Melina Abdullah — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles since 2002.
Co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter Grassroots.
Hosted local radio shows including "Move the Crowd," "Beautiful Struggle," and "This Is Not a Drill."
Serves on the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission since 2014, and on boards for BCCLA, LA-CAN, and SCOPE.
Holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in African American Studies from Howard University.

Biography

Melina Abdullah serves as Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, a position she has held since 2002. She earned her Ph.D.

and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Southern California and a B.

A. in African American Studies from Howard University.