Joseph E. Marshall
Born
Joseph E. Marshall, Jr.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, Wright Institute
Occupation(s)Educator, civil rights activist, author, broadcaster
Known forCo-founder Omega Boys Club, Street Soldiers radio show host, violence prevention
Websitehttp://www.stayaliveandfree.org

Joseph Earl Marshall, Jr. (born 1947)[1][2] is an American author, lecturer, radio talk show host, and community activist.

Marshall grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and the South Central part of Los Angeles, California.[1][3] He graduated from Loyola High School of Los Angeles, the University of San Francisco with a BA in political science and sociology (1968),[2][4] San Francisco State University in 1974 with an M.A. in Education,[5] and the Wright Institute with a Ph.D. in Psychology.[6] Marshall became a teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School of San Francisco in 1969 after getting his B.A.[3] In 1994, Marshall left his teaching job to become an anti-violence activist.[5]

San Francisco urban contemporary station KMEL hired Marshall to host the Sunday night talk show Street Soldiers after local rapper MC Hammer hosted the November 1991 debut show.[7] The show continues to air every Sunday night from 8-10pm PST and focuses on discussing critical issues and events affecting the African American community and its youth.

He is the founder of 501c(3) non-profit organization Alive & Free, the mission of which is to keep young people alive and free, unharmed by violence and free from incarceration. Alive & Free operates under the principles of treating violence like a disease. Like any disease, there are specific risk factors, symptoms, and a prescription for healing or prevention. Marshall also founded the Street Soldiers National Consortium, a group of activists dedicated to preventing violence nationwide.

Awards

Works

  • Street Soldier, One Man's Struggle to Save a Generation, One Life at a Time, Delacorte Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-385-31430-5

References

  1. 1 2 "Joe Marshall". The Historymakers. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Programs and Services - Dr. Marshall". www.street-soldiers.org. Archived from the original on 2001-07-22.
  3. 1 2 "One Man's Struggle To Save A Generation". Urban Youth Workers Institute. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sf_schools_usf68gr.HTM [SFgenealogy]". Archived from the original on 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  5. 1 2 "Hall of Fame 2008 inductees". San Francisco State University. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.agoodblackman.com/leaders_marshall.shtml
  7. ↑ "Alive & Free Movement: African American Youth Violence Prevention". streetsoldiersradio.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19.
  8. ↑ "Best Community-Oriented Radio Program - 2012 Street Soldiers". SF Weekly. 17 May 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
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