Get to Know the Author - Ilyasah Shabazz

 
 

Meet Ilyasah Shabazz

Why did you become an author?

I became an author to further encourage the joy of reading while ultimately inspiring children with positive and historical information otherwise omitted from text books.

What are you reading right now?

Women Around the Messenger

Have you ever been to the Bronx? If so, what's a favorite memory? If not, what do you know or think about the Bronx?

I love the boogie down Bronx. I used to go more so when I was younger.

What is a quote you live by?

We will not be judged by how we treat the rich and celebrated but by how we treat the poor and incarcerated.

 
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