Khadijah Farrakhan Explained

Birth Name:	Betsy Ross
Birth Date:	November 26, 1935 (age 88)
Birth Place:	United States
Other Names:	Mother Khadijah
Children:	9 (1 deceased)^[1]
Relatives:	Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. (grandson)
Occupation:	Political activist

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] The Farrakhans' eldest son, Louis Farrakhan Jr., died on June 2, 2018.^[9]

External links

• Final Call article

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louis Farrakhan Fast Facts. CNN. May 22, 2015. August 13, 2015.
2. Web site: Farrakhan Sees 'Set Up' in Case Of Murder Plot. 18 January 1995. The New York Times.
3. Book: Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories. Rosemary Skinner. Keller. Rosemary Radford. Ruether. Marie. Cantlon. 1 January 2006. Indiana University Press. 0253346878. Google Books.
4. Web site: FindArticles.com - CBSi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101208051558/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_4_54/ai_53630775/ . 2010-12-08 .
5. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. 5 March 2007. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
6. Web site: Black Women March as One in Philadelphia. ALISSA J.. RUBIN. 26 October 1997. LA Times. 2 April 2011. 7 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120707123505/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/oct/26/news/mn-46903/2. live.
7. Web site: CNN - Black women hear calls for unity, power - October 25, 1997. .
8. Web site: Louis Farrakhan Fast Facts. CNN. May 22, 2015. August 13, 2015.
9. Web site: Louis Farrakhan's eldest son dies in Arizona. June 5, 2018. Chicago Sun-Times.