I have always lived at the intersection of being black and the child of Muslim immigrants from Africa. I was born into a family of devout, practicing Muslims. My parents immigrated to the US from Sudan in the late 70s. We developed close relationships with other families through the mosque, and my sister and I attended an Islamic high school.

American Muslims are the most racially diverse religious group in the US and the most ethnically, racially and religiously diverse Muslim community on the planet. Building community relationships with each other across racial (and sectarian) lines is still a struggle. We need to be able to talk honestly about the challenges plaguing our community. Social media is often an excellent place for marginalized voices to be heard, [and] I've been working with mosques and other Muslim institutions to reimagine how we can build more inclusive communities, especially as it relates to racial diversity and convert care.