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May 2018

May 30, 2018

Dawah in 21st Century Black America: A Message to Muslims

Muslims: There are Afrocentric academics at universities across America who are publishing article after articles...

January 2018

January 01, 2018

The Absurdity of White Christian Islamophobes!

Anytime, I hear a White Evangelical Christian ranting and raving about how Muslims belong...

September 2017

September 03, 2017

Hamza Yusuf: with a shaykh like this, who needs Bill O’Reilly?

(Editorial Note: In this article, Hakeem Muhammad responds to critics of his previous article,”Why...

August 2017

August 25, 2017

Islam Behind Prison Bars

For Black people growing up in America, many frequently find themselves born into violent, poverty-stricken neighborhoods....

August 20, 2017

Why Hamza Yusuf Can’t Teach Black People Islam!

Islam spread in Black America, because of Black Muslims who boldly spoke against white supremacy....

August 10, 2017

Black Muslims and Community Engagement.

"When the police, government and educational systems have abandoned us, The Nation of Islam...

July 2017

July 23, 2017

Imam Haron & The Myth of a Post-Apartheid South Africa

On July 18th, Nelson Mandela Day took place as people from all walks of life...

July 20, 2017

The Islam of Black Revolutionaries.

" You don’t have a revolution in which you are begging the system of exploitation to integrate...

June 2017

June 04, 2017

Bill Maher: Why Now the Outrage?

Comedian Bill Maher’s use of the term “house n---” to describe himself on his show,...

May 2017

May 11, 2017

What Happened to Black American Muslims?

Editorial Note: (This is a guest post from brother Hameed of Muslim Empowerment Institute. This...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

The Black Muslim State of Emergency

Join us this Saturday April 29, 2017 at 8pm EST - Islam In...

April 02, 2017

Hakeem addresses Shaykh Hamza Yusuf’s disrespect of the Black Community

The following is a short clip at my lecture at Howard University's Muslim Student Association...

March 2017

March 26, 2017

The Connected Ministries of Malcolm and Farrakhan!

In my last article, I stated, “Do not speak to me of Malcolm X...

March 22, 2017

Questions from a Black Muslim Activist to Islamic Scholars.

As-Salaam Alakium, Recently, there have been numerous discussions predicated upon seeking to increase dialogue between...

March 02, 2017

Reclaiming the Mosque for Black Liberation!

Once upon a time to be Muslim in America was synonymous with black consciousness and...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

Do Not Speak To Me About Malcolm X.

Dear Muslims: Is your masjid is simply a prayer place in an affluent suburb with...

February 09, 2017

Radical Christianity: Why We Cannot Afford Political Correctness

A consistent theme in Donald Trump's presidential campaign was his defiance of political correctness. Trump's...

February 08, 2017

Black Souls Matter! Dawah in the Black Community!

Dawah is an Arabic word which means to invite someone to embrace Islam....

February 07, 2017

Self-Improvement in the Black Muslim Tradition!

In his autobiography, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, former president...

February 02, 2017

In Trump’s America: Still Unapologetically Black & Muslim!

During this tumultuous Trump era in which islamophobia and anti-blackness have overt manifestations emanating from...

February 01, 2017

5 Hidden Black Muslim History Facts!

During Black History Month at Truth to Power, we will be hosting a black...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

Protecting the Light of Black Muslims pt 1.

Analyzing the impact of Islam upon Black America, in The First Next Time, Black...

December 2016

December 10, 2016

Martial Arts in African-American Muslim Culture

In his autobiography, Malcolm X stated that a news reporter once asked him, “Why is...

October 2016

October 15, 2016

What would Malcolm X say to Lil Wayne?

In recent news, Grammy Award winning hip-hop artist Lil Wayne stated that in his entire...

October 12, 2016

Microaggressions: A Black Muslim response!

As African-American Muslims, we are often subjected to multiple microaggressions within the large Muslim community. Microaggressions:...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Black Sunni Muslims and the Farrakhan Litmus Test

The Farrakhan litmus test has been widely observed by sociologists to describe a phenomenon in...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

Black Orientalism: Refutation from the Prophetic Biography!

Editorial Note Black Orientalism is an intellectual movement that can be found in strands of...

August 13, 2016

Bilal Ibn Rabah in the Black Religious Tradition

In the Islamic tradition, Bilal Ibn Rabah was a black slave whose conversion to Islam...

August 09, 2016

Pauline Hanson’s Islamophobia: A Black Muslim Response

Pauline Hanson is an Australian politician who was recently elected to control the Australian...

August 05, 2016

4 Awesome Books to Outwit Islamophobes

Islamophobe: "Look at ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and other radical groups. It is clear that...