Alpha Lambda Rho

Happy Juneteenth!

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, and on this day we commemorate the liberation of the remaining enslaved Africans in Texas, who were finally told the news that they were free in 1865, 2 years after the emancipation proclamation was enacted.

The first Muslims in America were enslaved Africans, and the progression of civil rights in America would not be what it is today without Black Muslims.

To this day, we are still fighting for Black liberation, and our Black Muslim Sisters especially, are still facing intersectional systems of oppression.

Notable names such as Malcolm X to today’s Representative Illhan Omar, show us that Black Muslims are at the forefront of policy & liberation movements, and as an ummah we must work to uplift their voices within the Muslim community as well as outside of it.

This months book club is this Sunday the 21st from 4-5 pm. We will be reading Light upon Light by Nur Fadhilah Wahid. If you would like a copy of the book please let us know. Even if you don’t get a chance to read the book or finish it you are more than welcome to join the discussion!

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We hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather! Here is a calendar for our March events. If you are interested in joining our book club and would like a pdf for the book let us know! We hope to see you all at our first event on March 13th!

Looking for a good book to read? Join our book club February 21st at 4 pm where we will be discussing Allah Loves. If you would like a copy of the book let us know!