Nena Beecham is a Senior Research Fellow at the Bridge Initiative, a research project on Islamophobia housed at Georgetown University. She is a graduate of the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Her research focuses on structural racism, immigration, Black Muslims, and Islamophobia in the US. Her work has been published in Al Jazeera and Teen Vogue. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of her employer.