Black Muslims

noun

1. (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 Official nameNation of Islam

Black Muslims

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.

Example Sentences

I remember the ring introductions and when Ali went in, there were some boos because in those days, the Black Muslims were not exactly accepted.

From Los Angeles Times

In the fiction category, Aaliyah Bilal’s debut collection “Temple Folk,” which intimately portrays the experiences of Black Muslims in America interrogating their relationship with mainstream culture, faces off against previous National Book Foundation honoree Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.

From Los Angeles Times

Another nominated book, Aaliyah Bilal’s “Temple Folk,” is a debut story collection about the varied experiences of Black Muslims in America.

From New York Times

In what became known as the Zebra murders, a splinter group of Black Muslims killed at least 15 people at random and tried to kill at least eight others.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, Hill, of the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, and some other Black Muslims sometimes find themselves at odds with Arab and South Asian organizers who urge them not to use the “terrorist” label in the right-wing context because of its baggage.

From Washington Post