Born and raised in Northeast Houston, Abdul Qiyam Muhammad, affectionately known as Brother Qiyam, is an award-winning journalist and blogger, community servant, entrepreneur, social media strategist and energetic speaker.He is a member of The Nation of Islam under the leadership of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. He attended Forest Brook Senior High School and Prairie View A&M University. He and his wife have been married for over 20 years and have two children. As a family, they own an all-natural, talc free powder company called Powder Power.Brother Qiyam developed a passion for blogging and launched BrotherQiyamBlog.com over 17 years ago. With a focus of spreading positive content, he has received multiple national awards including Blog of the Year. He served as a Staff Writer for The Final Call Newspaper for over 10 years. The Final Call is the only remaining nationally distributed Black-owned newspaper in the country and is also distributed in the United Kingdom. His award-winning news articles, columns and interviews have been featured in numerous print and online publications.Brother Qiyam presently serves as the social media strategist for The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and compiles his popular book series “The Teachings 2.0". He spearheaded the international social media campaign for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March-Justice Or Else gathering in Washington, DC (October 2015), which resulted in an attendance of well-over one million; mostly young people.As a community servant, he regularly speaks to students on all levels from elementary schools to colleges and universities. The theme of his talks is, “Mediocrity is NOT in your DNA”. He has been a featured speaker at commencements, conferences, conventions and workshops. Every week you will find him “Truth Trafficking” and “Hope Dealing” in the Southeast Houston streets, talking to young people about their purpose in life and working to make our community a decent and safe place to live.