TSDtv Interview: The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

By TSDTV | Last updated: Aug 30, 2015 - 5:35:57 PM

(Aug. 24, 2015) The New Tri-State Defender's President and Publisher, Bernal E. Smith II conducted a wide ranging interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. The following are Parts 1-5 of that interview.

August 24, 2015 - The New Tri-State Defender

In this clip from the New Tri-State Defender's EXCLUSIVE interview with The Nation of Islam's Minister Louis Farrakhan, Farrakhan reflects on when he first heard his divine calling, his early career as a musician, singer and violinist, and why he gave up his musical ambitions at the request of Elijah Muhammad.

In Part 2 of the TSDtv Exclusive Interview with Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan talks about hip-hop, NWA, the biopic "Straight Outta Compton," the violent side- effects of gangsta rap, and why he makes a point of reaching out to hip-hop artists.

In Part Three of The New Tri-State Defender's exclusive interview with Minister Louis Farrakhan, the minister talks about where Black America has gone wrong with its youth, the crack epidemic, gang wars and why young people are turning away from organized religion.

In Part Four of the New Tri-State Defender's EXCLUSIVE interview with Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan weighs in on President Barack Obama's administration and legacy as well as Donald Trump's campaign for the White House.

In the conclusion of the New Tri-State Defender's EXCLUSIVE interview with Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan announces the subject of the address he plans to give at the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March on October 10, 2015, and issues a call to action for men across the nation.

The Final Call