Keith Ellison

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.), both members of the Congressional Black Caucus, are hoping to change the face of climate change by educating Black colleges and universities on its detrimental effects on Black communities, reports The Hill. The two congressmen are joining the efforts of the Hip Hop Caucus to fight back against a deeply […]

Congressman Keith Ellison joined “NewsOne Now” to discuss his new book, “My Country Tis of Thee.” Ellison chimed in on the controversy surrounding President Obama’s judicial nominations in Georgia. Listen to Ellison’s  full comments below. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at 9 a.m. EST on TV One.

REPARATIONS PART II From the day he was sworn into office in 2006 with his hand placed on the Quran, Representative Keith Ellison (pictured left) (D-MN), the first Muslim American elected to the U.S. Congress, has exemplified political bravery. RELATED: REPARATIONS PART I: Should Black America Get Reparations? As previously reported by NewsOne, before entering into […]

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim citizen elected to Congress and the first African-American to represent The North Star State, has changed the game in a way that no one has before him. SEE ALSO: Unemployment Falls To 8.1 Percent Recently completing  a 24-hour hunger strike Thursday evening “as a sign of solidarity with […]

WASHINGTON — In an interview with Salon Magazine, Rep. Keith Ellsion from Minnesota, the country’s first Muslim congressman, called GOP presidential candidate, Herman Cain, a religious bigot for his recent comments about banning Mosques to stop Sharia law. Salon reports: “It seems like a week doesn’t go by without Cain saying something incredibly offensive, so […]

NEW YORK-Sean Hannity had Muslim Minnesota Congressman, Keith Ellison on his show to discuss “radical Islam” and asked Ellison if he thought that the Nation Of Islam should be investigated by the FBI. http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=4655474&w=466&h=263Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com RELATED STORIES Sharpton, Hannity Face-Off In Spirited Debate Over Obama Hannity: ‘America Should Go In Kuwait […]

Michigan — Muslim Democrat Keith Ellison spoke on the terror hearings being led by Rep. Peter King. Ellison spoke about his hopes that the real offenders would be targeted and not all Muslims. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of The Cosby Show “He gave his life for other Americans. His life should not be identified as […]