Elijah was born in Philadelphia raised in New Jersey. After graduating high school, Elijah attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. While attending Howard, he found a passion for design, writing, music, and the arts. All of which were apart of his life as a youth. His interest in those things expanded by being surrounded by thousands of the most intelligent Black students in the world. Elijah has always been inspired by his peers, and the communities he’s lived and served. Originally a majoring in Marketing at Howard University, Elijah changed his major to Health Education & Child Psychology. After his time at Howard, He was hired as an independent contractor for public and private schools in Philadelphia as a Teacher Aide/ Substitute Teacher. After working in schools. He was inspired to show the youth and the world that “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.” In 2019, he started a campaign, In 2019, he created, “W.A.I.T: “We. Are. In. Tune.” a campaign to spread awareness of that universal fact