# Black Dawah Network


## Posts

- [Black Muslims Must Never Forget Who They Are](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/black-muslims-must-never-forget-who-they-are/): &nbsp; &nbsp; Saleem Abdul Khaliq is a Muslim elder but he moves with the energy of a younger man.  He remains uncompromising in his commitment to Islam and to the legacy of Malcolm X. He founded the organization Flaming Crescent Society to uplift the name and legacy of Malcolm X. On behalf of Islam, he has stood up to drug dealers and gang members. He has spoken against the destruction eating at our communities. He has challenged Arab Muslim liquor store owners who  He has refused silence, refused comfort, and refused the kind of religion that is content to watch [&hellip;]
- [The Unfailing Light of the Black Muslim](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/the-unfailing-light-of-the-black-muslim/): James Baldwin — a man who loved Black people so fiercely once observed what Islam had accomplished in communities that every institutional force had abandoned. James Baldwin commented that Islam has been: &#8220;able to do what generations of welfare workers and committees and resolutions and reports and housing projects and playgrounds have failed to do: to heal and redeem drunkards and junkies, to convert people who have come out of prison and make men chaste and women virtuous and to invest both the male and the female with a pride and a serenity that hang about them like an unfailing [&hellip;]
- [Salafism Has Nothing Positive to Offer Black America](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/salafism-has-nothing-positive-to-offer-black-america/): There is a YouTube channel run by a brother named Rashaad Abdur-Rahman.. He is doing something that the Salafi movement has spent decades trying to make impossible. He is  thinking seriously and publicly about what Islam means for Black people in America.  He questions about whose interests a particular brand of Islam actually serves. Questions about why a theology that emerged from the sands of 18th-century Najd is being presented to the descendants of enslaved West African Muslims as the one true, decontextualized, ahistorical expression of the deen.  Anwar Wright noticed. And so he made a video. Part 2 of [&hellip;]
- [Malcolm X Day of Dawah — February 2026](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/malcolm-x-day-of-dawah-february-2026/): &nbsp; In February 2026, Muslims across the United States will take part in the Malcolm X Day of Dawah, a nationwide effort to share the message of Islam within Black communities. Throughout the month, Muslims in different cities will be engaged in dawah—speaking with neighbors, answering questions, and honoring the legacy of Malcolm X. As part of this effort, Muslims will be giving out free copies of the Qur’an and free copies of The Autobiography of Malcolm X to those interested in learning about Islam. These books have introduced millions to Malcolm’s journey, his search for truth, and the faith [&hellip;]
- [What Dr. Umar Johnson Get Wrong About Islam!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/what-dr-umar-johnson-get-wrong-about-islam/): Umar Johnson has stated that he should not have to speak to God in Arabic in order to speak to God. His statement was part of a viral podcast video titled ‘Why Umar Johnson Says He Left Islam’. In the video he rattles off a litany of objections to what he feels is the Arab-centeredness of a religion that purports to be universal. How can a religion that is not African be at the center of black spirituality? How can the African soul express itself through a “non-African” language such as Arabic? Arabic was never a racial language as the [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network’s Newest Publication is available for purchase “An Invitation to Islam For Black Marxists”](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/black-dawah-networks-newest-publication-is-available-for-purchase-an-invitation-to-islam-for-black-marxists-3/): Chicago, Illinois, 10/3/2019 The Black Dawah Network was established to convey the intellectual proofs of Islam to Black Americans and invite our people towards the peace and justice of Islam. As such, The Black Dawah Network seeks to project the truth of Islam in comparison with other ideologies and worldviews that vie for influence in Black communities. This is true whether it be the liberalism of the White Man,  Anti-Islamic manifestation of Afrocentrism in the “Black Conscious Community”  or Marxist  &amp; Socialist thought. The Black Dawah Network seeks to remind  Black Muslims of the Islamic solutions to the problems facing Black [&hellip;]
- [How Can Muslims Honor Malcolm X?](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/10/how-can-muslims-honor-malcolm-x/): Many African-Americans from inner-cities have converted to Islam after reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X. They are inspired by his story of transformation, his willingness to stand up to the seemingly insurmountable powers that oppressed Black people, and his unwavering quest for justice for Black people. Brother Malcolm X was as Ossie Davis eulogized “our manhood, our living, black manhood! This was his meaning to his people. In honoring him, we honor the best in ourselves.” The question then arises: How do we as Muslims honor him? Malcolm X’s focus was on the plight of Black people who were at the [&hellip;]
- [Press Release: The Deception of Street Life by Abdul-Mateen](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/10/how-can-muslims-honor-malcolm-x-2/): Gang-Banging, the dope-game, and the violence associated with street culture cannot continue if Black America is to be lifted out of their 400 plus year oppression. Allah (swt) tells us in Surah Tawbah that “It is God Who sent His Messenger with guidance and a true religion that will prevail over all other religions, even though the pagans may dislike it.” Islam and the so-called street code are the two opposing forces in the ghetto. Islam and the community of righteous Muslims (the Ummah) will prevail over all gangs and their destructive culture. The Black Dawah Network Book Series: The Deception [&hellip;]
- [The Conscious Community is Dead, Or Should Be](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2024/09/the-conscious-community-is-dead-or-should-be/): On March 1, 2024, Eligio Bishop, known to his followers as ‘Nature Boy,’ was convicted of rape, false imprisonment, and three counts of electronically transmitting nude and sexually explicit material. Nature Boy was arrested in April of 2022 and indicted by a grand jury in July. It took only one day in a three-week-long trial for the jury to return a guilty verdict.[1] News coverage of the event across the country revealed how pathetic Nature Boy and his “Carbon Nation” (his commune) were. Bishop was a sideshow freak with no contributions to counter-weight his bad press. Black America was not conflicted. [&hellip;]
- [New African-American Dawah Center in Malcolm X’s Hometown, Omaha, Nebraska](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/new-african-american-dawah-center-in-malcolm-xs-hometown-omaha-nebraska/): The Black Dawah Network opened its first center for the community to learn more about Islam on November 15, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska, the hometown of Malcolm X.     Led by the Coordinator of the Black Dawah Network, Qasim Shabazz, the center called, The New African Muslim Jewel Club is designed to help new African-American converts to Islam  grow in their knowledge about Islam and transform their community with Islam as well as inviting other Black community members to learn about Islam. The center’s founding Muslims celebrated the grand opening with prayer and brainstormed organizing more Islamic outreach events in the [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network Challenges Bill Maher To A ‘Showdown’ to Prove his Claims About Islam!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/black-dawah-network-challenges-bill-maher-to-a-showdown-to-prove-his-claims-about-islam/): Bill Maher, a prominent liberal television personality, has frequently critiqued Islam, believing that it promotes violence, irrationality, and chaos. Bill Maher, has also gone on the record as saying “All religions are stupid and dangerous” but “Islam is the Most Violence These Days.” In an interview with Keith Ellison, the first African-American Muslim congressman, Bill Maher jokes, “You were not raised in the Islamic religion. You were raised Catholic; I didn’t even know you went to prison.” This ‘joke” against former congressman Keith Ellison plays upon a common social phenomenon in which African-American convicts convert to Islam in prison. What [&hellip;]
- [Unbreakable Faith: How Enslaved Africans Preserved the Quran Against All Odds!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2023/06/unbreakable-faith-how-enslaved-africans-preserved-the-quran-against-all-odds/): In the Qu’ran, Allah(swt) says, “And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?” Amidst the severe mental and psychological trauma of the Middle Passage, a haunting chapter in human history, we find a testament to the unwavering spirit of enslaved Africans. Despite the unimaginable horrors they endured, they accomplished something truly remarkable—they would reproduce entire copies of the Qu’ran from memory. Despite the severe mental and psychological trauma of the Middle Passage, historical documents record a fascinating phenomenon. In a journal, a white plantation owner in Jamaica wrote that “I [&hellip;]
- [The Sophistry of Dr. Ben on Islam](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2024/05/the-sophistry-of-dr-ben-on-islam/): The  book The African Origins Western Religions, Dr. Ben states that “Religion is the deification of culture.” This statement while not without merit is inadequate for understanding  Islam. It is true that all religions have a cultural and historical context from which they emerge. However, this does not always translate to deification. The Arabs fought against Islam and inherent to the message of the faith are statements from the Prophet (pbuh) himself that explicitly renounce Arab supremacy. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in his final sermon khutbat ul wada declared that “There is no superiority of the Arab over the non-Arab nor any superiority of the non-Arab over the Arab.”  The Arabs [&hellip;]
- [The Need For Muhammad(saw)’s Message From God in The Black Community](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/06/the-need-for-muhammadsaws-message-from-god-in-the-black-community/): The African-American has been made sick by being captured by sick people who forced us to help build a sick world. In the Qu’ran it says in surah 45 ayot 23: “Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah ? Then will you not be reminded?” As a people we have had our mores, taboos, and values eroded by a society [&hellip;]
- [Usury: Financial Cancer Eating the Black Community and the Islamic Cure!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/usury-financial-cancer-eating-the-black-community-and-the-islamic-cure-2/): &nbsp; &nbsp; The issue of usury distinguishes Islam among the three major religions. They all put forward their own set of rules to govern the process by which wealth is acquired or distributed. They differ drastically on the subject of usury. While other religions forbade usury initially, Islam is the only faith tradition today that has not compromised on this subject. This was part of the trend since the Enlightenment to scale back the influence of religion and relegate its scope to faith and individual morality.   Allah (SWT) makes clear in the Holy Quran that: “God condemns usury, and blesses [&hellip;]
- [Zaytuna Professor Dr.Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Undermines Plight of Black America and Betrays Black Muslim Tradition](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/anti-blackness-in-muslim-communities-cannot-continue-a-call-to-action-to-confront-racism-in-our-community/): A Critical Look at Zaytuna Professor Dr.Abdullah bin Hamid Ali’s Denial of Systemic Racism! This updated article can be found at the above url.
