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"W. Deen Mohammed , one of the most prominent African-American Muslim leaders in the nation and the son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad , died Monday, sources told the Tribune. "'Brother Imam,' as he was affectionately known, was 74. There was no immediate confirmation of his death by his family. The Cook County medical examiner confirmed that a Wallace Mohammed was pronounced dead at his home in the 16100 block of Cambridge Drive in Markham, a spokesman said." Remarkable. This man presided over the largest Muslim congregation in the United States, as despite his break with his father was heir to a Muslim tradition dating back centuries in North America and West Africa. See also: "Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, a major Islamic leader in the United States who led thousands of African-American Muslims to orthodox Islam, died Tuesday in Illinois. He was 74. "Born and raised in Hamtramck, Mohammed, also known as W.D....

6 PM Mountain Time CJSR FM-88.5 cjsr.com This Saturday, May 19, marks the 82 nd an niversary of the birth of one of the foremost Pan-Afrikanists of the 20 th Century: Malcolm X. Born in 1925 in Omaha to parents active in Marcus Garvey’s 2-million member United Negro Improvement Association , Malcolm learned by age six the danger of living while Black in the United States. His father was murdered, apparently by Klansmen. Despite this trauma, in school he wa s a top student, even becoming class president. But his teacher di smissed his desire to be lawyer, saying that being a carpenter was more realistic for “a nigger.” Following the father’s death, the family disintegrated. Teenaged Malcolm drifted away to New York and Detroit , and into a life of c rime. Finally arrested and convicted in 19 46, he was sentenced at age 21 to eight to ten years in prison where, ironically, he found new life. Through letters and visits from his brother, he became entranced with the Nation of Islam...