He holds master’s and doctoral degrees in religion from Princeton University and a master’s degree in Afro-American studies from Boston University. He has also been an associate at the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African-American Research at Harvard University. He is the author of “Islam in the African American Experience” (Indiana University Press), as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and book reviews on African-American religion. He is currently working on a book on New Orleans and the African Diaspora.<br />