Joseph E. Marshall
| Joseph E. Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph E. Marshall, Jr. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, Wright Institute |
| Occupation | Educator, civil rights activist, author, broadcaster |
| Known for | Co-founder Omega Boys Club, Street Soldiers radio show host, violence prevention |
| Website | http://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
- 2004 Ashoka Fellow
- 1994 MacArthur Fellows Program
- Leadership Award from the Children's Defense Fund
- Essence Award honoring outstanding contributions by African American men
- 1996 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award from the National Educational Association
- 2001 "Use Your Life Award" from Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network.
- 2012 "Best Community-Oriented Radio Program Award" from SF Weekly for Street Soldiers[8]
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 2 "Joe Marshall". The Historymakers. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- 1 2 http://www.street-soldiers.org/programs_bio1.htm
- 1 2 "One Man's Struggle To Save A Generation". Urban Youth Workers Institute. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/schools/usf68gr.htm
- 1 2 "Hall of Fame 2008 inductees". San Francisco State University. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.agoodblackman.com/leaders_marshall.shtml
- ↑ http://streetsoldiersradio.org/about-alive-free-movement/
- ↑ "Best Community-Oriented Radio Program - 2012 Street Soldiers". SF Weekly. Retrieved December 28, 2012.