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El-Hajj Elshabazz, who is being honored as a long-time barber, cuts his son, Damon Williams' hair. Williams also is a barbar at Truth and Soul Black Stars shop, 1740 E. 87th Street.

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Long-time South Side Barber Honored for Activism, Mentoring

When Stacy Harris was a teen on Chicago’s South Side, he dealt drugs and brawled a lot. Now, Harris, 44, owns a small car dealership in northwest Indiana. He credits a 75-year-old South Shore barber with helping him turn his life around: El-Hajj Elshabazz.