At Folsom State Prison, Wendell El-Amin James gravitated towards incarcerated Muslims out of a need for protection. But ultimately his conversion restructured his life to one of education and purpose. Wendell's experience closely resembles many in prison, and on this week's episode of Uncuffed, we present his story from our friends at the KALW podcast, The Spiritual Edge.
"Converting to Islam was a way for me to reclaim my identity as a Black man in America."Tommy 'Shakur' Ross, host of this week's special episode
This story is part of The Spiritual Edge’s series “Becoming Muslim,” about Americans who choose Islam. Support for the series comes from The Templeton Religion Trust. You can find out more about that series and The Spiritual Edge on their website, SpiritualEdge.org.
