Khadijah Farrakhan

Khadijah Farrakhan
Farrakhan in 1996
Born
Betsy Ross

(1935-11-26) November 26, 1935 (age 89)
United States
Other namesMother Khadijah
OccupationPolitical activist
Spouse
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(m. 1953)​
Children9 (1 deceased)[1]
RelativesMustapha Farrakhan Jr.
(grandson)

Khadijah Farrakhan (born Betsy Ross), is the wife of Louis Farrakhan, the Supreme Leader of the Nation of Islam. She is known as the "First Lady of the Nation of Islam".[2][3][4]

Biography

Khadijah Farrakhan converted to Islam with her husband Louis Farrakhan (then Louis Eugene Walcott) in 1955, when they had been married for two years.[5] She spoke at the Million Woman March in 1997.[6][7] Khadijah and Louis Farrakhan are the parents of nine children.[8][1] The Farrakhans' eldest son, Louis Farrakhan Jr., died on June 2, 2018.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Louis Farrakhan Fast Facts". CNN. May 22, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Farrakhan Sees 'Set Up' in Case Of Murder Plot". The New York Times. 18 January 1995.
  3. ^ Keller, Rosemary Skinner; Ruether, Rosemary Radford; Cantlon, Marie (1 January 2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253346878 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "FindArticles.com - CBSi". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08.
  5. ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. 5 March 2007 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ RUBIN, ALISSA J. (26 October 1997). "Black Women March as One in Philadelphia". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011 – via LA Times.
  7. ^ "CNN - Black women hear calls for unity, power - October 25, 1997". CNN.
  8. ^ a b "Louis Farrakhan's eldest son dies in Arizona". Chicago Sun-Times. June 5, 2018.