NEW YORK — Members of the New York City Council clashed Tuesday over a proposal to name a Harlem block in honor of Elijah Muhammad, the controversial late leader of the Nation of Islam.
The plan to honor Muhammad — a Chicago religious leader who championed Black empowerment and described white people as “devils” — is part of a proposal to co-name 129 public spaces in the city.
The proposal would name the intersection of West 127th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard as “The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad Way.”