- [Is Religion Just a Dead-End For Black People?](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/08/is-religion-just-a-dead-end-for-black-people/): By blackdawahnetwork 4 years ago (Editorial note: Black August commemorates the Black revolutionary history of resistance to white supremacy. It is a time when Black Marxists, following in the footsteps of Black revolutionaries like George Jackson, founder of the Black guerilla family, and Huey Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party for self-defense, were active and organizing within Black communities.   This Black August, in anticipation of the forthcoming publication “An invitation to Islam For The Black Marxists,” Black Dawah Network will be both celebrating the contributions of Black Muslims to the Black Liberation Struggle and Offering an Islamic Response to Common Black Marxists [&hellip;]
- [A Summation of the Arguments and Rebuttals to the Afrocentric Criticisms of Islam in Africa](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/a-summation-of-the-arguments-and-rebuttals-to-the-afrocentric-criticisms-of-islam-in-africa/): In this article by Professor Shareef Muhammad, he summarizes arguments and rebuttals to Afrocentrist criticisms of Islam in Africa. Afrocentrist myth: Islam are that it spread by the sword, undermined traditional African cultures, and that the Arab Slave Trade depopulated Africa and destabilized those African societies. They alleged that both conquest and slavery were the principal means by which Arabs introduce Islam to Africans. Response: These assertions are hyperbolic and not supported by either the African sources or the external Arab sources that make up the corpus of literature that are the core source of information on the subject. The events in [&hellip;]
- [The Deception of the Gang Lifestyle by Yasîn Abdul Shakûr](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/08/the-deception-of-the-gang-lifestyle-by-yasin-abdul-shakur/): The name I was given at birth was Tristan Scaggs. However, I go by Yasîn Abdul Shakûr. I am currently serving time for attempted murder. Growing up in the hood, facing structural racism at every moment in the hood,  and suffering from the illusions of the gang lifestyle gives me a unique perspective. Systemic racism played a monumental role in the creation of ghettos. It is no longer a secret how poverty, resulting from racist policies around housing and employment opportunities, have ravaged the Black community. The Black communities of Chicago have been purposely disenfranchised, heavily targeted, policed, and decimated [&hellip;]
- [Second Annual Malcolm X Day of Dawah:The Muslims Step Up to Protect Black Women!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/second-annual-malcolm-x-day-of-dawahthe-muslims-step-up-to-protect-black-women/): “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”—Malcolm X Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965. However, the ideals he stood for continue to inspire African-Americans Muslims. On Feb. 27th, 2021, Black Dawah Network organized a nationwide Islamic outreach event titled In Honor of Breonna Taylor: In Protection of Our Black Women throughout Omaha, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and other hoods throughout inner-city Black America.  In fulfillment of their obligation to invite people to good, enjoin what is right, and forbid [&hellip;]
- [A Message For Our Muslim Brother Tay600: Join the Muslims In Chiraq.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/01/a-message-for-our-muslim-brother-tay600-join-the-muslims-in-chiraq/): Brother Tay600, &nbsp; This is your Muslim Communitybrother Hakeem Muhammad Through your songs, you have always highlighted the truth about the conditions facing Black men in Chicago. You have aptly portrayed the dark side of it, especially in the song ‘Bodies Dropping.’ A study found that young Black men living in one of Chicago’s nine “extremely distressed” black neighborhood was less likely to survive the next five years of his life than an adult male in Bangladesh.   Indeed,  Chicago’s homicide rate in 2016 stood  toe-to-toe with the total number of military forces killed in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The term  ‘Chiraq’ shows [&hellip;]
- [Ahbir (D-Rose) Reflects On His First Ramadan](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/05/from-gangsta-to-muslim-ahbir-d-rose-reflects-on-his-first-ramadan/): &nbsp; After I was sentenced for murder, I was sent to Stateville Prison. There are so many Muslim brothers here. It was pleasing to my eyesight to witness how Muslims are. Before an indivdiual would even tell me that he’s a Muslim, I would see him being respectful, humble, and not being aggressive. In  Stateville Prison, there are young Imams. You feel me?  They can recite the Qu’ran from front to  back  and tell you all types of stories from the Hadith.  The Muslim brothers had real poise about themselves, while conducting themselves with dignity and honor. They stood for something.Just the [&hellip;]
- [Sakhee Hardy-Johnson aka Lil Mick Speaks on Embracing Islam in Prison](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/07/sakhee-hardy-johnson-aka-lil-mick-speaks-on-embracing-islam-in-prison/): (Editorial note: Growing up in Chicago’s south side, Sakhee Hardy-Johnson endured poverty and was surrounded by gangs. This unfortunately resulted in him joining gang himself. Currently serving a 60 year sentence for murder, Mr. Hardy-Johnson is now a top advocate against gang violence in the Black community. He regularly publishes writings and gives speeches educating young Black men against falling into the traps of the streets. Mr. Hardy Johnson earned his GED in prison and is also  a student of Islamic knowledge with the Tayba Foundation.) Malcolm x influenced me a lot especially through his speeches and teachings. I  like [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network’s Legal Fight For Jummah Prayer Service at Menard Correctional Center](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/11/black-dawah-networks-legal-fight-for-jummah-prayer-service-at-menard-correctional-center/): “The penitentiary is packed and it’s filled with Blacks.” — Tupac Shakur Menard Correctional Facility in Chester, Illinois was originally built in 1878. Though built prior to federal regulations that established guidelines and standards governing the construction of prisons, it continues to be in operation serving as a high security prison with the majority of its inmates being African-Americans.  Menard Prison has been a site of abhorrent human rights violations. Due to overcrowding, It uses cells designed for one inmate for two inmates which caused Judge Stephen Williams to state “it is obvious that housing two inmates in a metal box [&hellip;]
- [Can the Brotherhood of Islam Solve Chicago’s Deadly Gang Violence?](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/01/can-the-brotherhood-of-islam-solve-chicagos-deadly-gang-violence/): \And hold firmly to the rope of Allah and do not be divided. Remember Allah’s favour upon you when you were enemies, then He united your hearts, so you—by His grace—became brothers. And you were at the brink of a fiery pit and He saved you from it. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so that you may be ˹rightly˺ guided. &nbsp; Beginning in 2011, Chief Keef took Chicago’s rap scene by storm. He was a 16-year-old member of Chicago’s Black Disciple gang based in the parkway projects.  He had once been shot at by Chicago [&hellip;]
- [The Drill Rapper and his Muslim Father](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/05/the-drill-rapper-and-his-muslim-father/): Drill was labeled the most influential subgenre of rap from 2010 to 2020 and its popularity has spread globally.  One documentary highlights teenagers from Ghana obsessed with Chicago drill rap endeavoring to become drill rappers themselves,  another highlights  Aboriginal gangs in Australia making drill rap songs, as well as those in Brixton in the United Kingdom. Lill Durk was a pivotal pioneer of drill rap. The rappers affiliated with local street gangs make songs repping their gang, boasting about prominent shooters of their gang, brag about murders committed by their gangs, and insulting dead members of rival gang. Lil Durk was there from [&hellip;]
- [A Muslim’s Call for Justice Has No Immigration Status: Why Muslim-American Immigrants and First-Generation Muslim-Americans Must Be More Vocal About the Legal Discrimination Muslim-American Reverts in Prison Face on a Daily Basis](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/10/a-muslims-call-for-justice-has-no-immigration-status-why-muslim-american-immigrants-and-first-generation-muslim-americans-must-be-more-vocal-about-the-legal-discrimination-muslim-american-r/): Less than a month ago, on September 19th 2022, Adnan Syed was released from incarceration for what was a lifelong prison sentence for murder. He had been serving a life sentence since 1999 after he was convicted for strangling his high school classmate and ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee to death. However, like many criminal cases for people of color, he was given an unfair trial without proper due process. The prosecution team illegally suppressed exculpatory evidence that would have justifiably helped Adnan Syed’s case for exoneration. Furthermore, the plaintiff withheld constructive information about two other suspects that should have been involved [&hellip;]
