Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (born Hubert Gerold Brown; October 4, 1943), is an American Muslim cleric who was the fifth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s.

The work of Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as H. Rap Brown) during the late 1960s, 1980s and ‘90s, with community-based and gang organization leaders and the development of an urban peace treaty and policy initiative resulted in a 10% drop in crime nationally and a 25% reduction in homicides among Black and Brown youth in the 1990s.

Nov 1, 2021 · Over the years, this is a man they called Jamil Al-Amin, Imam and Rap. A man who has a federal anti-riot act named after him. A man who had a verbal confrontation with President Lyndon Baines...

Feb 2, 2025 · Family and friends are demanding that Al-Amin, 81, be transferred from U.S. Penitentiary Tucson to Federal Medical Center Butner. In 2002, a state jury convicted Al-Amin for the murder of a Fulton County, Georgia sheriff’s deputy.

Mar 14, 2002 · The jury deliberated for about five hours before deciding Wednesday to spare the life of the Muslim cleric now called Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. He will not have a chance at parole. The...

Feb 28, 2002 · During a period of incarceration by the State of New York, the black activist known to the media as H. Rap Brown converted to orthodox Islam and emerged as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a Sunni Muslim.

Jun 17, 2022 · In prison, Brown converted to Islam and changed his name to Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. In 2000, Al-Amin was charged with murdering a black police officer and injuring another outside of the convenience store he owned.

Apr 28, 2018 · Seemingly removed from the firestorms of his youth, Al-Amin’s life took another dramatic turn in 2000 when he was charged with murdering a black police officer and injuring his partner in a gun battle outside Al-Amin’s store.

Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, was born in 1943 and became well known as a civil human rights activist starting in the 1960s. He served as the fifth chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and later as Minister of Justice between SNCC and the Black Panther Party.

Imam Jamil Al-Amin was born Hubert Gerald Brown in Baton Rouge, Louisiana/USA, on October 4, 1943. In 1967 Imam Jamil was elected Chairman of SNCC, succeeding Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture); guided the organization to focus on human rights issues.