11 Dec

Media Profile

Posted by latifaz.

Family Tree, Royal Rising Theme song written and performed by-

Jaqueline Muhammad better known as Grandma Muhammad

Nurruddeen Development sponsors Family Tree, on WRBB RADIO 104.9 FM, www.wrbbradio.org every second Sunday from 11AM-1 PM EST. Family Tree is a Listen and Talk show started by Latifa’s mother, the late Jacqueline Muhammad, an artist and Community Activist. As part of the 17th year celebration of the show, Latifa Z launched Extended Family Tree, a 9 month pilot weekly talk show on Touch 106.1 fm Boston Radio, www.touchfm.org that highlighted the 15 Minute Khutbah, a popular signature feature. Her shows focus on family, environmental, socio-economic, financial, religious, race and political issues. The shows are designed to unearth the truth and provide a grounded perspective on a variety of community issues particularly affecting African Americans, as well as the broader community, yet the show has special faith based highlights. She has had a slew of local, national and international guests over the 12 years that she has done radio, including:

  • Alexander Levering Kern, Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries;
  • Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Mosque Cares. Inc.;
  • Imam Siraj Wahhaj, MANA;
  • Dr. Ingrid Mattson, ISNA;
  • Imam Zaid Shakir, Zaytuna Institute;
  • Imam Faheem Shuaib, aclearunderstanding.org;
  • Dr. A Hakim Quick, hakimquick.com;
  • Dr. Sulayman Nyang, Howard University;
  • Tayyibbah Taylor, Azzizah Magazine;
  • Dr. Lahleh Baktier, Kazi Publishing and;
  • Yvonne Ridley, Yvonneridley.org

    • are just a few of the leaders that have graced the show. 
     
    In the last year she also interviewed;

    • F William Engdahl, on Oil Politics in Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq; 
    • Dr. Russel Skiba, on the disparities of discipline between African Americans and others within the public school system since the Little rock 9;
    •  Professor “Coach” Alfred Powell, about the Hip Hop Hypocrisy;
    • Lynn Robinson, Author of Trust your Gut, How the Power of Intuition can grow Your Business;
    • Sebastian Marot, who started a homeless kid’s street program in Cambodia;
    • Sarah Goodrich, who started a school for girls in Afghanistan after her son was killed on Sept. 11th, he was on one of the Boston planes;
    • Nick Anderson from America (at age 17 raised over 300k using myspace and facebook) by starting Dollars for Darfur and works with Oxfam America;
    • Savedarfur.org and;
    • kiva.org (profiled on Oprah as well).

    Three of her most dearest and memorable interviews included:
    • Dr. Robert Bullard, Clark Atlanta University on Environmental Racism;
    • Okolo Rashid, International Museum of Muslim Cultures, on Timbuktu and the Moors of Spain;
    • Mohammed Omar Faruq, on youth entrepreneurship.
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    She has also been a guest host on numerous local cable television broadcasts. 

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