Queens Team Reform Alliance [FROM DESTRUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION]

 

Jamal Whaley, Advisory Director & International Representative of Youth Sports Development & Coaching [New York2Dubai [United Arab Emirates].A lot of people seen something in Jamal that he did not see in himself. It was his natural athleticism and abilities to play sports. One of them was NY City Legendary Basketball Player “Pee Wee Kirkland”. This is how it somewhat went. In his teens he had one foot in the streets on the low and one foot in the gym. In high school he made varsity as a freshman and won MVP at Five Star Basketball Camp All-star game in 1993. Vince Carter and Shamgod Wells attended, along with the other All American Basketball players. Due to that teenage bad decision making, of having the one foot in the streets, Jamal would spend nearly 10 years in Federal Prison. As his dreams of the NBA, had now, sadly passed, his love for basketball was still within grasp of the present and loomed in the future. Now released and being offered professional contracts and the opportunity to play in the Dominican Republic and other overseas teams, and at the same time, being denied this opportunity due to federal supervisions, all types of post imprisonment hindrances and collateral consequences, Jamal finally began to clearly see, with clarity, what others seen in him. With positive determination and patience, he now teaches what others have taught him. He teaches the youth to become good basketball players, good athletes and good decision makers (More Than Athletes). He teaches it now to some of the most privileged families and wealthiest children in the world, in some of the most wealthiest countries in the world. The skylines, scenery and soils of Dubai and the Arabian Peninsula are beautiful! A sharp contrast from the Projects of Brooklyn. It was not his personal achievement of the NBA Dream, but a settlement of the reality of youthful bad decision making, however its a love of life and an abundance of fulfillment, in helping others. A poor kid, growing up in poverty and in the streets of Brooklyn, it’s actually a Dream Come True! This is the inspiration/motivation that Jamal wants to share with the world.

Terry “KutKing702” Harris is The Advisory Director of Violence Prevention & Community Unity. Kutking is from Flushing/Corona, Queens, the New York Home and Original Headquarters of our Organization. He has had his share of experiences. He's had a neighborhood situation with his son. A situation that left his son, who never had any involvement in street life, underworld activities or negativity whatsoever, dead at the hands of a neighborhood gang called MS-13. As a Father, having to deal with the tragic lost of a son, especially when they targeted the wrong person, causes one to do some serious soul searching; war or peace, love or hate, forgiveness or revenge. Kutking took the opportunity and used it as a Teaching Moment. A Moment in working to further establish himself as a better father to his remaining children, a better barber and a better community leader. He embraced the moment and discovered that through Barbering, he has the ability to keep on building with others, Teaching Forgiveness, Healing, Violence Prevention, and Community Unity. KutKing is The Advisory Director of Community Unity of our Organization.

Malik Jamil-Bey: Senior Advisor & Director of Urban Art & Creative Expressions of Inner City Life

Malik was born and raised in Queens, New York. He’s the epitome of Artistic & Creative Expressions, one of the best artist unknown to the world. He’s responsible for giving vision, guidance and empowerment to numerous entertainers, athletes and inner city youth. He’s had his share of ups, as well as downs and left turns, as well as right turns. He’s approaching the point of coming full circle, and one of his greatest task is to help change the condition of his people. He has a complete tribe of 7 sons, his goal is to give them the best of him, as opposed to the worst of him, as he works to change and reform the world. Malik knows a few things about fighting the legal system, “Once Upon A Time In Queens”, “Once Upon A Time In Staten Island” and the Terrains of up & down the East Coast, NewYork2Atlanta. 

Queens Natives/Legends Tom “Jamaica Funk” Browne (on the right) and Michael “Mr Black” Mitchell (on the left): Both Senior Advisors & Musical/Historical Community Directors of our organization. They are using their influence QUEENS TEAM REfORM ALLIANCE/Working Together To Make It Better [AS A TEAM] In Solidarity, Unity and Peace. Working to authentically preserve and pass down the history of our Community of Queens so that future generations can benefit from. Starting with “All The Homeboys” who grew up in Queens, NY, they really want to diplomatically bring them to the circles of knowledge, wisdom and understanding of each other, to have greater respect for each other, which is necessary for the health/longevity of individual, family and community prosperity at round table of peace and business. 

