Honoring Mr. Abdul-Rahim Muhammad, on the occasion of Black History Month, for his contributions to West Philadelphia.

Honoring Mr. Abdul-Rahim Muhammad, on the occasion of Black History Month, for his contributions to West Philadelphia. WHEREAS, Abdul-Rahim Muhammad is the son of the late Sheik Abdul-Malik Muhammad and Catherine Schartz. His parents joined the Nation of Islam in 1958 and his father was a co-worker and friend to Malcolm X and W.D. Mohammed; and WHEREAS, Abdul-Rahim Muhammad was raised in West Philadelphia and graduated from Overbook High School and the Community College of Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, Abdul-Rahim Muhammad founded and led the Islamic Cultural Preservation and Information Council (ICPIC), as well as the New African Center/Muslim American Museum & Archive, and ICPIC New Africa Center CDC. As an administrator and multicultural education consultant, he planned programs, conducted professional development workshops for school staff, and presented to students and community forums. Throughout his esteemed career, he taught over a thousand teachers and three thousand students about Black and Islamic history, culture, and beliefs; and WHEREAS, Abdul-Rahim Muhammad’s signature programs include the Annual Islamic Heritage Festival and Parade at Penn’s Landing, the Lancaster Avenue Historical New Freedom District initiative, and the ICPIC New Africa Center’s expansion plan to transform lower Lancaster Avenue using arts and culture, history, and neighborhood identity as an economic engine to rebuild our community; and WHEREAS, Abdul-Rahim Muhammad is also the founder of the …