Episode 15: Master Class with Special Guest Amir Sundiata Al Rashid

UnHidden Voices

This episode is the opportunity to hear from my brother, Sundiata Al Rashid. He is Amir of the Lighthouse Mosque located in Oakland, California, a manager of a housing facility for the homeless, and a doctoral student at the Graduate Theological Union. He studies the history of Black American Muslims as descendants from West and North Africa. In our discussion, Sundiata defines the terms Black and Mulatto. He also introduces the history of the Melungeon people to us as he shares what it means to be a Black American Muslim today. You will get an opportunity to learn more about our personal history from Sundiata who has the best memory of anybody you will ever meet. He shares details of life events and people that we grew up with including our white stepbrother Adam. The full transcript to the episode can be found here.