Leonard “Pistol Pete” Rollack: Senior Advisor/Consultant & Mitigation Circumstances Expert, on how these factors impact our Families/Communities. It was once asked, What is The Color of Justice? For many African Americans, they often reference Judge Bruce Wright, in his Book; “Black Robes, White Justice”, and have concluded, that is the answer to the question.  Leonard is the respectable father of a young irresponsible son at the time, who grew up without the protecting presence and strong guidance of a Father. He was involved in some underworld activities and was demonized by Prosecutors as being the head of a NY City street gang, called Sex, Money & Murder. As a result, his son was sentenced to life imprisonment and have been held in the inhumane ADX for over 20 years with no human contact of any kind. When you think of the Powerful Italian Mafia, Their High Ranking Members/Under Boss Sammy the Bull, a responsible white Italian adult, and due to his underworld activities, was found responsible for more deaths, made entirely more illegal money, was involved in more illegal activity, etc, than Young Pete, however and somehow, our judicial system/prosecutors have afforded Sammy another opportunity at life and freedom “repeatedly”, it makes you think and question, What is the Color of Justice? Young Pete, a young irresponsible man at the time, but due to his underworld activities, gets a life sentence, and does not get another opportunity at life and freedom. It seems as though the judicial system, affords those who dishonorably defect, no matter what the severity of the crimes, numerous opportunities, at life and freedom, and deny those who honorably rehabilitate/reform themselves, those same judicial equal opportunities. Leonard has served over 25 years, being connected to Nickey Barnes (defected), another classic case. A defector who destroyed the lives of many, to save the life of one. Even after multiple decades of clear and honorable rehabilitation, the fate of many remains in prison or have died in prison, while the defector dishonorably gets another opportunity at life and freedom. Leonard is now home, works as a mitigation specialist, with one of the Top Death Penalty Case Lawyers in New York City, and doing his damnedest to help his son get out of ADX, just to normal population, not to mention another opportunity at a normal life & freedom. Leonard is The Mitigation Circumstances/Specialist  Consultant and a Senior Advisor of our Organization. He knows a few things about growing up “Once Upon A Time In The Bronx”, “Once Upon A Time In Harlem” as well as “Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg”. 

Micheal “Zaki” Smith: Advisory Director & National Representative of Collateral Consequence Expertise, on how these factors impact our Families/Communities. Also known as  “Zaki The Barber”. Zaki experiences shows how one man’s 36-month prison sentence became a Silent Life Sentence.  Approximately 2.3 million people are incarcerated in the United States, and hundreds of thousands of people are in jail simply because they cannot afford to make bail. People involved with the criminal justice system often experience poverty both before and after detention. People with criminal records experience barriers to employment, housing, education, life insurance, and more, that can perpetuate that cycle. And Zaki who lost his job because of these restrictions, wants to change that. Criminal justice and cash bail reform are crucial to tackling the issues of poverty and discrimination in the US. Zaki is determined to take action in addressing this serious issue of “Collateral Consequences”.  Mayor Keisha Bottoms of Atlanta has done some amazing work with the Cities “Reentry Program” and her commitment to ensure that a person’s past days prison sentence, once completed does not prevent them from present days financial sustainability. Zaki is an Honorable Team Member, along with teaching forgiveness, healing, rehabilitation,  and collateral consequences through Barbering, he’s also a Policy Entrepreneur for Next 100 /Century Foundation of NY City. 

