Talib Abdur-Rashid – Race as a Social Construct

About this lecture

In this frank and compelling lecture, Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid draws on his personal experience growing up under American apartheid in Greensboro, North Carolina, to challenge the Muslim community's denial of racism and its consequences. He examines race as a social construct embedded in American institutions — from mass incarceration to disaster response — and calls out the contradiction within immigrant Muslim organizations that celebrate the Black freedom struggle while excluding African Americans from leadership. A must-watch for anyone concerned with racial justice, class, and the integrity of the Muslim community in America.