Before a crowded ballroom at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan called on President Trump to repent for America's mistreatment of black people over the centuries, the Religion News website reports today (November 17, 2017).
"America is a great nation but America needs to reflect on her sins," Farrakhan told hundreds of supporters who showed up yesterday for an event billed as "a major message" to the Trump administration.
For more than two hours, the 84-year-old Islam leader dove into all sorts of controversies -- from slavery to the sexual harassment currently pervading the U.S. by national leaders and celebrities.
The Nation of Islam's influence has declined significantly since its heyday in the 1960s, when the movement claimed to have half a million adherents. Its numbers are now much smaller.
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