Baiyina W Muhammad

Dr. Muhammad is an associate professor of history at North Carolina Central University. She teaches courses on global Black experiences, Black women’s history, and special topics courses that explore race, class, gender, and disability. In addition to teaching students at NCCU, she has taught at N.C. Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh.

Dr. Muhammad is a disability justice advocate with post-graduate training and education focusing on the interconnectedness of race and disability. While continuing her work at NCCU, she earned a certificate in autism studies, completed a yearlong fellowship in Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (LEND) fellowship at the UNC-Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, and obtained a Master of Arts degree at North Carolina State University.

Dr. Muhammad is the founder and executive director of the North Carolina Black Disabilities Network (NCBDN). In May 2022, she organized a state conference focusing on equity at the intersection of race and disability. The inaugural conference featured leading thinkers and disability justice advocates. It included panel sessions on the racialized experience of Black families, post-secondary experiences of Black disabled students, disability justice in education, advocacy, service accessibility, and preparing future professionals.

Dr. Muhammad is a native of Paterson, New Jersey, and resides in Durham, North Carolina. She is the proud mother of four amazing sons, two of whom have autism and other co-occurring conditions.