LOL Calypso Louie invented his own religion.Very true. And a little recognized fact is that the NOI has done MORE to encourage recirculating black capital within black communities, and had a belief system of black self reliance and independence and have created more employment opportunities in black communities than any government program in the history of this country.
Had MLK united with them as opposed buying into this "I Have A Dream" illusion, they could have made a HUGE economic difference in predominantly black communities that would have had a long lasting positive impact.
They didn't "march", nor "sing" nor join hands to push an unrealistic integration joke.
They believed in the business of black citizens creating their OWN independence, and their OWN wealth as opposed to waiting for anyone else to do it for them.
The Nation of Islam’s Economic Program, 1934-1975 •
In the following article, historian Nafeesa Muhammad describes the often lauded but understudied economic program of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Here she focuses on the economic development plans put in place under the NOI’s longtime leader, Elijah Muhammad and their impact on African American …...www.blackpast.org