NOI Series: Karriem Muhammad, "My Years with Jeremiah, Malcolm & Wallace"

An INTERVIEW with KARRIEM MUHAMMAD  [NOI Pioneer since 1944]  "PHILLY MOSQUE NO. 12: MY YEARS WITH JEREMIAH, MALCOLM & WALLACE"  In 1944, a 13-yr-old Karriem Muhammad (Clifford X Hyman) and childhood friend Jeremiah (Shabazz) heard the teachings of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad from a local barber named Charlie Sims who was in jail with the Messenger in DC and recently moved to Philadelphia.  The 2 teenagers and others would help form the nucleus of the beginning of Temple #12 among Garveyites, Moors, Ahmadiyas and a hostile white establishment. In the early 1950s Elijah Muhammad sent Malcolm X to Philadelphia to preside over his first Temple as the Minister, where he moved in with Karriem, Jeremiah and others to form “the FOI House” and dispatched them throughout the South to establish new Temples such as Mosque No. 15 in Atlanta.  After Malcolm was promoted to Minister of Mosque No. 7 in NY, the Messenger sent his son Wallace D. Muhammad to establish his first ministry as the new Minister of Temple No. 12. Both administrations had success of which Karriem played an integral role and served as a personal confidant to both Malcolm and Wallace.  When troubles transpired for Malcolm & Wallace as they defected from the NOI in 1964, both secretly came to Philadelphia to stay and counsel with Bro. Karriem. Witnessing the demise of Malcolm, Jeremiah's meteoric rise in making Temple #12 a powerhouse, and the later ascension of Min. Wallace becoming the New Leader of the NOI in 1975; Brother Karriem Muhammad details his experiences alongside these great men and the lessons of history for the Nation of Islam. co-hosts Wakeel Allah and Understanding Allah  THUR 3/03/16 at 8pm EST  Call in# 646-595-4289