Born Ernest McGhee in Gary, Indiana, in 1922, he became a Muslim and a devotee of the NOI, which combined a version of Islam with a belief in black supremacy.

1922 年出生于印第安纳州加里的欧内斯特·麦吉 (Ernest McGhee)，他成为一名穆斯林和 NOI 的信徒， 该组织将伊斯兰教的一个版本与对黑人至上主义的信仰相结合。