Melina Abdullah
Melina Abdullah
(Oakland, California, USA)
Melina Abdullah (born Melina Rachel Reimann on September 18, 1972) is an American academic and civic leader. She is the former chair of the department of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, and a co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter. She is also a supporter of the Southern Poverty Law Center designated hate group, Nation of Islam.