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Jahmal Cole

Jahmal Cole

About

Jahmal Cole is an author and community activist. "Hip-hop music artist like Nas, and authors like Claude Brown, inpsired me to dream bigger than my surroundings." I'm an echo of inner-city altruism that's been camouflaged by depriciation and bandannas.

EDUCATION

Actively involved in education, Cole holds a Bachelors degree in Corporate Communications/Public Relations from Wayne State College. He received a Masters degree in Internet Branding/Marketing from Full Sail University. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

A native of Waukegan, IL, Jahmal Cole has shown a commitment to youth and community. Cole has raised over $5,000 for the Red-Cross Victim-Relief Fund. CIn 2003, Cole founded Role Model Movement, an organization of three authors and two civic leaders who are committed to developing leadership in underserved youth.

Children's Research Triangle: Associates Board
Children's Home + Aid: Associates Board
Illinois Education Foundation: Mentor
UCAN: Volunteer
Greater Chatham Alliance: Member

Along The Watchtower

Along The Watchtower

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<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Often without options, inner-city youth escape the realities of a bleak future on the basketball court or by listening to hip-hop music. They accept where they’re at because that’s the only place they’ve ever been. But Jahmal Cole dared to dream for more. Hustling and grinding his way, Cole defied the odds and left the inner-city streets of Chicago to pursue college, a basketball career, and his love for writing rhymes that spoke of real life emotions and challenges. Athletes and Emcees is a compilation of the lessons he learned and how he used his two favorite pastimes to further his education and break the cycle of poverty and hopelessness which plague many of today’s urban teens.

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Jahmal Cole is a spirited, hilarious, and charming writer. He has a knack for creating memorable turns of phrase, and there is something improvisational and informal about his prose style that really appealed to me. I liked the fact that he solicited quotes from ordinary people to print on the back cover and when I took a minute to visit his website, I found that it looked quite professional. I saw immediately that where marketing is concerned, the author is both ambitious and enterprising, two qualities that will stand him in good stead as he pursues a wider readership. </span></p><p></p> <p align="right" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><strong><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Writer’s Digest</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></em></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></p><br /><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></p><br /><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">From my initial meeting of Jahmal until today I have been nothing less than impressed with this extraordinary young man. His vision, determination, and positive attitude are rare these days among young people, and it’s especially refreshing to see such traits come from someone with a challenging upbringing such as Jahmal. I have forwarded his book <em>Athletes &amp; Emcees</em> on to my younger siblings and some of my peers, as well, as a testament to determination, and as he puts it, “to hustle or grind” no matter the circumstance. Without arrogance, flash, or attitude, this young man has achieved amazing accomplishments and will only continue to do so. He will truly be an asset wherever he may end up. </span></p><p></p> <p align="right" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><strong><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Chicago Sun-Times</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></em></p><p></p> <p align="right" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Rory Foster/Advertising Director</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"></p>