As Black History Month nears an end, we share this profile of outstanding youth advocate, Dr. Joseph Marshall Jr. Dr. Marshall is the host of nationally syndicated radio talk show, Street Soldiers. The Street Soldiers website highlights some of Dr. Marshall's achievements during his decades of work in education and youth advocacy:
Dr. Marshall is the first person to classify youth violence as a disease, and his work has been recognized in the 2001 Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence. As Executive Director of the Omega Boys Club, he oversees the Omega Leadership Academy for academic and life skills education, the Omega Training Institute on violence prevention; and Street Soldiers Communications, which includes a nationally syndicated radio talk show.
He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the McArthur Foundation Genius Award, the Leadership Award from the Children's Defense Fund, the Essence Award honoring outstanding contributions by African American men, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award from the National Educational Association, and the "Use Your Life Award" from Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network. He is also the author of the 1996 best-selling book, Street Soldier: One Man's Struggle to Save a Generation, One Life at a Time.