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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- What do you get when you combine a pie with a cake? A 'pake', of course. Deen and Hasiynah Mohammed are the parents of four young children and the owners of New Freedom Pie.