- [The African-American Case For Critical Race Theory](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/12/the-african-american-case-for-critical-race-theory/): Author Bio: Professor Shareef Muhammad is a co-author of the forthcoming book, The Muslim Guide For Understanding Structural Racism and its Impact on Black America. The book discusses the impact of structural racism on all aspects of Black American lives and presents the African-American Muslim case in favor of critical race theory. He has taught Dawah courses aimed at African-Americans for ICNA and African-American history &amp; Islamic Studies at Spelman University.  He currently is director of Black Dawah Network and has previously written the book, Invitation to Islam For Black Marxists.  &nbsp; &nbsp; Ismail Royer: You Don’t Know What Critical Race Theory Is! &nbsp; There [&hellip;]
- [Religion and the Trenches of the African-American Struggle](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/10/religion-and-the-trenches-of-the-african-american-struggle/): Islam has proven to be relevant to all times. It is a living tradition. It is constantly giving the world something to praise, criticize, or engage because it is alive. It is not just in history but it continues to make history. This is not true of Kemet. While Islam is viable and can and has outlived its grand empires, Kemet is ossified in antiquity. While Islam can and is being practiced everywhere, Kemetic ‘spirituality’ was last authentically practiced in antiquity. From the ranks of the Muslims have come the very black leaders who shaped and molded black revolutionary thinking [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network Publishes Afrocentrism: A Black Muslim Critique](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/10/black-dawah-network-publishes-afrocentrism-a-black-muslim-critique/): This book, Afrocentrism: A Black Muslim Critique, by Professor Shareef Muhammad details how Afrocentrism has lost its way; how it has substituted the pan-Africanism commitment to interreligious cooperation; how instead of focusing on shared communal and material interests it has devolved into a sort of non-theistic religion. Hamstrung by parochialism and incoherencies, it is no longer a viable force for combating academic racism. It is not interested in restoring ‘the African’ to the center of world history but is obsessed with the supposed illegitimacy of established religious traditions in the black communities. Afrocentrism: A Black Muslim Critique is polemical but [&hellip;]
- [Bringing The Dawah to Oakland, California](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/bringing-the-dawah-to-oakland-california/): The Muslims organized an Islamic outreach event in Oakland to give the dawah to Islam at 89th &amp; Mac Street. The Islamic outreach event was organized by Brother Hanif Mulah and Brother Abdul Khabir . The Muslims spoke about to the people about the importance of worshiping Allah(swt) alone and acknowledging the finality of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. After hearing the message of Islam, and the importance of  reading the Qu’ran, one young Black sister responded, “Once I get into a book, I won’t stop reading.” &nbsp; Brother Abdul Khabir’s passion for dawah is rooted in his own [&hellip;]
- [Four Tips to Help Empower African-American Muslim Converts in the Midst of Anti-Black Racism in the Muslim Communities](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/04/four-tips-to-help-empower-african-american-muslim-converts-in-the-midst-of-anti-black-racism-in-the-muslim-communities-5/):   Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! 13:28 Congratulation on embracing Islam. Allah, the most glorious, says in an authentic Hadith Qudsi (saying from Allah not in the Quran)  “Take one step towards me, I will take ten steps towards you. Walk towards me, I will run towards you.” Allah has blessed you to understand that The Creator of all has no partners; that from Him we’ve come and to Him we’ll return; that the only thing that we leave this world with are the deeds that we’ve done. You have also accepted that Prophet Muhammad [&hellip;]
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- [Black Dawah Network’s Newest Publication is available for purchase “An Invitation to Islam For Black Marxists”](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/10/black-dawah-networks-newest-publication-is-available-for-purchase-an-invitation-to-islam-for-black-marxists/): Chicago, Illinois, 10/3/2019 The Black Dawah Network was established to convey the intellectual proofs of Islam to Black Americans and invite our people towards the peace and justice of Islam. As such, The Black Dawah Network seeks to project the truth of Islam in comparison with other ideologies and worldviews that vie for influence in Black communities. This is true whether it be the liberalism of the White Man,  Anti-Islamic manifestation of Afrocentrism in the “Black Conscious Community”  or Marxist  &amp; Socialist thought. The Black Dawah Network seeks to remind  Black Muslims of the Islamic solutions to the problems facing Black [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network Publishes The Muslim Guide For Understanding Structural Racism](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/black-dawah-network-publishes-the-muslim-guide-for-understanding-structural-racism/): Black Dawah Network Publishes The Muslim Guide For Understanding Structural Racism And Its Impact on Black America 10-27-2022 The Muslim Guide For Understanding Structural Racism and its impact on Black America emphasizes the importance of reviving the legacy of Malcolm X in the fight against racism.  The book highlights the various ways that systemic racism functions in the  policing system, the criminal legal system, educational system, economic system, housing opportunities, and health-care. The book presents the African-American Muslim case in favor of critical race theory proposes solutions for Muslims to combat against the effects of structural racism on the African-American community. [&hellip;]
- [Dr. James White to Dr. Shadee Elmasry: Critical Race Theory & Black American Islam!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/dr-james-white-to-dr-shadee-elmasry-critical-race-theory-black-american-islam/): In the previous article, Critical Race Theory and the Muslim World by Professor Shareef Muhammad, he explains that critical Race Theory  posits that although de jure racial discrimination was suppressed by Civil Rights legislation it sublimated as de facto discrimination which required an analytical framework designed to expose this. The pioneer of Critical Race Theory was African-American attorney Derrick Bell. Bell was an academic and activist who got his feet wet while working with Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP in Mississippi. African-Americans were subjected to inferior and substandard schools that lacked basic resources.  As a budding attorney, he worked to undo racial segregation in public [&hellip;]
- [A Critical Look at Zaytuna Professor Dr.Abdullah bin Hamid Ali’s Denial of Systemic Racism!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/07/a-critical-look-at-zaytuna-professor-dr-abdullah-bin-hamid-alis-denial-of-systemic-racism/): A review of Dr.Abdullah Hamid Ali’s discussion with Imam Marc Manley. From https://lamppostedu.org/. African-American Muslims forged a ‘Black Muslim Tradition’ with their sweat and blood that fought domestic racial terror and challenged the American empire. Thus, Islam in African-American communities was not simply another religion or a cultural identity in which one passively partook. It was and remains a justice movement that provided a God-centered critique of American anti-black racism and western imperialism. Many African-Americans found Islam empowering because it sacralized their struggle for justice and provided the moral discipline to resist the traps of the system. From the time [&hellip;]
- [For Immediate Release: The Black Dawah Network and The Call to Islam in Urban Black Communities](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/for-immediate-release-the-black-dawah-network-and-the-call-to-islam-in-urban-black-communities/): &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “There have been numerous initiatives and platforms among Black Muslims to celebrate and preserve our history, and to amplify Black Muslims voices. Now, is the time for a platform dedicated to deliver dawah in Black communities,” explained the Black Dawah Network founder, Hakeem Muhammad. &nbsp; Black Dawah Network  was established to coordinate and unify Black Muslims from various communities to use their skills, expertise, and talents to facilitate the call to Islam in Black communities. The Black Dawah Network will host lectures, produce articles, podcasts, create intellectual defenses of Islam, facilitate [&hellip;]
