Education

Ph.D., History, Georgia State University
M.A., African American Studies, Georgia State University
B.A., History, Spelman College

Biography

Nafeesa H. Muhammad is an associate professor of history at Spelman College. Her areas of interests are 19th and 20th century United States, African American, Transnational, and African Diasporic history. She specializes in the history of the Nation of Islam (NOI) and the movement of Black Nationalism in America. After earning her B.A. from Spelman College, she obtained a master’s degree in African American Studies and a Ph.D. in history from Georgia State University. Her current book project focuses on the economic endeavors of the NOI.

Courses Taught

Introduction to History
History to Research Methods
Islam in United States History
Survey of United States History l and ll
Survey of African American History l and ll 
African Diaspora and the World (ADW)
History of Georgia 

Research Interests

Nineteenth and 20th Century African American history
Black nationalism and economic development   

Publications

Forthcoming.  “Forging Heaven: The Nation of Islam’s Transnational Connection in the Creation of its Economic Program, 1950-1975.”

Jones, Charles E. and Nafeesa Muhammad. “Town and Gown: Reaffirming Social Responsibility in Africana Studies.” In African American Studies: Introducing Ethnic Studies, edited by Jeanette Davidson, 55-75, George Square: Edinburgh University Press, 2010.