News & Updates
One-Year Away: MLK Memorial & #Streets2016
The buzz has intensified surrounding two of IMAN’s most ambitious initiatives to date as we began the one-year countdown until the kickoff of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and Takin’ It to the Streets 2016. Earlier this month, a diverse group from across Chicago convened at Marquette Park for a discussion and reflection on the memorial. […]
IMAN Board Member Wins Sargent Shriver Award
Aminah Ali, an IMAN Board Member and longtime youth leader, was recently awarded the Sargent Shriver Youth Warriors Against Poverty Leadership Award by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. Just back from the presentation banquet in Seattle, Aminah sat down to reflect on the honor and her development as a key part of IMAN. So, how was your experience at the awards […]
IMAN Leaders and Residents Help ‘Refresh The Hood’
Each Ramadan, IMAN organizes the Refresh the ‘Hood Challenge at select Muslim Run corner stores. Refresh the ‘Hood is a collaboration between M.U.R.A.L (formerly the Lupe Fiasco Foundation) and IMAN, which supplies corner stores with subsidized produce to sell at a discounted rate. Four stores received a weekly supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. Throughout the month, […]