Nation of Islam
African-American new religious movement
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September 2024 | Six former high-ranking members of the United Nation of Islam were convicted of conspiracy to commit forced labor by a Kansas federal court. |
September 2021 | Royall Jenkins died of complications from COVID-19, ending his leadership of the organization he founded. |
June 2018 | The United Nation of Islam was profiled on A&E's Cults & Extreme Belief television show, where former members discussed allegations of human trafficking, neglect, abuse, and unpaid child labor. |
May 2018 | Kansas District Court entered a default judgment against the United Nation of Islam and founder Royall Jenkins, awarding Ross nearly $8 million in damages, considered the largest amount ever in a human-trafficking case in U.S. history. |
September 2017 | Kendra Ross filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Kansas, alleging forced unpaid labor, separation from her mother at age 12, forced marriage at age 20, and being shipped against her will to various states before escaping the group at age 21. |
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