- [Hakeem Muhammad’s Journey to Islam in the Land of Chicago Drill Rap](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/01/attorney-hakeem-muhammads-journey-to-islam-in-the-land-of-chicago-drill-rap/): Born in the mid-nineties,  Hakeem grew up in an apartment complex on 75th and Essex in Chicago’s south side which is about ten minutes away from the Parkway garden housing projects where rapper Chief Keef would pioneer drill rap. After parkway garden housing projects, Essex became the next major street in Chicago where the sub-genre would reach. Drill Rap was born out of the vicissitudes of the ghetto and, unfortunately, Essex was a street where many Black boys and men had embraced gang and street culture to the fullest. One of Chicago’s drill rappers G-Hebro in his song Nightmares on Essex raps [&hellip;]
- [White American Butchers: Police Brutality and the Struggle of the Ummah](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/white-american-butchers-why-police-brutality-is-an-issue-of-concern-for-muslims/): Ahmed Aubrey, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd are only the names of the most recent African Americans who have tragically killed by the police.  What African Americans are responding to in protests that have taken the nation by the storm is a police force that occupies Black communities in ways that are similar to how a foreign army occupies its colony. If one has any doubt about the veracity of this proclamation, then they should consider how the U.S government has exported racist police officers initially assigned to patrol Black people to later lead the torture and abuse of Muslim [&hellip;]
- [Ismail Royer: You Don’t Know What Critical Race Theory Is! (Islam and CRT Series)](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/08/ismail-royer-you-dont-know-what-critical-race-theory-is-islam-and-crt-series/): Author Bio: Professor Shareef Muhammad is a co-author of the forthcoming book, The Muslim Guide For Understanding Structural Racism and its Impact on Black America. The book discusses the impact of structural racism on all aspects of Black American lives and presents the African-American Muslim case in favor of critical race theory. He has taught Dawah courses aimed at African-Americans for ICNA and African-American history &amp; Islamic Studies at Spelman University.  He currently is director of Black Dawah Network and has previously written the book, Invitation to Islam For Black Marxists.  Ismail Royer: You Don’t Know What Critical Race Theory Is! &nbsp; There have been [&hellip;]
- [Islamic Lessons We Can Learn From The Events Resulting in the Death of Tupac Shakur](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/08/islamic-lessons-we-can-learn-from-the-events-resulting-in-the-death-of-tupac-shakur/): Tupac Amaru Shakur was widely respected and loved by segments of the Black community especially those of us who grew up in the hood. ‘Pac,’ as he was affectionately known, articulated our pain, our struggles, our internal conflict, and gave a track list for our anger. When he was rapping or just being interviewed he would often sound as if the saliva in the back of his throat was boiling. Emotive, introspective, and fearless encapsulate the rapper who was the son of Black Panther Afeni Shakur, stepson of Mutulu Shakur, and godson of Assata Shakur. Sadly, Tupac Shakur was gunned [&hellip;]
- [How Gang Shootouts Led Me to Islam](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/04/from-gangsta-to-muslim-ramadan-reflections-from-incarcerated-african-american-muslims/): (Editorial Note: This Ramadan, Black Dawah Network inspired by the Hadith of the man who killed 99 people but who constantly sought Allah’s forgiveness, will be highlighting Ramadan reflections from incarcerated African-American converts to Islam who are serving life or near-life sentences due to murder convictions. They will be warning Black youth on the realities of street life and discussing how their lives were transformed by the message of Islam.)  A Qu’ranic Reflections on the Traps of the Streets &nbsp; My name is  Abdul Mateen, which is Arabic for Servant of the Most Strong.  Austin Harmon was my slave name.  [&hellip;]
- [Aryion Sanders’ Journey to Islam as a Wrongfully Incarcerated Inmate](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/07/aryion-sanderss-journey-to-islam-as-a-wrongfully-incarcerated-inmate/): &nbsp; Editorial Note: Brother Isra’il Abd Al-Mu’min is originally from Chicago. Since the age of 17,  he has been serving a 40 year sentence for first-degree murder. He maintains his innocence and was recently granted a retrial after it was discovered that the police used a variety of illegal and coercive methods to secure a confession including threatening to kill a member of his family “Bismillah Ar Rahman Nir Raheem As-Salamu alaykum, My name is Aryion Sanders, although some call refer to me as Isra’il Abd al-Mu’min. I am convicted of 1st degree murder. Well I was. My conviction was [&hellip;]
- [The Reality of Gang Life by Abdul-Wakil](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/08/4195/)
- [Lil Mick: From Gang Life to The Ummah](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/09/lil-mick-from-gang-life-to-the-ummah/): The new organization Hip Hop Daily which chronicles prominent conflicts during the Chicago Drill Scene released a documentary titled “051 Young Money vs 600: The Deadly War in Chiraq.”  It tells of the deadly gang war between 051 Young Money and the 600 factions of the Black Disciples. Hip Hop Daily reports: “ Most fans of Chicago dril rap know about the deadly beef between the 600 Black Disciples and Tookahville. But that is only one of many beefs in the city that has earned it the name Chiraq. The war between 051 Young Money gang and 600 Black Disciples is another beef [&hellip;]
- [From Crip to Muslim: Why Abdul Hadi Left The Crips to Become a Muslim](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2022/01/from-crip-to-muslim-why-abdul-hadi-left-the-crips-to-become-a-muslim-2/): The Crips are a prominent African American gang founded by Stanley Tookie Williams in Los Angeles.  Though originating in Los Angeles, California the gang has since expanded into other cities including New York.  The Crips are known for their bitter and deadly war with the Bloods. Taking us on his journey to joining the Crips, brother Abdul Hadi stated he encountered numerous problems with the local bloods in the Bronx, New York. Members of the bloods would terrorize the community. Prior to joining the Crips, he was often jumped by several members of the bloods. He states, “They were doing [&hellip;]
- [Six Tips for Masajid to help African-American converts develop into healthy and productive Muslims](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/04/six-tips-for-masajid-to-help-african-american-converts-develop-into-healthy-and-productive-muslims/): &nbsp; Tip #1: Be welcoming and Practice True Brotherhood and Sisterhood  The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that there are three sacred things to a Muslim: life, property, and honor. These things are inviolable. Muslim communities must teach the sanctity of these three things. They must remind Muslims of the seriousness of violating them. Many African-American converts to Islam come from environments where life, property, and honor are constantly threatened. The system of white supremacy has confined many African-Americans to ghettos which as Brother Malcolm X reminded us “forced our people not to aspire to higher things but to look at [&hellip;]
- [The Dawah of the Black Muslims in Chicago’s Most Dangerous Corner: O-Block](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/02/1450/): “Strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. It is the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you “Muslims” before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah. He is your protector, and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.” — (22:78) &nbsp; The Black Dawah Network  is an Islamic outreach organization that promotes [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network Launches National Dawah Campaign in New-Orleans, Louisiana](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/10/black-dawah-network-launches-national-dawah-campaign-in-new-orleans-louisiana/): The Black Dawah Network (BDN) launched a National Dawah Campaign, October 15, 2020 to reignite the spirit of Islam in Black America.  Members hosted an Islamic Outreach event in the Uptown section of New Orleans. Inspired by the Islamic tradition of moral upliftment, the Black Dawah Network’s hood to hood dawah program sent formerly incarcerated African-American reverts to Islam back to their communities and other neighborhoods hardest hit by structural racism to promote the beauty of Islam.   The Muslims warn the hood on the traps that the system of white supremacy sets up for Black men and women in the [&hellip;]
