Power of the Griot: An Interview With Mohamed Tall
By Vanessa Taylor Drawing on a rich literary and musical heritage, spoken word has become a staple within Black communities.
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Say His Name: The Significance of Stephon Clark
Geographer and activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore defines racism [1] as “the state-sanctioned or extralegal production and exploitation of group-differentiated vulnerability to
Muslims and Jazz in 1953
From Ebony Magazine, April 1953 Today’s post is from an Ebony Magazine article published in 1953 that explored the growing
When Shari’a Doesn’t Cover the Rent: The Hajar Paradigm as the Norm for Muslim Women in America
by Kimberly Harper & Ryan Hilliard What happens when a woman “is isolated from the network which had carried the
To Muslims Who Do Not Say, Salaam
As the American Ummah continues to unpack the intersections of identity, otherness, and faith, it seems fitting to bring
Hijab and the Policing of Black Women and Girls: Black Muslims Respond
On February 1, 2018, World Hijab Day was observed and encountered opposition from an unlikely source. A number of
Profile: Ana Karim — Activist and First Woman Editor of Muhammad Speaks
by Dr. Jamillah Karim Sister Ana Karim was the first woman editor of the Muhammad Speaks (MS) newspaper. Appointed by
Mystery of Malcolm X
From Ebony Magazine, September 1964 Today, on the fifty-third anniversary of El Hajj Malik Shabazz’s (Malcolm X’s) martyrdom, we re-present