March 2023 Blog Posts (15)

Rufino was born in 1815 in the kingdom of Oyo, in present-day Nigeria. His father was an alufa (imam) and taught Rufino

the Qur’an. Due to political turmoil and civil war between the Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups, Rufino was enslaved by Hausa Muslims and sold to Portuguese slave traders. He was then transported to Brazil.

In 1822, Rufino arrived in…

Ricci de Forest is a hair stylist and beauty educator that is preserving an original Madame CJ Walker beauty shoppe.

Madame Walker was an African American millionaire beauty pioneer in the early 1900s. Ricci turned the beauty shoppe into a museum. The Walker Museum has original beauty artifacts that date back to the early 1900s. Two years into his lease Ricci learned that WERD radio operated directly above the beauty shoppe.

Aware of the historical…

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HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY! I’m excited to share THE KINDEST RED is officially in bookstores! It’s an honor to again bring Faizah and Asiya’s relationship as sisters to life. I love this book and its celebration of friendship, family and faith. It teaches us that helping…

Nina Simone 

BY JASMINE BROWLEY

Venus Williams is doing her part to preserve a legacy that’s been pivotal to Black culture.

According to a report by Tennis 365, the world-class athlete and philanthropist have partnered with acclaimed artist Adam…

Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni /ælbɪˈ…

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On the evening of Thursday March 9, 2023 Jacoria Borders, Tim Eldredge, Sandy Feliciano, David Fields, Kiara Lane, Carl

McCray, David Paull, and Andrew Smith, all members of the Lead Atlanta(LEAD Atlanta - Leadership Atlanta) Class of

2023 presented in front of various stakeholders…

Dampha Kunda, Gambia Well Project

13 Jumada I, 1444 A.H. 

12/07.22

مَّن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يُقۡرِضُ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنً۬ا فَيُضَـٰعِفَهُ ۥ لَهُ ۥۤ أَضۡعَافً۬ا ڪَثِيرَةً۬‌ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَقۡبِضُ وَيَبۡصُۜطُ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ (٢٤٥)

Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allah who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him…

On Friday, the NAACP and The Archewell Foundation announced the 2023 recipient of The NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil

Rights Award. The annual award, launched in 2022, celebrates a new generation of leaders who are creating transformational change at the intersection of social justice and technology — working to advance civil and human rights. 

This year’s recipient is Nabiha Syed, CEO of The Markup, a company driving award-winning investigative coverage of how…

EMGAGE Honors Muslim African Americans. By Imam Nadim Ali 3/1/23

EMGAGE an organization that mobilizes Muslim American voters, advocates on policy issues, and supports candidates that serves in the best interests of the Muslim American community. EMGAGE hosted a luncheon in Washington, D.C. on 2/28/23 at the Old Ebbitt Grill to highlight and  honor the contributions of Muslim African Americans have made to…