NEGRO PROPHET ELIJAH AWES THRONG OF SAINTS; Throned, He Wears a Crown, White Gloves, and Spats. EATS CHICKEN IN STATE Brothers and Sisters of the Faith, Now Gathered in Plainfield, Eye Him ...

The text states, “In those days, Elijah the prophet went to Zarephath. … A widow was gathering sticks there; he called out to her.” Both Elijah and the widow are hungry and thirsty.

At every Passover seder, there’s a hopeful moment: someone rises, walks to the door, and opens it—for Elijah the Prophet. We don’t know who, if anyone, is on the other side.

Elijah Muhammad had encouraged Malcolm in his ministry, appointing him the Nation of Islam's national representative. "I want you to be well known," Muhammad said, because "it will make me well ...