Muhammad Speaks
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Muhammad Speaks was the title of one of the largest publications ever produced by Black people in the United States. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the paper in 1961, it's first issue bearing the title, "Some Of This Earth To Call Our Own Or Else". Like all newspapers, it covered current events in the world, as well as relevant news in African American communities and within the Nation of Islam.
The paper was sold door to door by Nation of Islam members and in the temples of the Nation of Islam. According to famous black rights activist Malcolm X in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the newspaper, Muhammad Speaks, was originally created by Malcolm X himself, although this hasn't been confirmed. What has been confirmed is that Malcolm did help in the start of a local paper in New York City, entitled "Mr. Muhammad Speaks", not to be confused with the national paper "Muhammad Speaks". However by that time, Elijah Muhammad had used several literary vehicles to get his words to the majority of the Black population, the most well-known being the "Pittsburgh Courier". The men of the Nation of Islam, during this period greatly increased the distribution of the "Pittsburgh Courier" because it contained the messages of Elijah Muhammad.
Once the publication "Muhammad Speaks" began, however, it greatly surpassed the sales of the Courier by reaching a distribution of 500,000 papers a week. The paper "Muhammad Speaks" does not continue in it's original format today; however, there are a number of publications that hold claims to continuing in the tradition of the original paper, two of the most well-known among them being "The Son of Man Speaks", a magazine published by the New Nation of Islam and the "Final Call", a newspaper published by the Nation of Islam.
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| Famous Leaders: Wallace Fard Muhammad · Elijah Muhammad · Malcolm X · Warith Deen Muhammad · Louis Farrakhan
History and Theology: History of the Nation of Islam · Beliefs and theology of the Nation of Islam · Nation of Islam and anti-Semitism · Yakub · Million Man March · Faradian Islam · Savior's Day Publications: Message to the Blackman in America · How To Eat To Live · Muhammad Speaks · The Final Call Subsidiaries and Offshoots: Fruit of Islam · The Nation of Gods and Earths |
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