Wife of Louis Farrakhan dead at 90

Khadijah Farrakhan, the wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died at the age of 90. The two had been married for 72 years. "The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan with deep sadness yet with profound gratitude to Allah informs you that his beloved wife of 72 years, the First Lady of the Nation of Islam, Mother Khadijah has returned to Allah (may Allah be pleased)," a Saturday statement by The Executive Council of the Nation of Islam from Student Minister Ishmael R. Muhammad said. WHAT