The Devil and Elijah Muhammad

African Studies/Theatre/Religion/History

Break-ins, vandalism, hostility between two of Elijah Muhammad's top lieutenants, and now message pads are missing from Muhammad's office in his Chicago headquarters: The J. Edgar Hoover-led FBI is the primary suspect.

There are plots and plotters, heroes who could be villains, victims who just might be perpetrators, suspects, betrayals--all stirred to an intriguing boil in this absorbing new play.
--Eric Coleman, actor, director
New York Beacon

Your award-winning short stories, articles...are a testament to the outstanding contributions you have made over the years.
--Congressman Charles B. Rangel

Eldon Bullock brought insightful perspective with his role in...presenting the inner turmoil experienced by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, including his unspoken respect for Malcolm X since their split.
--Liberata Dance Theatre

New Salaam play reading at the Schomburg Center is riveting.
--Herb Boyd, biographer
New York Amsterdam News

Yusef Salaam writes passionately about the African-American experience.
--New York State Senator Bill Perkins

Yusef Salaam was born in Harlem, New York City and raised in Lumberton, North Carolina, where he graduated from J. H. Hayswood High School in 1965. He writes regularly for the New York Beacon. He is a member of the National Writers Union. He was a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss Why White Men Fear Black Men. The Harlemite is the recipient of several awards and grants, including a Council of the City of New York Proclamation for his contributions as an English teacher and writer. He is currently writing a children's book, Elijah Muhammad: Builder of a Nation and a book of essays, Healing My Soul of the Word Nigger. His plays have been produced and read on stages in theatres, libraries, homes, restaurants, cultural centers, and colleges.