Ilia Rashad Muhammad is a public educator, author, and researcher in the NOI with an accomplished academic background in research and linguistics, Ilia Rashad holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Memphis, and he completed his Graduate studies in Education at Union University where his Master Thesis project unveiled "Racism In Education." Brother Rashad, as he is often called, is also proactive in urban agriculture, beekeeping, and family advocacy. In both theological and academic arenas he is lauded for approaching controversial subject matters that highlight the profundity of the