- [Correcting Chancellor William’s The Destruction of Black Civilizations on Islam](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/correcting-chancellor-williams-the-destruction-of-black-civilizations-on-islam/): What if Chancellor William’s book The Destruction of Black Civilization was updated in 2019? What if the book was updated based upon current research about the rise and fall of several African civilizations? The updated version would tackle several conflicting statements regarding the legacy of Islam in West Africa. Chancellor Williams speaks laudatory about Islam stating that �?[t]he renaissance in Africa occurred at the time time it developed in Europe, between the 15th and 16th century, and that both in Europe and Africa, Islamic sources were the catalyst.�? Here, Williams credits Islam for bringing about a revival of civilizations and [&hellip;]
- [Usury: Financial Cancer Eating the Black Community and the Islamic Cure](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/07/usury-financial-cancer-eating-the-black-community-and-the-islamic-cure/): All anyone need to do is drive through the inner-city and they will see the same things: wings, package stores, seedy gas stations, title pawns, and the ubiquitous check cashing places. Such business have become staples of the urban black communities and are indicative of the vulnerability of its inhabitants. Check cashing and pay day loan stores are controversial because of the terms that money is loaned which compound the precariousness of their financial distress. Payday or cash advance stores are small, short-term unsecured loans, “regardless of whether repayment of loans is linked to a borrower’s payday.” These places capitalize [&hellip;]
- [The Dawah of the Black Muslims in the Atlanta’s Land of Trap Rap](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/11/the-dawah-of-the-black-muslims-in-the-land-of-trap-rap/): The Dawah of the Black Muslims in the Land of Trap Rap You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. 3:110 The Black Dawah Network is a Muslim outreach organization that promotes Islamic values and virtues in inner-city Black communities impacted by institutional racism and the legacy of Jim Crow. Inspired by the work of Malcolm X in uplifting the Black community and following the tradition of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), our work is to empower the Black community with the message [&hellip;]
- [The Dawah of the Black Muslims in the Altgeld Gardens Housing Project](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/11/the-dawah-of-the-black-muslims-in-the-altgeld-gardens-housing-project/): On November 6th, 2019, Kimberly Underwood was on her way home to Altgeld Gardens. A gang conflict broke out, bullets started flying, and sadly she was struck and killed in the crossfire. Her sister Sandra Underwood said, “She moved into the apartment about two years ago after she lost her job as a manager of a restaurant and could no longer afford to keep her house in south suburban Hazel Crest.” Sandra Underwood  added “She said they was always shooting all the time” and “They killed her for nothing. It was a mistake.” This was only the most recent killing. [&hellip;]
- [Brother MoneyBagg Yo Come Join Your Black Muslim Family in Memphis](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/01/brother-moneybagg-yo-come-join-your-black-muslim-family-in-memphis/): Brother MoneyBagg Yo, When you attested to the fact that “Muhammad is Allah’s last Prophet and Messenger, ”  in the car with Kevin Gates by reciting the Kalma, you became part of our family Brother, your conversation on the Breakfast Cub was empowering and enlightening. The paramount moment was when Charlamagne asked you how you came to Islam and you just declared Islam to be “The Right Way,”   Importantly, you spoke about overcoming the problem of drugs with the discipline that Islam provides. This speaks volume of your commitment to Islam, your creator and your beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW). &nbsp; &nbsp; In [&hellip;]
- [How Chicago Gang Shootouts Lead me to Islam](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/08/how-chicago-gang-shootouts-lead-me-to-islam/)
- [The Truth of Why Malcolm X’s Janazah Was at a Church Instead of a Mosque?](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/08/the-truth-of-why-malcolm-xs-janazah-was-at-a-church-instead-of-a-mosque/): Malcolm X is an excellent ambassador of Islam to inner-city Black communities.  Those inner-city Black communities whose schools serve as pipelines to prison.  Those inner-city Black communities where many dont expect to make it past 21. Those inner-city Black communities wherein due to oppression, gangs and the drug economy have taken over as the primary mechanism for many to cover basic life necessities. Make no mistake about: Malcolm X  was a Black man from the hood. However, Islam redefined his life and his way of thinking; it meant everything to him. Malcolm X would write in his autobiography, “Islam meant [&hellip;]
- [Muslims Reflect on Gentrification of Black Community](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/08/muslims-reflect-on-gentrification-of-black-community/): (Editorial Note: Reflection piece by Danial Osmani) The Prophet Muhammad said, “You will not enter heaven until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another… Spread peace among yourselves” (Sahih Muslim #54). A recurring statement we often hear from those who were old enough to remember the 1970s or earlier is that people in the hood do not look out for one and other as much as they used to due to 21st century modernization. My father was raised in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Northwest DC decades before it got gentrified and he often mentions how [&hellip;]
- [Islam in America Needs a Revival  by Those Who Understand Racism Best](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/12/islam-in-america-needs-a-revival-by-those-who-understand-racism-best-3/): Believers! Be upholders of justice and bearers of witness to truth for the sake of Allah, even though it may either be against your parents and kinsmen, or the rich or the poor: for Allah is more concerned with their well-being than you are. Do not, then, follow your own desires lest you keep away from justice. Quran 4:135 &nbsp; On May 25, 2020, in just 8 minutes and 46 seconds, America’s original sin of slavery and the persistent oppression of those who  have descended from slaves appeared at the forefront of all news media. The murder of George Floyd [&hellip;]
- [How To Give Dawah To The Black Hebrew Israelites](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/how-to-give-dawah-to-the-black-hebrew-israelites/)
- [Rap Artist Nas Testifies to the Beauty of the Islamic Civilization built by the Black Man](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/rap-artist-nas-testifies-to-the-beauty-of-the-islamic-civilization-built-by-the-black-man/): In Nas classic track I Can he tells the glory of the University of Sankore in Timbuktu.  Prior to European colonialism and slavery, the Black man and Black woman built numerous Islamic civilizations throughout West Africa. These civilizations were rich in intellectual  and scientific achievements. In the Islamic civilization of Mali, Black Muslims established Timbuktu. Timbuktu was an internationally renowned center for Islamic learning and culture.  Ibn Battuta, an Arab explorer who visited Timbuktu  indicated that the book trade was the most flourishing bushiness there. The school to prison pipeline is currently facing many inner-city Black communities under a system of white [&hellip;]
- [A Message to Black Youth: Lessons From Islam’s First Caliph Abu Bakr](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/a-message-to-black-youth-lessons-from-islams-first-caliph-abu-bakr/): The Black community often struggles with the concept of leadership. What is a Black leader? What are the principles a leader should have? What are the ethics a leader should display?  Where does one learn the beginning steps of being a leader? Abu-Bakr Al-Siddiq, was the first caliph or successor to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. As a leader over the Muslim community, Abu-Bakr-Al-Siddiq showed us in words, actions, and deeds what true leadership looks like.  He showed us these characteristics as a caliph. The Black community can also produce leaders who have these characteristics, these same attributes, [&hellip;]
- [Immigrant Muslims, The American Dream, and The Value of Black Life.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/09/whats-black-life-worth-to-arab-muslim-liquor-store-owners/): In March 2018, Dorian Harris walked in a Memphis Top Stop Shop went straight to the cooler and took two cans of Spiked Watermelon beer.  Seven seconds later according to security footage he was out the door and dropped one can on his way. Anwar Ghazali, the store clerk grabbed a handgun and chased him into the dark night. The store clerk Anwar Ghazali then pulled out his gun, took aim and shot Harris several times. Afterwards, Ghazali returned to his store. Dorian Harris was found dead days later in a yard where he bled out from a gunshot wound to [&hellip;]
