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/