The navy bean pie was originally rooted in the controversial Nation of Islam, a Black nationalist and social-reform movement. The pie was a favorite of boxer Muhammad Ali. Small bakeries like Abu's in ...
James 40X’s voice crackled through the phone, as if his whole life was on the move. I told him I’d meet him right away, near Supreme Bean Pie’s bakery, at the Nation of Islam’s headquarters in the ...
LOS ANGELES – As the light turned red at the intersection of Crenshaw and Slauson, Brian Muhammad raised two pink pie boxes in his right hand and strolled up the sidewalk: “Bean pie! Bean pie!” A ...