#2 - African American Sunni Communities in 1970s US
Learn about the foundations of Islam in America built by African American brothers & sisters, taking a look at the late 1900s, that led to the Muslim communities we have today.
Creators and Guests
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Akil Fahd
Independent researcher from Detroit. Member of the National Jummat of Al-Ummah. He has researched Islam and America with a focus on Detroit for 30 years. A Wayne State University graduate with over 15 years of a of experience in the IT field. He served as a researcher associate for Building Islam in Detroit and worked on various non-profit organizations centering on community activism.
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Dr. Rasul Miller
Dr. Rasul Miller Is a historian of Black Muslim communities in the Atlantic world. He received his PhD in the fields of History and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught courses in African and African American history at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University. His research interests include Muslim movements in 20th century America and their relationship to Black internationalist thought and West African intellectual history.
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Imam Khalid Griggs
Imam Khalid Griggs is a Muslim leader and activist who has served as the Imam of the Community Mosque of Winston-Salem, North Carolina since 1984
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Lut Williams
A Virginia native who while attending Howard University took shahadah in 1974 at the community mosque in Washington DC. Soon after taking the shahadah he became a member of the IPNA and became a key member of the Dawah program. He also served as an assistant in the publications office that produced the “Al-Islam: The Islamic Movement Journal.” He was also commissioned to start the first branch of the IPNA in the Caribbean. He relocated to the south where he finished his degree in English Journalism and Communication.
