African-American Festival Entertains & Educates at Aquarium of Pacific
Photos: Aquarium of the Pacific African-American Festival with 2014 Heritage Award recipient
“The aquarium is a very special place… It’s 75% water and our blood is 70% water. We all have the same color blood. And I’m proud to receive this honor from an organization which cares so much and is helping give everyone a much better understanding of our oceans—what’s in them and what we can do to protect them.” – Abdul-Salaam Muhammad
LONG BEACH, CA– A well-known poet, mentor, volunteer, musician and museum curator, Abdul-Salaam Muhammad, recently received the Heritage Award for his extraordinary work in the community during the Aquarium of the Pacific’s 12th Annual African-American Festival. Since 1967, he has promoted multicultural events which improve race relations and understanding. The former swimming star and lifeguard, also works in gang prevention as a longtime volunteer, mentoring youth, helping them improve their skills and self-esteem and get jobs in sales and marketing. In 2000, Muhammad began assisting legendary photographer Frank D. Godden…read more>
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