Abdul Malik Muhammad: Equity in the Workplace and in the World

 

For nearly three decades, Dr. Abdul Malik Muhammad has been serving both youth and adults as an educator, transformational leader, entrepreneur, and author. Always working with the underserved in the urban and rural areas, he has focused on the development of boys to men, has been active in social justice and building progressive organizations. His previous leadership journeys have included being a principal, campus president of a career college, corporate director of education, and regional vice president of a national mental health care organization. He is currently the founder and CEO of Akoben LLC., and Transforming Lives INC. Through his work, he is continuing to diligently transform lives, one community at a time. He is the author of The Restorative Journey Book 1, the theory and application of restorative practices and contributing author of the recently released, Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing Our Realities. He has a B.A. in International Affairs from Franklin and Marshall College, and M.A. in Educational Leadership from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and an EbD in Educational Leadership from the University of Delaware. He lives in Delaware with his wife, children, and three dogs. 

 

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Abdul Malik Muhammad discuss:

• Leadership resembling whom it serves 
• Making a stand no matter what 
• Creating safe spaces and being brave 
• The law of the farm 

 

Key Takeaways: 

• We should look like the people that we are serving, in all the different equity, identity domains - we should look like the people that we are serving. Leadership should resemble the staff of which it serves. 
• Have a role, make a stand. You may not be able to do a lot, but whatever you can, do offer. When you do make it, know that it’s now your turn to make sure others like you make it as well. 
• Think about how you can create safe spaces for people within your area of influence and also how you can show up as brave to people who look to you. 
• Sometimes you’re in the season of the planting, other times you’re in the season of the harvesting. We benefit from the labors of others and others benefit too from ours. 

 

“Creating equitable spaces wherever we find ourselves is the primary mission of our generation… Every generation has a mission and it either fulfills it or betrays it.” - Abdul Malik Muhammad

 

Connect with Abdul Malik Muhammad:

Website: https://akobenllc.org/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malik-muhammad-0ab4b77b/ 

 

Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:

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KEY WORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

 

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