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My Take
Farrakhan is one of the most polarizing figures I have ever written about, and I will not pretend otherwise. What fascinates me as an editor is the road he took: a calypso singer who performed as Calypso Gene, a trained violinist, a stage performer who learned how to hold a crowd long before he led one. Whatever you think of his rhetoric, and much of it deserves the criticism it gets, his command of an audience clearly began in music. He is less a man I admire than a man I find impossible to look away from, a living seam running through modern American history.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Louis Farrakhan
- Name (Japanese)
- ルイス・ファラカーン
- Reading
- るいす・ふぁらかーん
- Born
- May 11, 1933 (age 93)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Occupation
- singer / civil rights advocate / religious figure / journalist / politician
2. Background
- High school
- Boston English High School
- University
- Winston-Salem State University
Awards & achievements
- Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/louisfarrakhan/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Farrakhan
Frequently asked questions
When was Louis Farrakhan born?
Born May 11, 1933 (age 93).
Where is Louis Farrakhan from?
Louis Farrakhan is from The Bronx, New York, United States.
What does Louis Farrakhan do?
Louis Farrakhan works as singer, civil rights advocate, religious figure, journalist, politician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.