Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad: Memories

Memories by Claudette Marie Muhammad

In bookstores across the country, “Memories” is the new book by Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad. She is the Chief of Protocol for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. In this capacity, she ensures that all issues of national and international protocol are in keeping with the edicts of the Nation of Islam. With a staff of over 75 Local, National and International Protocol Directors, she oversees a critical operation for Minister Farrakhan.

During her tenure as the National Deputy Director for the Million Man March, an historical event on October 16, 1995 in Washington, D.C., she witnessed her ten-year-old granddaughter recite a poem by Dr. Maya Angelou. Sister Claudette coordinated the International World Friendship Tour that Minister Farrakhan undertook in 1997, traveling with him to more than a dozen African Nations. She also accompanied him on his second World Tour, and coordinated his third World Tour.

She served as the National Deputy Director for the Million Family March on October 16, 2000 in Washington, D.C. Prior to assuming her current position, Sister Claudette worked with several African Heads of State. In 1977, she worked with the late President William Tolbert of Liberia, who first introduced her to Africa. Sister Claudette is a staunch supporter of causes for women and children, and was at the forefront of the fight for the destruction of South Africa s heinous apartheid system. She has championed well within the context of her work and endured the tragedy of crimes against women (her mother and sister were victims of fatal assaults). She has fought tirelessly for freedom, justice and equality of human rights. She worked in Cote d Ivoire, West Africa, for USAID/Boston University program entitled, Strength and Health Delivery Systems, under the direction of Dr. David French. Other previous positions include: Congressional Secretary to retired Congressman Lionel Van Deerlin; Special Assistant to the Presidents Commission on Civil Disorders.

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