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Congratulations Dr. Maxamed Abu-maye on the Publication of "Follow the Rain" in the Journal of Black Studies & Research!

January 30, 2026

Congratulations Dr. Maxamed Abu-maye on the Publication of "Follow the Rain" in the Journal of Black Studies & Research!

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The article titled "Follow the Rain: Freedom Summer 2020 and Somali American Political Consciousness,” is published with The Black Scholar: Journal of Black Studies and Research. The authors—Muna-Udbi A. Ali, Maxamed Abumaye, and Jessie Mills—explore the emergence of Somali American political consciousness and activism within the Black Lives Matter movement, particularly during the summer of 2020.