Taking over from the organization's founder, Elijah Muhammad helmed the Nation ... Islam, in Muhammad's words, gave "the so-called American Negro...that qualification that he can feel proud ...

The name Elijah goes back to the Bible's Old Testament and derives from a Hebrew phrase meaning “Jehovah is my God.” The ...

(JTA) — Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime Baltimore congressman who worked to build ties between the African-American and Jewish communities in his district, died Thursday in his home city.