By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X)
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in 1925 in this Nebraska city.
What is Omaha?
This was Muhammad Ali's birth name.
What is Cassius Clay?
Born Lew Alcindor, this Lakers and Bucks legend held the NBA's career scoring record for nearly 39 years.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
For Moonlight, he became the first Muslim actor to win an Academy Award.
Who is Mahershala Ali?
In 2007, Keith Ellison took his ceremonial oath on a Quran from the Library of Congress that once belonged to this Founding Father.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This author of Roots co-wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
Who is Alex Haley?
Ali's hometown, where his museum now stands.
What is Louisville, Kentucky?
In 2016 this fencer became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab, and she won a team bronze.
Who is Ibtihaj Muhammad?
This comedian behind a famous Comedy Central sketch show converted to Islam in 1998.
Who is Dave Chappelle?
In 2006 this Minnesota Democrat became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress.
Who is Keith Ellison?
His 1964 pilgrimage to this holy city reshaped his views on race and brotherhood.
What is Mecca?
Ali won Olympic gold at the 1960 Rome Games in this weight class.
What is light heavyweight?
This former undisputed heavyweight champion embraced Islam while in prison in the 1990s.
Who is Mike Tyson?
This Auto-Tune pioneer was born Faheem Najm in Tallahassee, Florida.
Who is T-Pain?
Malcolm X's widow, she was an educator and civil rights advocate who earned a doctorate in education.
Who is Betty Shabazz?
This is the name Malcolm X took after completing the Hajj.
What is El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz?
In 1967 Ali refused induction into this, citing his faith. The Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 1971.
What is the U.S. Army (the military draft)?
In 1996 this Denver Nuggets guard was suspended for declining to stand for the national anthem, citing his faith.
Who is Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf?
This Chicago rapper's skateboarding anthem "Kick, Push" launched his career.
Who is Lupe Fiasco?
This son of Elijah Muhammad led much of the Nation of Islam toward mainstream Sunni Islam after 1975.
Who is Imam W. Deen Mohammed?
Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in this Manhattan venue.
What is the Audubon Ballroom?
This 1974 fight against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, featured Ali's "rope-a-dope" strategy.
What is the Rumble in the Jungle?
In 2014 this Kansas City Chiefs safety was flagged for prostrating in prayer in the end zone. The NFL later said the penalty was a mistake.
Who is Husain Abdullah?
Before he changed his name to Yasiin Bey, this rapper and actor went by this stage name.
What is Mos Def?
This enslaved Muslim on Georgia's Sapelo Island left behind an Arabic manuscript on Islamic law.
Who is Bilali Muhammad?