Lamont Muhammad grew up in the South Bronx, New York City. His extended family included the Harlem based Minisink program, in which he was a member of Tapawingo and the Order of the Feather (1965), which introduced him to - and nurtured him on - Native American and African culture. He was introduced to the teachings of theHonorableElijahMuhammad, under the leadership of the Hon. Louis Farrakhan in 1979, and subsequently completed a journalism internship at the Trans-Urban News Service in Brooklyn, New York. Since that time he has contributed to and worked for newspapers and magazines to record issues and events relevant to Black people especially, and human beings ingeneral. His contributions include: Africa Diaspora, Tradewinds, Focus, IndianapolisVisions and Dawn Magazine(s). Newspapers include: People's Voice, Big Red, the IndianapolisRecorder, the Baltimore Afro-American, the NewYorkAmsterdam News, Amandala Press (Belize), The Black World Today and the Final Call (FCN), which he has contributed to since 1982. He was also the United Nations (UN) correspondent for the FCN from 1993 to 1996, focusing on Africa, the Caribbean and developing nations. As a freelance journalist and author, he continues to seek and document the common African foundation and the ultimate destiny of modern cultures.