Elijah Shabazz, 30 years of educating and enlightening the community

Elijah Shabazz, 30 years of educating and enlightening the community

On a given day, Brother Elijah Shabazz can be seen in his suit and bow tie, selling either The Final Call newspaper or bean pies on the streets of Harlem, a practice he calls “soldiering.” He is sometimes with four or five of his young students in the Junior Fruit of Islam (FOI) and has become well known to community members as a strong representation of the Nation of Islam for more than 30 years in the community. “When you have something, and y…