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UMMA'S
2OTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION
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UMMA is a Case Management organization that takes our neighbors on a journey that leads to financial security through our 5 programs:
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Harvest Market (Free grocery store)
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Education Empowerment (GED and adult classes)
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CareerLink (Job readiness and placement)
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UPlift (affordable housing)
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Refugee Rental Assistance
Our Case Management process helps the people we serve to map a plan toward self-sufficiency.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country.
He is currently the host of BET News, The Grio, Al Jazeera UpFront, and the Coffee & Books podcast. An award-winning journalist, Dr. Hill has received numerous prestigious awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, GLAAD, and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Hill is a Presidential Professor of Anthropology and Urban Education at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Prior to that, he held positions at Morehouse College, Temple University, and Columbia University.
Since his days as a youth in Philadelphia, Dr. Hill has been a social justice activist and organizer. He has worked on campaigns to end the death penalty, abolish prisons, and release numerous political prisoners. Dr. Hill has also worked in solidarity with human rights movements around the world. He is the founder and director of The People’s Education Center in Philadelphia, as well as the owner of Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books.
Ebony Magazine has named him one of America’s 100 most influential Black leaders.
Dr. Hill is the author or co-author of eight books, including the award-winning Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life; Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on The Vulnerable from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond; We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and Possibility; Except For Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics; and Schooling Against The Prison.
Dr. Hill holds a Ph.D. (with distinction) from the University of Pennsylvania. His current research and writing explore the relationships between race, culture, politics, and education in the United States and the Middle East.
Emcee: Arshia Ali-Khan, M.A.
Arshia Ali-Khan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), the nation's leading legal fund committed to protecting the civil liberties and constitutional rights of Muslims at the federal level.
With over 20 years of experience in nonprofit development, strategy, and transformational leadership, Arshia is a seasoned scholar-practitioner who has successfully led organizations through significant challenges, including the global pandemic.
She is also a founding board member of the Muslim Civic Coalition and serves as the Chairwoman of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations. Arshia holds advanced degrees in Philanthropic Studies and Transformational Learning & Leadership, with a focus on social-emotional intelligence. A dedicated mother of five, she is also a certified Life & Executive Coach, speaker, and trainer, committed to serving diverse and underrepresented communities in their pursuit of equity and justice.