Ali Abdul Karim: Brother Ali is a conflict resolution specialist, he Knows a few things about “Once Upon A Time In Brooklyn”, as well as Community Reform, Community Safety and Community Protections. Brother Ali is viewed by many as The Fortress of Fortitude and The Anchor of A Community. Ali, is a natural teacher, he often teaches/trains others, shares his insights and frequently visit prisons in has efforts to guide and protect the youth. He is responsible for bringing peaceful resolutions to innumerable potential conflicts and/or actual conflicts in one of the biggest cities in the world/New York City. 

John “Doc” Fuller: Advisory Director & National Representative of Mass Media, Communications & Public Relations. John is called/considered the Top Prison Super Consultant in America. John made his mistakes, learned from them, learned how to do his time, did what he had to do in the inside and did what he had to do on the outside. A professional, elite and expert consultant. His clients and people he has given consultation to consisted of Billionaires Bernie Maddoff, Martha Stewart, numerous Wall Street Executives, etc., and athletes Mike Tyson, Mike Vic, Plaxico Burress and others. John Knows a few things about the workings of the Federal Prison System, as well as giving advice. 

Dr. Gerard Bryant: Senior Advisor/Consultant & National Representative of Mental/Psychological/Penological Expertise. Dr Gerard Bryant, knows a few things about “Once Upon A Time In Queens”, as he once worked at the YMCA on Parsons Blvd, in Jamaica, Queens.  He knows a few things about, “Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg” as he once worked there also. In humility, Dr Bryant is currently the Director of the Counseling Services Center at John Jay College. He began this position in August 2014 after working 22 years for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He started his career in Corrections at the United States Penitentiary (USP), Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as a Staff Psychologist and was subsequently promoted to Chief Psychologist at two institutions, Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), Brooklyn, New York and USP Lewisburg. He then served as the Northeast Regional Psychology Services Administrator for 17 years. In this position he supervised over 200 mental health professionals, including doctoral level psychologists and master level therapists, providing psychological services in 18 federal prisons. He retired in January 2014 as an Associate Warden at MDC Brooklyn. Dr. Bryant has presented at many conferences and conducted workshops and trainings on topics which include correctional management, crisis management, substance abuse, suicide prevention, sexual assault and prevention, crisis support, work place violence, hostage negotiations and stress management. Furthermore, he has worked as a psychologist in varied settings, including the private and public sector throughout his near 40 year career. Dr. Bryant has an extensive background working with children, adolescents and adults. In addition, he has taught on the university and community college levels and has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) since January 2005.

Dr Bryant’s near four decade studies as a concerned psychologist has taken him to a wide variety of clinical settings, to include non-profit, government, higher education and private sectors. In these settings he has provided individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and psychological assessment services. He has an extensive background in forensic psychology. His experience has largely entailed working with very culturally diverse populations. His practice and expertise is geared towards adolescents and adults. He specialize in treating depression, anxiety, anger management and substance abuse. He also specialize in working with law enforcement personnel, military veterans and perpetrators of domestic violence.

His emphasis is on goal-directed psychotherapy. He utilize coping skills training, stress management, anger management, cognitive-behavioral therapy, problem solving, bereavement counseling, psycho-education, relaxation training, and conflict resolution strategies. His practice/expertise is geared toward clients who are interested and motivated in pursuing psychotherapy to make changes in their personal lives. Since his start at Lewisburg Penitentiary, in which the elite level of training/experience/expertise all began for many of us. Dr Bryant has been profoundly involved as an advisor/counselor for many of our members since the 1990’s in Lewisburg 

Jihad Abdul Mumit: Senior Advisor/Consultant/Founder & National Spokesperson. Jihad knows a few things about Political Prisoners, Prisoners of War, Prisoners of Injustice, Protections within our Community, etc, he’s actually the Chairman of the Jericho Movement and Represents at the United Nations on behalf of the above. Jihad is an accomplished author/writer/director/producer/actor of numerous positive community based performances, plays & programs. He further know a few things about “The Black Panther Party”, “Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg”, etc. Jihad frequents prisons on a regular as a Community counselor, he has served over 20 yrs in the Federal Prison System, been released nearly 20 yrs fighting for Reform and against the injustices of the Federal Prison System, and otherwise. 

