Left to Right, Nisa Ra, mother of Muhammida; Mrs. Amina Baraka and Muhammida El Muhajir
Born in Berkeley CA, Muhammida El Muhajir, spent
her earliest years in the Bay Area schooling in Oakland and San Francisco
before moving to the East Coast.
After receiving a full track scholarship to Howard University
(B.S.,
Microbiology), she began traveling the world in
the tradition of the family name El Muhajirs (the pilgrims). She was selected
as an International Fellow at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of
Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana where she provided business development
for Ghanaian
and Nigerian tech startups and young entrepreneurs. “Working with MEST has
given
me an opportunity to work in Africa with some of the continent’s most
brilliant
minds while also being connected to Silicon Valley (where Meltwater corporate
is based) and the global tech community.”
When asked about working and living in Africa, she recently told
Ebony.com, "Ghana may not have
electricity 24/7 but I can go to the high
class stores and hotels and not be followed around. It is refreshing to
live in
a society where race does not dictate every aspect of my
life."
I have been traveling to Africa since I was 15
so it's not new to me. I am very much at home here, as I am in any of the
countries I have frequently visited and worked as an event producer, including Brazil, Japan and France.
Muhammida’s international
endeavors also include her work as
a filmmaker producing the ground breaking documentary, “Hip
Hop: the New World Order” which explores the global impact of hip
hop music and culture.
She has presented at The United
Nations, Oxford University and
UC Berkeley. Her works have been incorporated into the curriculum at
The New
School, The University of Sheffield (UK) and Harvard University.
Links: meltwater.org
hiphopisglobal.com
beautyradical.com
Producer
of Keyshia Cole Day in Oakland, Frank Ogawa Plaza, she enjoys a moment
with her father whom she hired to write and recite a poem to bring
Keyshia on stage.
Muhammida with Ghanian poets and rappers: Block, EL, Muhammida, Reggie
Muhammida and Mary J. Blige on a project to stop human trafficking of young women
Daughter Mahadevi speaks French and Mandarin
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