- [Islam, Afrocentrism, and Libations.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/09/islam-afrocentrism-and-libations/): One of the basic fallacies of Afrocentrism is the notion that simply because “da African ancestors” adhered to certain theological or spiritual beliefs that somehow those spiritual beliefs are beneficial to Black people today in the fight against white supremacy. Let’s put this fundamental assumption to the test. Outlining the theological beliefs of some adherents to traditional African faith,  in Libation: An Afrikan Ritual of Heritage in the Circle of Life, Kimani S. K. Nehusi indicates that alcohol in libations “varies according to the god. It is sweet liquor if it is Damballa, rum for Ogun, Loco or Legba.” In Drink, power, and culture [&hellip;]
- [Donate To Black Dawah Network](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/09/donate-to-black-dawah-network/): &nbsp; https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-black-dawah-network?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
- [Malcolm X Annual Day of Dawah](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/01/malcolm-x-annual-day-of-dawah/): Boston, Massachusetts &nbsp; &nbsp; Houston, Texas &nbsp; Memphis, Tennessee
- [Black Dawah Network Welcomes New Prison Outreach Director Ismail Abdul Rahman](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/02/black-dawah-networks-welcomes-new-prison-outreach-director-ismail-abdul-rahman/): Brother Ismail Abdul Rahman formerly known as Jeremy Busby  is the prison outreach director of Black Dawah Network. He is currently serving a 75-year sentence for a 1998 homicide in Dallas for which he was wrongly convicted as a result of witness misdentification and ineffective assistance of counsel.  He is a staff writer for The Echo, a prison newspaper, before the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shut it down.   As head of Black Dawah Network’s prison outreach facility, brother Ismail Abdul Rahman will work to ensure Black Dawah Network’s Islamic educational material reaches Black brothers and sisters behind prison walls.
- [Dawah Outside the Corner Store of Omar in Chicago](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/02/dawah-outside-the-corner-store-of-omar-in-chicago-2/): On February, 7th, 2020 a tragedy took place in Chicago. Mohammed Maali, a Palestinian corner store owner  was shot and killed during a robbery attempt at his store in the Park Manor neighborhood. Hibba Haleem, Maali’s cousin, described her loved one Maali as the “most amazing person you’d ever meet in your life.” Maali was known as someone who would give free diapers to families who could not afford it and extend credit to people short on cash to cover necessities.    Mohammed Maali was given the nickname “Omar” by his customers. The youngest suspects in the robbery and murder of Mohammed Maali were only [&hellip;]
- [Righteous Teachings For Inner-City Black America!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/02/malcolm-x-day-of-dawah-the-future-of-islam-in-black-america/): “Let there be a group among you who call others to good, and enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong: those who do this shall be successful.” (Soorat Aal ‘Imraan,3:104) On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was brutally assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom in New York. He was a Muslim with a fearless critique of white supremacy and the oppression that Black America had endured for centuries. Though Malcolm X was assassinated, the message that he introduced to Black communities is still alive and growing. The First Annual Malcolm X Day on February 22, 2020, hosted by the Black [&hellip;]
- [From Young Pharaoh to Seti: The Islamic Solution To The Decaying Black Conscious Community](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/from-young-pharaoh-to-seti-the-islamic-solution-to-the-decaying-black-conscious-community/): At the forefront of a futile effort to inhibit the rise of Islam in Black America are two individuals in the “Black Conscious Community”: Young Pharaoh and Sara Suten Seti.  Without realizing the irony, Seti routinely gives lectures with a Malcolm X or Dr. Khallid t-shirt on whilst speaking against Islam. The basic reality reveals an incontrovertible fact: even anti-Islam Afrocentrist  in the Black conscious community cannot escape the Islamic influence over the Black Liberation struggle. Whilst Seti continuously promotes the writings and teachings of Marcus Garvey to Black people hailing him as one of the greatest Black leaders, he [&hellip;]
- [The Relevancy of the Prophetic Biography to Black Liberation](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/the-relevancy-of-the-prophetic-biography-to-black-liberation/): This is part of a transcript between Professor Shareef Muhammad and Hakeem Muhammad on the Black Dawah Network in the discussion titled “Looking Towards the Prophetic Biography for Black Liberation.) The Prophetic biography is the story of an orphan child who was brought up in a harsh and volatile environment, who belonged to a people who were negligible in the eyes of the world and through a spiritual revolution transformed his people into leaders in the world. The Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) success was connected to his obedience to the Creator. It was power in piety, not piety in power. He [&hellip;]
- [Lessons from the life of Lady Fidda For Oppressed Black Communities](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/lessons-from-the-life-of-lady-fidda-for-oppressed-black-communities/): (During this Black History month, we will look at important Black Muslim historical figures and what we can learn from their lives to improve our community) Lady Fidda, an Ethiopian Muslim was once on a three day fast with other companions of the Prophet  Muhammad, pbuh. Yet, each day when she and the others sat down to break their fast, a poor person would come to the door to ask for food. Laddy Fidda and the other companions of Prophet Muhammad, pbuh would provide them with their food to eat and break their fast with only water. In laudation of [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network #2: The Confused Ma’at Militant vs. The Black Muslim](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/the-confused-maat-militant-vs-the-black-muslim/)
- [Black Dawah Network Comic #3 The Islamic Wake Up Call to the Afrocentrist](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/the-islamic-wake-up-call-to-the-afrocentrist/)
- [Black Dawah Network #5: Maatic MIllitant Goes To The Doctor](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/maatic-millitant-goes-to-the-doctor/2019/02/maatic-millitant-goes-to-the-doctor/)
- [Black Dawah Network: #4 The Essential Fallacy of Afrocentrism!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/the-essential-fallacy-of-afrocentrism/)
- [Black Muslims Condemn the Rise of the Akhi-Right!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/black-muslims-condemn-the-rise-of-the-akhi-right/): African-American Muslims have forged a ‘Black Muslim Tradition’ in this country with their sweat and blood that rejects the American exceptionalism and all forms of institutional racism. Islam in African-American communities was not a cultural identity that one passively partook in. It was and remains a justice movement that arose as a God-centered critique of American racism, western imperialism, and to resist racist policies. Many African-Americans throughout the course of American history found Islam empowering because it epitomized their struggle for justice. &nbsp; Imam Jamil El-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown) said that when they were “in the movement” they did [&hellip;]
- [What Islam Did For Brother Zayd](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/what-islam-did-for-brother-zayd/): (Editorial Note: In light events unfolding in Minnesota, Black Dawah Network is resharing this piece from brother Zayd. Zayd is an African-American Muslim who converted to Islam and is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He speaks about the conditions of Black men in the hood of Minnesota and how he came to Islam.) &nbsp; &nbsp; Minneapolis, Minnesota is known for many things.  It has lots of snow. You may think of it if you are kind of connected to Chicago or another city like Detroit or something like that. You may think that it has only white people here. But like other [&hellip;]
