Joseph E. Marshall | |
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Born | Joseph E. Marshall, Jr. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, Wright Institute |
Occupation(s) | 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.