Often referred to as an historian, activist, Muslim scholar, warrior, writer, servant leader and friend, Thomas Ali Muhammad's involvement in Dallas movements...
Involved in numerous activities and movements since his teenage years, he also created a noted documentary on Malcolm X.
Over the years, he was involved in numerous activities and movements. As a teenager attending James Madison High School in South Dallas, he was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The chair of the National Black United Front’s Dallas chapter and co-founder and board vice president of the South Dallas/Fair Park Innercity Community Development Corp, he also served on board of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters and was instrumental in starting the first grassroots Muslim political organization in Dallas.
“If I left the planet tomorrow, the one contribution that will last forever is this film,” Muhammad told Norma Adams Wade ofHe was an organizer. He loved planning events and inviting notable folks from across the country, and around the world to share their stories with Dallas.
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