Black Muslim
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Black Muslim is a phrase used primarily in the United States of America, usually to denote members of Louis Farrakhan's separatist Black-nationalist movement, the Nation of Islam. This group's ambiguous relationship with traditional Islam necessitates distinguishing phraseology.
A different Black Muslim group was formed by Yusuf Bey in Oakland, California, in the 1960s. Bey also founded Your Black Muslim Bakery, which is associated with his group. Bey died on September 30, 2003.
Some use the phrase to describe any person who is both Black and a Muslim, but Muslims are unlikely to do the same. Within Islam, race-based distinctions are supposed to be irrelevant. This is because Islam teaches equality, whereas unlike traditional Islam, the Nation of Islam preaches the divinity of Black people.