, is worthy of death, and it would have been so, were it not for Muhammad’s confidence that God would give him the victory over the enemies.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  21. 21.

    If we don’t make earnest moves toward real solutions, then each day we move one day closer to revolution and anarchy in this country. This is the sad, and yet potentially joyous, state of America.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

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    However, those who have used those words use half the sentence to fit their purpose, which, of course, I believe is to discredit me and the new Nation of Islam that has come up around me.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  23. 23.

    But when I reintroduced the Nation of Islam, and began to host meetings in cities and thousands and thousands of people come out.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  24. 24.

    I don’t think about my legacy, if indeed, I have one.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  25. 25.

    What President Bush did in his doctrine of preemptive strike and in his war in Afghanistan and in Iraq was to turn even his allies in Europe negatively toward America.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  26. 26.

    They call them terrorists, I call them freedom fighters.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  27. 27.

    They should regard me as what I am. I am a spiritual leader and teacher.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  28. 28.

    Because as a youngster I longed to see the Black man free and I longed to see anyone stand up for us.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  29. 29.

    There is no one right now in my judgment that can unite the Black electorate in such a way to present our agenda to a nominee to have them forthrightly address our concerns.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  30. 30.

    I was never named in the early years as having anything to do with the assassination of Malcolm.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  31. 31.

    Not that I regret saying what I believed to be the truth, but I regret anything that I might have written or spoken that could have been used in a way to help to foster that atmosphere out of which came the loss of life of Brother Malcolm.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  32. 32.

    Qaddafi is hated because he is the leader of a small country that is rich, but he uses his money to finance liberation struggles.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  33. 33.

    I think that ego-driven leaders will be a thing of the past because the masses are tired.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  34. 34.

    I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  35. 35.

    A brother who recognizes that we have shortcomings, we, in the struggle, have faults, and that he wanted to reconcile differences.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  36. 36.

    You must recognize that the way to get the good out of your brother and your sister is not to return evil for evil.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  37. 37.

    So, this war is against the Islam that the West does not control.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam

  38. 38.

    Because wherever I am today, I still owe it to God and I owe it to two men – the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X and of course, two very special women, my mother and my wife.

    Louis Farrakhan

    leader of the Nation of Islam