Joseph “Jazz” Hayden (on right): Senior Advisor/Consultant & National Champion of Community Protections/Community Political Empowerment. Jazz has become one of  the Top Advocates to represent the people of Harlem and otherwise. He a shinning example of positive evolutionary/revolutionary change and legacy. Jazz was once charged with being a member of the first Black organized crime family of NY, with ties/associations with the Lucchese Italian organized crime family. It was called the Counsel and had 7 members: Frank “Nadim” James, Wallace Rice, Jazz Hayden, Ismael Muhammad, Thomas “Gaps” Foreman, Guy Fisher and Nickey Barnes (Defected). Jazz knows a few things about organizing and working within inner city disadvantaged communities, “Once Upon A Time In Harlem”,  “Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg”, Dismantling The Discriminatory “Stop & Frisk” illegal searches in NY City, as well as triggering the New Jim Crow Campaign with Michelle Alexander.

Attorney Ronald Rubinstein (on right): Senior Advisor/Consultant & National Legal Historian/Fact Finder of Criminal/Civil Injustices in the Queens Community. Knows a few things and a few people about growing up “Once Upon A Time In Queens”. He was actually/authentically named/dubbed the “King of Queens”, before the sitcom, before prosecutors & the media, started giving the name to disadvantaged/underprivileged youth who were arrested, to justify giving them King Pin Indictments/Life Sentence/Death Penalty, and before many of Hip Hop Artist wanted to claim that status through music. He’s rated as a Top Super Lawyer in Queens and throughout New York City. 

Eldrin Bell: Senior Advisor/Consultant & National Representative along with Lev Wells of Youth Reclying|From Destruction To Production: Former City of Atlanta Chief of Police 

Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis: CEO/Senior Advisory Board, Queens Team NewYork2Atlanta. He knows a few things about growing up in Chicago, Atlanta & New York. He’s Ranked as a Top Super Lawyer in Atlanta. In all humility, he just does a good job and his best job, in which many of cases, it ends up being defined as a super job. All throughout the country, when necessary he addresses social issues of injustice. He also leads the program called “Consequences of Thug Life” for our community youth, as well as a founder, and works with Derrick Boazman in a program called “Let Us Make Man.” If you were to take a census, from Political, Educational, Religious, Sports, Entertainment, Business figures, etc, in the City of Atlanta, they would commonly concur that Attorney Davis, not only takes “Injury Personal”, he is “Personally” a man of The Community/The People. Attorney Davis is the CEO/Senior Advisory Board for our Organization.

We have a few more Expert Team Members/Senior Spiritual Advisors who were Chaplains for the Dept of Justice/Federal Bureau of Prisons for over 20 years and other wise... as well as positive influential figures in the entire North/South East Coast Regions of the United States, as well as the Midwest and West Coast.

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REFORM ALLIANCE| A movement to liberate one million people unjustly caught in the criminal justice system. 

QUEENS TEAM REFORM ALLIANCE| A movement/struggle, a vaccine/cure addressing the root causes and effects of the social diseases of prison reform, community reform, homelessness, hunger, poverty, joblessness, crime, violence, racism and inequality. Liberating multiple millions of people not just caught up in the criminal justice system but also the historic caste injustice system in the United States of America.

History of Campaigns: There’s about three steps to a Successful Campaign. After having a basic understanding of what you want to do, having good intentions, and then having a trust/belief in the One Creator and that He has the Power to do all things and that all things are possible/achievable! You have to 1) Believe in Your Self, 2) Believe in your Family, and 3) Believe in your Community.

