She received her B.A.S. in African Diaspora Studies from Bennett College for Women. During her tenure at Bennett, she studied abroad at the University of Science and Technology (UST) in Kumasi, Ghana-West Africa. She earned her M.A. in History from North Carolina Central University; and her Ph.D. in History from Morgan State University. Dr. Muhammad’s research interests and publications include African culture and identity within the African Diaspora and the Black press. Her current research is an examination of Black Muslim women’s activism among members of the Warith D. Mohammed (WDM) community.