*JIHAD’s BIO*

JIHAD’S BIOGRAPHY

Jihad was an intelligent child who was raised by a single mother in Atlanta, GA by way of

Indianapolis, IN. By the age of 16 he was selling drugs and embarking on a criminal career that six years later would lead him to prison, but not before his lifestyle would cause him to be stabbed, shot on three different occasions and left paralyzed from a car accident. Although over time he miraculously regained the use of his legs he still served over seven years in six different federal prisons. While serving time, Jihad gravitated towards a group of older, socio-political, self-taught prisoners who raised his awareness about himself and his past. He discovered a love of books, mostly by black authors and historians, which was something that had never grasped his interest while in school. Jihad started researching and writing about subjects that he was sure many misunderstood. His focus and discipline prepared him to write his first book, an autobiographical novel entitled STREET LIFE. Since penning his first title from prison back in August of 1998, Jihad has gone on to write five other social-conscious, thought provoking novels, BABY GIRL, RIDING RHYTHM, MVP, PREACHERMAN BLUES, and WILD CHERRY. Now he is back with what is sure to be one of the most important books of our time; his first selfhelp book THE SURVIVAL BIBLE: 16 Life Lessons for Young Black Men.

He calls his genre of literature, conscious hip-hop fiction. His goal is to be the voice of the

thousands of self taught positive prison inmates that will never be heard. Just as Kanye West,

Common Sense, Jada Kiss, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, NAS and other conscious hip-hop artists are

setting the music industry on fire with their lyrics of hope and change, Jihad’s goal is to do the

same with his writing.

Jihad is a single father who lives in a suburb outside of Atlanta. He is an author, motivational speaker and real estate investor. He is the CEO of both Envisions Publishing, LLC and Custom Care Landscaping & Home Renovations. He is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization, The Wake-Up Everybody Foundation, which is dedicated to positively and proactively re-awakening the African-American psyche through self-realization and re-education. The voices and hands of The Wake-Up Everybody Foundation show why it is imperative to READ, to re-establish the identity of the urban nation, and how doing this will create positive, productive, self-reliant people.

Jihad is highly energized, provocative and compassionate about today’s youth issues. He’s a highly sought after inspirational speaker who always avails himself for interviews. For more on Jihad, log onto www.jihadwrites.com. or e-mail him at jihadwrites@bellsouth.net