Embracing The Good/Bad America: Dr. West, Dr. Jackson
Posted by brotherdash on Jun 6, 2010 in Faith & Culture | 0 comments
Part 2 of the historic meeting of the minds at Princeton University between Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Sherman Jackson discussing religion, politics, and African-Americans in...
Read MoreDonna Auston: African-American Women and Islam
Posted by brotherdash on Mar 26, 2010 in Faith & Culture | 0 comments
Rutgers University graduate Donna Auston closes out the Fish, Grits & Couscous podcast series in fine form with a focus on Islam and the African-American Muslim experience. Most discussions on Islam and Women (especially Black women) rarely feature the subjects themselves speaking on their own historical present experience. Ms. Auston presents a cogent and...
Read MoreProf. Mikal Naeem Nash: Islam in the African-American Experience
Posted by brotherdash on Mar 14, 2010 in Faith & Culture | 0 comments
In this podcast Professor Mikal Naeem Nash of Rutgers University discusses the role of Islam in early 20th century by focusing on the Newark, NJ Black community. He specifically deals with early proto-Islamic movements such as the Moorish Science Temple under the leadership of Noble Drew Ali and others. In order to understand Islam in America it is important to...
Read MoreDr. Michael Gomez: Islam in the African-American Experience
Posted by brotherdash on Feb 27, 2010 in Faith & Culture | 0 comments
Dr. Michael Gomez picks up where Dr. Diouf leaves off by focusing on early 20th century Islam in America and the pseudo-Islamic movements in the early 1900′s including the progenitors of the Nation of Islam and a young Elijah Poole (later to become Elijah Muhammad). Produced by the Africana Studies Department at Rutgers University. Photos, Video and...
Read MoreDr. Sylviane Diouf Podcast: Islam in the African-American Experience
Posted by brotherdash on Feb 20, 2010 in Faith & Culture | 0 comments
Dr. Sylviane Diouf of The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents a brilliant 20 minute audio podcast on Islam in the African-American Experience. Dr. Diouf is the author of the acclaimed book Servants of Allah which is one of the most comprehensive texts on the influence of Islam in Africa on enslaved African-Americans. Produced by the Africana...
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