Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — “Man, I’m out here selling bean pies.” James 40X’s voice crackled through the phone, as if his whole life was on the ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, I went looking for an elusive bean pie, starting at a mosque adjacent to a supermarket. Muslims practice a weekly Friday afternoon prayer service called Jummah. After ...

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 ...