Ajir Kofi Bilal Mahmud is one of the original founders of The Atlanta Mosque (1977) and has been a Board Member since its inception.  He is a US Marine Corp veteran and freelance photographer and reporter with several blogs and websites, documenting Islam in America. Mahmud is also an associate of AABJ (Atlanta Association of Black Journalists)

  He was critical in negotiating the purchase of the original property at 442 14th Street, attending and…

There comes a time in every man's life when he has to stand for something that he believes in  from the depths of his

heart.  That stand may cost him everything he possesses in this life.  He can only do this when be truly believes that the hereafter is better than this life.  This stance is demonstrated in the life of our beloved brother Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

  We Must All Stand For Something:  …

54 year journey of Bilal Mahmud

March 10, 1969...

56 years ago today, this young man went out from Roanoke Rapids NC to see the world... It has been a magnificent journey thus far... stay tuned and stay safe...

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The episode traces the origins of the Islamic Party in North America (IPNA) within the African-American Muslim community

. It looks at the transnational links with the Muslims in Pakistan, Libya, and other countries, that have contributed to developing ideas within the IPNA. Imam Griggs talks about the relationship between the Nation of Islam and IPNA, the importance of Malcolm X, and the connection with the Muslims in the Caribbean. The IPNA was mostly active in the…

On Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

All over the globe, and particularly in the u.s., people will be honoring the life and commemorating the assassination of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz/Malcolm X tomorrow on the 21st. 

In an article he posted on 2-19-2025, Ajamu Baraka – Editor of Black Agenda Report and renowned social justice activist – included the following quote of El-Hajj Malik: …

My 3 Sons

I am a revolutionary black female nationalist: A womanist analysis of Fulani

Sunni Ali's role as a New African citizen and Minister of Information in the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Africa

by Gaines, Rondee, Ph.D., GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2013, 261 pages; 3560080

Abstract:

Comrade  Lumumba…

Marie Johnson Robinson...

Sheikh Khalil Abdur Rashid PhD

We at Oppressed Peoples Online Word are constantly attempting to pass on what we think to be

MAY 9, 1999

This program was put together by Sister Anisa Abd El Fattah, a pioneer in her own time.  We have much to learn from her and her work.  

The U.S. and Iran: It's Time to Talk