Munir Muhammad
Linda Zabors
Munir Muhammad was the producer of television programs for CROE, the Coalition for the Remembrance of the Honorable Elijiah Muhammad. He joined the Nation of Islam in 1972, co-founded CROE in 1987, and CROE-TV in 1994. For 21 years Munir interviewed political and social figures including: President Barak Obama, Senator Dick Durbin, Chicago Mayors, Illinois Governors, broadcasters, artists, celebrities, and Louis Farrakhan.
He moved to Chicago from Birmingham in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Alum
Wenonah High School, Birmingham, Alabama
Honorary Munir Muhammad WAY
West 71st Street between South Artesian Street and South Campbell Street
Approved: December 2023
Ward: 17
Alderman: David Moore
Neighborhood: Chicago Lawn
b. March 27, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama
d. July 9, 2019. Age 69
near
CROE
2345 71st Street
Sign Dedication: April 2024 at 71st and Artesian
Source
20235836
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/12/20692201/munir-muhammad-dead-croe-obituary-elijah-cable-tv-islam-obama
https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/munir-muhammad
https://new.finalcall.com/2024/04/01/street-naming-ceremony-honors-life-work-of-munir-muhammad/
https://chicagocrusader.com/activist-munir-muhammad-dead-at-69/
https://croetv.net/