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Inventing the “Arab Slave Trade”: Black Muslims and the Politics of Moral Theater

In contemporary discussions of anti-Black racism, structural inequality, and the enduring legacies of slavery in the United States, a recurring rhetorical maneuver has become commonplace across ideological spectrums

What African-American Must Know about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “I have been given five things which were never given to anyone before me. I have been sent to the red and black. A prophet used to be sent to HIS PEOPLE ONLY, and I have been sent to all mankind….

Towards an Islamic Model of Gang Violence Intervention in Inner-City Black America

One of the lasting consequences of slavery is that it violently disrupted the African cultures, family structures, spiritual systems, and social identities of our ancestors. The cultural moorings that give a people a sense of belonging, dignity...