- [Critical Race Theory and the Muslim West.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/06/critical-race-theory-and-the-muslim-west/): As of lately, there have been numerous efforts to impugn the legitimacy of Critical Race Theory in the Muslim community. Abdullah An Dalusi in his lecture the Middle Way argued that Critical Race theory is liberal and western. In this article, Professor Shareef Muhammad further elaborates on why Muslims need Critical Race Theory. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– What is a Critical Theory?  How is it useful to Muslims? A “critical theory” has one aim: to expose the ideology implicitly guiding word and deed which is justifying some form of social or economic oppression. In exposing this truth it can contribute ending that oppression.  [&hellip;]
- [Remembering Malcolm X’s Words: The most disrespected woman in America, is the Black Woman.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/06/remembering-malcolm-xs-words-the-most-disrespected-woman-in-america-is-the-black-woman/): “The most disrespected woman in America, is the Black Woman. The most un-protected person in America is the Black Woman. The most neglected person in America, is the Black Woman” Malcolm X This quote from brother Malcolm X is not only revelatory, triggering, shaking and a symbol of where we are at as people, but it divulges another far more basic a point. If a group who claim to love Malcolm as one of the most powerful and historic Muslim figures of the modern era, then they will in no doubt realise that he was not for folly when he [&hellip;]
- [Sudan & Acknowledging Anti-Blackness in the Ummah](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/06/sudan-acknowledging-anti-blackness-in-the-ummah/): In an interview, Malcolm X told Muslim brotherhood leader, Said Ramadan, that he founded the Organization of African-American Unity in a “racist white society” to unite Blacks “regardless of religious affiliation.”  Said Ramadan expressed concerns that Malcolm X still sounded like a Black nationalist in his speeches. He asked Malcolm X “How could a main of your spirit, intellect, and worldwide outlook fail to see Islam its main characteristics, from its earliest days, as a message that confirms beyond doubt the ethnological oneness and quality of all races, thus striking at the very root of the monstrosity of racial discrimination? [&hellip;]
- [Dawah in Dudley Square in Roxbury](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/10/1358/): Dudley Square in  Roxbury, Massachusetts was a former hangout spot of Malcolm X. As someone who dropped out of school in the eight grade, Malcolm X declared “My high school was the Black ghetto of Roxbury, Massachusetts.” Unfortunately,  the black ghetto of Roxbury, Massachusetts and surrounding Black Communities still suffering from a host of social problems from gang violence, the lack of quality education, the school to prison pipeline and more.  Malcolm X said he once “choked with poor, ignorant black men suffering all of the evils that Islam could cure.” On June 2nd, 2019, in light of these conditions,  [&hellip;]
- [A African-American Muslim Response to Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Statement About Chicago’s Gang Violence](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/12/a-african-american-muslim-response-to-bill-oreillys-racist-statement-about-chicagos-gang-violence/): In a recent op-ed about Chicago’s epidemic of gang-violence, former Fox News conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly wrote, “the criminals causing the destruction are largely comprised of Black street gang members who sell narcotics in poor, minority neighborhoods.” He describes Black youth caught up in Chicago’s gang warfares as, “callous, violent individuals who have no regard for human life.”   O’Reilly advocates prison as the only solution, “Those gang members killing innocents are evil and no social program will change that. They should be locked away for decades.”   When many think of Chicago’s “gang problem”, they think of the Gangsta Disciples, Black [&hellip;]
- [Islam in America Needs a Revival  by Those Who Understand Racism Best](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/12/islam-in-america-needs-a-revival-by-those-who-understand-racism-best/): Believers! Be upholders of justice and bearers of witness to truth for the sake of Allah, even though it may either be against your parents and kinsmen, or the rich or the poor: for Allah is more concerned with their well-being than you are. Do not, then, follow your own desires lest you keep away from justice. Quran 4:135 &nbsp; On May 25, 2020, in just 8 minutes and 46 seconds, America’s original sin of slavery and the persistent oppression of those who  have descended from slaves appeared at the forefront of all news media. The murder of George Floyd [&hellip;]
- [Father of Chicago Rapper Lil Durk Shows There is Hope for Chicago Through Islam](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/08/father-of-chicago-rapper-lil-durk-shows-there-is-hope-for-chicago-through-islam/): Lil Durk made a name for himself in Chicago’s Drill scene. Drill music is a genre Chicago hip-hop that is characterized by its violent and nihilistic lyrical content, reflecting the state of affairs for much black youth within Chicago’s poor inner-city. One study found that a black male living in one of Chicago’s nine “extremely distressed” black neighborhoods was less likely to survive the next five years of his life than an adult male in Bangladesh. In one news report, a white news reporter asked Black youth from Englewood, What makes you guys tick?”. The young Chicagoan responded, “We’ve got to eat…We [&hellip;]
- [Four Reasons Why Young Black Men Must Read The Autobiography of Malcolm X](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/10/four-reasons-why-young-black-men-must-read-the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x/): Why should young black men today be introduced to the life of Malcolm X? The Autobiography of Malcolm X was incomplete at the time Malcolm was martyred. No one could have predicted the impact it would have for generations. After the tragic demise of Malcolm, his Autobiography became a piece of  literature that has helped many black men relate their sufferings and pains to those of Malcolm X and found a way out of their miseries while following the path of Malcolm X. We have Black brothers who are in the Detroit Red stage. Others are even in the stage of “Satan.” But every [&hellip;]
- [Hakeem Muhammad speaks with rap artist Gwapo Chapo on the struggle facing Black Men in the inner-city.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/01/2129/): Surrounded in scenery of dilapidated houses, food and liquor stores;  crumbling infrastructure vandalized by RIP signs that pay tribute to the young victims of fratricidal gang warfare, Milwaukee rapper Gwapo Chapo from the neighborhood of Atkinson Ave spits  that his “Trynna Make it Out The Hood.”Chap’s lyrics represents a plea to transcend a life in wretched social conditions surrounded by economic deprivation, unemployment, poverty, gun violence, drug trafficking, high levels of infant mortality, food deserts, substandard education systems, dilapidated unaffordable housing, police brutality and continued forays with the criminal (in)justice system. To fully understand these wretched conditions that have imposed on [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network’s Legal Fight For Jummah Prayer Service at Menard Correctional Center](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2021/11/black-dawah-networks-legal-fight-for-jummah-prayer-service-at-menard-correctional-center-2/): “The penitentiary is packed and it’s filled with Blacks.” — Tupac Shakur Menard Correctional Facility in Chester, Illinois was originally built in 1878. Though built prior to federal regulations that established guidelines and standards governing the construction of prisons, it continues to be in operation serving as a high security prison with the majority of its inmates being African-Americans.  Menard Prison has been a site of abhorrent human rights violations. Due to overcrowding, It uses cells designed for one inmate for two inmates which caused Judge Stephen Williams to state “it is obvious that housing two inmates in a metal box [&hellip;]
- [Oh Black Hebrew Israelites: Why Worship a God In Need of Rest?](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/oh-black-hebrew-israelites-why-worship-a-god-in-need-of-rest/)
- [Ghostface Killah: Help Bring The Oppressed Black Masses of New York to Islam.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/ghostface-killah-help-bring-the-oppressed-black-masses-of-new-york-to-islam/): To my Muslim brother Ghostace Killah, You were asked about books you enjoy reading and you stated “I like reading stuff about the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh and the Qu’ran and stuff.” You were asked about the many multiple issues facing many inner-cities from the drug economy to homicides. You stated that among many youth “They have no spiritual guidance so they not afraid of anything.” One of the things which our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, taught us is that, “None of you will believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.” As a very [&hellip;]
