"a (re)claimed space to remember and dream"
Why Umi's Archive?
Whose account of the past "counts?" whose lives should be remembered?
Amatullah
The mid to late 1970s, Umi was a new Muslim on a mission to build a new social reality.
Al-Mujadilah
Stories of al-Mujadilah — a woman who advocates for her heart; the love she gives, the heartbreak she receives and the sistren that hold her down.
Weusi!
An examination of shifts in Black social worlds from the 1950s through the 1970s, through Umi's move from bobby socks to Black Power.
Black Power and Its Legacies
An exploration of Black Power and its legacies by taking a journey through Umi's participation in the Black Power movement of the late 1960s and 1970s and its impact on her life as an activist.
On Distant Relatives?
Umi's family history is explored to understand the give and take within the African Diaspora and its profound consequences for Black identity and Black freedom.