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Taqi became an #IMANSustainer… You can too!
Why I Am An #IMANSustainer: Meet Taqi Thomas If anyone is a living testament to the life-changing work being done at IMAN, it is our dear brother Taqi Thomas. Since joining our community almost two decades ago, Taqi has grown from an inaugural member of our pilot housing program (Project Restore) to the manager of our Community Engagement & […]
A Reflection on Martin Luther King Jr & Muhammad Ali Day
This past Friday, a group of IMAN staff, leaders, and community members from all backgrounds gathered together in the center of a new building on our IMAN Campus on Chicago Lawn to collectively pray and hold remembrance for the Divine together, Black, Latino, brown, white faces all in attendance. The following is an excerpt of […]
Not Normal
“None of this sh#% should be normal,” she exclaimed as we sat together in my car on a cold Chicago night in front of the University of Chicago Emergency Room waiting to hear news about her brother after a bullet had entered his head. “Babies in the car, for God’s sake; babies were in the car! It’s […]