- [Brother Lupe Fiasco: Help Bring The Oppressed Black Youth of Chiraq to Islam.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/03/brother-lupe-fiasco-help-bring-the-oppressed-black-youth-of-chiraq-to-islam/): Brother Lupe Fiasco, You have been blessed with the religion of Islam. You have expressed your love for the Prophet Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, on numerous occasions in interviews and songs. No one can forget your classic track Muhammad(saw) Walks.  The time has come for more to learn about his Sunnah so that they can walk in his footsteps. Speaking of Gang Violence in Chicago, you said “I’m afraid Chicago is dying.”  The death of Black Chicago is rooted in a history of white supremacy. Rsearcher Woosester researcher David Greetham concluded the entire Chicago Housing [&hellip;]
- [Lil Durk: The Time Has Come For Islam In Englewood!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/05/lil-durk-the-time-has-come-for-islam-in-englewood/): You are a talented brother, a musical genius who helped usher in a new era of Hip-Hop in Chicago through Drill Rap. In your song, Feds Listening, you discuss the pain of growing up with an incarcerated father “Born in 92, I grew up wit no dad nigga” and “This is for my wit the feds nigga.” Your lyrics elude to a phenomenon taking place in America—the mass incarceration of Black men. The system of white supremacy loves to see Black men go to an early grave as a result of gang conflicts or to spend our lives behind bars. I understand that [&hellip;]
- [Giving Dawah to Black America in the Era of Black Lives Matter.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2020/06/giving-dawah-to-black-america-in-the-era-of-black-lives-matter/): Giving Dawah to Black America in the Era of Black Lives Matter &nbsp; Black Dawah Network is an Islamic organization that promotes Islamic values within inner-city Black communities. In this era of Black Lives Matter, The Black Dawah Network is offering a powerful three-day workshop intended for Muslims to help convey the message of Islam to Black America. With Black Live Matter protests taking the nation by storm, Black Dawah Network holds that Islam has a powerful role to play in the struggle of African Americans against oppression. This is the legacy of Malcolm X and it is a legacy [&hellip;]
- [Black Dawah Network Comic #2: The Afrocentric Professor In Love With White Folks Map](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/the-afrocentric-professor-in-love-with-white-folks-map/)
- [Walter Rodney to W.E.B Dubois: What Great non-Muslim Black Intellectuals Say About Islamic Civilization.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/02/walter-rodney-to-w-e-b-dubois-what-great-non-muslim-black-intellectuals-say-about-islamic-civilization/)
- [Black Dawah Network Comic #9: The Paradox of the “Anti-Islam Sentiments” in Black Conscious Community](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/08/black-dawah-network-comic-9-the-paradox-of-the-anti-islam-black-revolutionary/)
- [Black Dawah Network Comic #10: The Hotep Husla vs. Wise Black Muslimah](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/09/black-dawah-network-comic-10-the-hotep-husla-vs-wise-black-muslimah/)
- [Black Dawah Network Comic #11: Avoiding The Pitfalls of White Supremacy in the Hood.](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/09/black-dawah-network-comic-11-avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-white-supremacy-in-the-hood/)
- [Black Dawah Network Comic #12: What’s Black Liberation without Islam?](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/09/black-dawah-network-comic-12-whats-black-liberation-without-islam/)
- [Black Dawah Network Comic #13: Black Scholars Discuss Spread of Islam To Africa!](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/2019/09/black-scholars-weigh-in-how-did-islam-spread-to-africa/)

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- [Black Dawah Network is actively streamlining the way Dawah occurs in Black Community](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/asponsor-an-islamic-outreach-eventdonate): Sponsor A Dawah Event Black Dawah Network is actively streamlining the way Dawah occurs in Black Community How so? You can now Sponsor an Islamic Outreach Event.You donate towards a city where you want to see Black Dawah Network’s signature Islamic Outreach events hosted. For every $300 raised for a particular city, Black Dawah Network will have trained da’es in that city host an Islamic Outreach event to deliver the message of Islam in a local Black community. The Da’es trained by Black Dawah Network undergo extensive training to convey Islam in the Black Community. They learn how to make [&hellip;]
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- [Contact us](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/invite-bdn-to-your-city/): Contact Us Invite Black Dawah Network To your City At Black Dawah Network, we believe one of the major contributors to the decline of Islam in Black America is Black Muslims refusing to take political stances that are in the interests of oppressed Black communities.We are very particular as to who we allow to join our dawah events or do not allow just anyone to join. If you would like to become an official member of Black Dawah Network and partake in a Black Dawah Network dawah event or expand Black Dawah Network to your local area, please fill out [&hellip;]
- [Dawah](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/dawah/): Dawah Black Dawah Network is dedicated to empowering Muslims to get back active in the Black Community Black Dawah Network’s Block to Block Dawah initiative is inspired by Malcolm X who once went up and down Detroit’s hoods to convey the message of Islam. Our program follows in these footsteps by sending Muslims to black neighborhoods impacted by institutional racism to communicate the message of Islam. Black Dawah Network is sharing the message of Islam within inner-city Black America. We are best known for inspiring African-American Muslims to get up and show the broader Black community what the values of [&hellip;]
- [Projects And Initiatives](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/projects-and-initiatives/): Projects and Initiatives Black Dawah Network’s Projects Black Dawah Network’s projects enable us to accomplish our stated objectives. We have a mission to empower the African-American community with the message of Islam. We reflect and prioritize the voices of African-American Muslims from inner-cities.Our goals are to Promote Islamic values and ethics within inner-city Black communities through Islamic Outreach events. Foster strong Islamic institutions that work to heal social ills facing inner-city Black America. Restore the reputation and perception of Muslims in the Black community as a faith-community dedicated to justice for the oppressed. More About Black Dawah Network’s Projects and [&hellip;]
- [Join BDN](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/membership-black-dawah-network/): Membership – Black Dawah Network INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Individual Membership &#8211; $50 Student Membership $25 Senior (65+) $25 Family Membership $100 Individual/Family Application MASJID/ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP Masjid/Islamic Center &#8211; $250 Nonprofit Organization &#8211; $250 Masjid/Organization Form INVITE BLACK DAWAH NETWORK TO YOUR CITY At Black Dawah Network, we believe one of the major contributors to the decline of Islam in Black America is Black Muslims refusing to take political stances that are in the interests of oppressed Black communities. We are very particular as to who we allow to join our dawah events or do not allow just anyone to join. Contact [&hellip;]
- [about us](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/about-2/): About Us What is Black Dawah Network? Black Dawah Network is sharing the message of Islam within inner-city Black America. We are best known for inspiring African-American Muslims to get up and show the broader Black community what the values of Islam stands for. A common theme unifying of our programs are a deep love for Islam, sharing its message, and a commitment to uplifting the condition of the African-American community.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. What is Black Dawah Network’s History? The Black Dawah Network was started [&hellip;]
- [Home](https://blackdawahnetwork.com/): Black Dawah Network Black Dawah Network is a collective of Muslims working to empower Black America through discipline, knowledge, and transformative moral principles.  Join the Movement Support Our Work Our mission is to promote Islamic values within the African-American community. Our Mission Dawah Events Bringing Islam to communities through public events and dialogues Join Us Now Supporting New Converts Mentorship, guidance, and material support for new Muslims. Join Us Now Education &amp; Media Producing videos, podcasts, and resources tailored to the African-American experience. Join Us Now Malcolm X Day of Dawah — February 2026 In February 2026, Muslims across the [&hellip;]
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