Dr. Sylviane A. Diouf is an award-winning historian. Her new book Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America won the 2007 Wesley-Logan Prize of the American Historical Association, the Sulzby Award of the Alabama Historical Association, and the 2nd prize of the Hurston/Wright [...]
Archive for the ‘Guest Bio's’ Category
14 Dec
Edwin Edebiri
To inspire and encourage others to their full potential and have a positive impact on the world through service and love.
is the purpose statement of Edwin Edebiri. A dynamo of humor and enthusiasm, Edwin stands at the forefront of entrepreneurial spirit.
He is a keynote speaker and seminar leader. He [...]
2 Dec
Imam Khalifah Ramadan
Imam Khalifah Ramadan’s educational background includes M. Ed., Ed. D. and EPhD degrees in Cooperative Learning and Interdisciplinary Curricula Design and Development from the University of Toledo and Jackson State University. Imam Ramadan has served as a Consultant Trainer, Peer Review Panel Chairman and Peer Reviewer with the US Government Departments of Justice, Education, Health [...]
24 Nov
Omar Abdul-Malik
Omar’s talk next month, “The Roots of American Moral Leadership in Black and White,” will be an examination of how the differing exegesis of scripture affects racial opinions towards political leadership in the United States. Omar is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, where he was a founder of the University’s Black American Studies Program [...]
8 Nov
ALI A. MAZRUI
ALI A. MAZRUI was born in Mombasa, Kenya, on February 24, 1933. He is now Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is also Albert Luthuli Professor-at-Large in the Humanities and Development Studies at the University of Jos [...]
12 Sep
Dr. Fatimah Fanusie
Fatimah Fanusie is a student of Imam W. D. Mohammed. As an historian of American history, she is also a student of the development of Islam in America. Her research projects have included an MA thesis on the cultivation of Islam in Boston under the Nation of Islam, titled “Doing for Self!: The Nation of [...]
6 Jun
Brenda Muhammad
Brenda Muhammad is the executive director of the Atlanta Victim Assistance, Inc. (AVA), an organization that advocates for the fundamental rights of victims and witnesses of crime with compassion, dignity and respect. AVA provides comprehensive services which remove barriers, strengthen victims and their families and foster a healthy transition from victim to survivor.
Passionate about children [...]
6 Jun
Orlando O. Grant
Orlando Grant is the current Project Director for the Cleveland Central Weed & Seed Initiative. He has been in the position over the two years. Over that time he has secure over 1.3 million dollars in funding for his Weed & Seed community and partnering agencies. Crime in his area has reduced 61% over the [...]
5 Jun
Anwar Amin Rasheed
Currently, Anwar Rasheed is working with Self-Help Community Development Corporation (SHCDC) in Durham, NC. Special projects include, community organizing, working closely with the “Quality of Life” (QOL) project, a grassroots community lead organization in Southwest Central Durham, through the development of its strategic plan has formed strategic partnerships with nonprofit developers to bring economic development [...]
10 Apr
Dr. Michael Swack, Founder and Dean, SNHU School of CED
Dr. Michael Swack, Founder and Dean,
School of Community Economic Development at
Southern New Hampshire University
Dr. Michael Swack has more than 25 years experience in the fields of community economic development, development finance, and development banking. He is considered a pioneer in the field of community development lending and investment.
Dr. Swack is the Dean [...]
