Muhammad Speaks
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Muhammad Speaks was one of the most widely-read newspapers ever produced by an African-American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the paper in 1961, its first issue bearing the title, "Some Of This Earth To Call Our Own Or Else". A weekly publication, it covered current events around the world, as well as relevant news in African-American communities, and especially items concerning the Nation of Islam itself.
The paper was sold door-to-door by Nation of Islam members, at select newsstands in major cities, and in the temples of the Nation of Islam. In his The Autobiography of Malcolm X, activist Malcolm X claimed to have founded the newspaper, but this has not been independently confirmed (it is, however, well-established that Malcolm X did assist in the creation of Mr. Muhammad Speaks, a different newspaper distributed locally in New York City).
Elijah Muhammad had previously used several literary vehicles to get his words to the US Black population, the most well-known being the Pittsburgh Courier. Once Muhammad Speaks began publication, it greatly surpassed the sales of the Courier, reaching a peak distribution of 500,000 papers a week. In 1975, it was renamed to Bilalian News, and was discontinued in 1981. 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, published by the Nation of Islam.
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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 · Bilalian News · The Final Call Subsidiaries and Offshoots: Fruit of Islam · The Nation of Gods and Earths · United Nation of Islam |
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