Melina Abdullah was born on Melina Rachel Reimann on September 18,1972 and is an American academic and civic leader.
14 Facts About Melina Abdullah
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Melina Abdullah is the former chair of the department of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter Grassroots, where she is the co-director.
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Melina Abdullah is a tenured professor and served as chair of the department of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles.
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Melina Abdullah was interviewed in 13th, a 2016 documentary about mass incarceration in the United States.
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Melina Abdullah has served on the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission since 2014.
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Melina Abdullah is a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter chapter in Los Angeles, California, and regularly writes articles for the LA Progressive.
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Melina Abdullah is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc which is the oldest Black sorority, founded in 1908.
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Melina Abdullah has said that her academic roles are connected with her activist role in fighting for liberating those who have been exploited many times.
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Melina Abdullah serves on several boards, including Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, Los Angeles Community Action Network, and Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education.
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Melina Abdullah has been featured on season 2 of Rabbi Heather Miller's podcast "Keeping It Sacred".
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Melina Abdullah has accused the city of Los Angeles of bringing charges for the sole purpose of quashing her activism, which often includes antagonistic encounters at Police Commission meetings.
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Melina Abdullah was arrested on suspicion of battery against a police officer, following an incident in which she allegedly grabbed the officer's arm during the arrest of protester Sheila Hines-Brim at an LAPD police commission hearing.
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Melina Abdullah was charged with misdemeanor battery, as well as seven other counts: these charges included interfering with a public business establishment and the lawful business of the Police Commission during separate incidents in 2017.
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In October 2021, Melina Abdullah received "Chatham House Centenary Diversity Champion Award".