On November 6th, 2019, the Board of Directors of Ta’leef Collective released a statement severing all ties with Usama Canon after confirming allegations of professional misconduct against him. We pray for healing and peace of mind to all of those harmed directly or indirectly. The abuse
First Posted on October 20th, 2015 The following is a speech given by Faatimah Knight at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions Emerging Leaders Plenary in Salt Lake City, Utah. A recording of the plenary in its entirety is available to view below. First I’d like
by Faatimah Knight For many death is not a subject that readily lends itself to reflection. It’s elusiveness and general undesirability keeps us at an arm’s length from it. Death is a constant worry and an unrelenting threat to the permanence we know so well. Yet,
By Aïdah Aliyah Rasheed [caption id="attachment_818" align="alignnone" width="997"] My grandfather, Melvin Jones Jr. and my great-grandmother Bernice Jones, in San Francisco, CA, circa 1960s, (c) jones|rasheed archive[/caption] I’m embarrassed to admit there was a time in my life that I wanted to disassociate myself from my ancestral