Bismillah... “In The Name of our Creator, We Trust”... “Most Beneficent, Most Merciful, Most Protecting, Most Compassionate, Most Loving, Most Forgiving, Most Providing, Most Giving”

[please excuse the length of information for your reading. The “process” of change/reform is not instantaneous, however, its absolutely imperative to understand and document the historical facts/account of events. The chronology of authenticity is vital as we proceed forward into the future, moving in a different direction in changing our inward/outward conditions]

As The Chairman of Queens Team, it was beyond my decision making, power and control. I was born in America, Queens General Hospital, Queens, New York, and ancestrally/biologically, I just happen to authentically be from the Ateke/Akele people of Gabon, The Yoruba/Fulani people of Nigeria and the Songhai People of The Great Mali Empire: The Empires of Mansa Musa, The Mandingo Warriors and others. In addressing the mindset of what others might think when you confidently/boldly profess that you have a vaccine/cure to a social disease, because you have spent long hours in solitude studying, through self discovery, collective research, experience, observation, trial and error, you have found that the vaccine/cure to the disease, is the disease itself. When you rather be a Non Fiction Impact Producer/Impact Community Investor, as opposed to a Hollywood/Exploitation Producer. When you have Proven Results & Action Plans, Realistic Short, Medium & Long Range Goals, Dreams of Family/Community Peace, World Missions of Nobility, and what others may think and/or how others may attempt to define you. I mention a quote of one of the earliest, youngest and most influential thought leaders in Islamic History and a Commander of the Faithful/The Believers! He’s reported to have said “the difference between a Hypocrite and a Believer, is that if I had my sword to the neck of a Believer, he would not think bad of me. And for the Hypocrite, if I gave him a mountain of gold, he would not think good of me”.  

There’s archaeological and historical proof that we are the Native, Indigenous and Aboriginal people of America. We were here before the landing of Christopher Columbus in 1492, before the landing in Jamestown, Virginia, 1619  and before the 13 Colonies of Great Britain, that would later gain independence and become the orginal 13 States of the United States of America, July 4th, 1776/1783. There’s also proof that many of us have survived the inhumane slave trade that brought many more of us here to America, we have survived the dehumanizing chattel slavery that kept slaves from escaping to freedom and kept others in bondage here in America, we have survived the present day slavery by way of Entrapment Laws, War on Drugs and the Prison System here in America, as well as post traumatic slave/corporate syndrome.

We must have what they call in Arabic (Yakeen) certainty of belief, indomitable wills, unconquerable spirits, and an unyielding sense of inflexible purposes in order to keep on surviving, achieving our goals and accomplishing our missions! There’s a high level of understanding, honor, and conviction that must be adhered to, and unequivocally understood when working to change and reform a condition. Essentially it starts with understanding that the Creator will not change the condition of a person/a people until they change that which is within their hearts. Once the heart refuses to accept impurities, unnatural, inhumane, and dehumanizing acts, it will naturally put up a defense system to compel itself to fight against, reject these conditions, in its efforts to protect, bring about a change and reform. 

Within my short half of a century journey through life, and Creator Willing, with plans to live to become a centenarian (like my Eldest Aunt Calpertia Jordan-Simpson and Honorable good friend/father figure/mentor named Sonny Franzese, and others) maximizing this greatest gift, bestowed upon me by a Higher Power, in which I had absolutely no power or choice in receiving, this gift of life, while striving to fulfill the pursuit of purpose and happiness, it has taken me on some detour excursions through the most dangerous/worst communities and penitentiaries of America, in which I can honestly say, I am blessed, highly favored and protected, to not be dead, unhealthy, insane, in prison or in exile, my earnest  prayers are that I continue to be properly guided. There was always only a few family/friends that truly Believed, and there was always the many of foes that were disbelievers and doubters. People have always disbelieved/doubted my abilities to accomplish, to get things done, make things happen, to survive seemingly unsurvivable situations/conditions, and some might even perceive me as being a bad person or hypocritical. The sad realities of mental health, impure and unforgiving hearts, is if someone else, or even myself were to irrefutably manifest, bring to fruition and impact produce another quarter or half of century, thus in my case becoming a centenarian, of positive pursuits and achievements, their thinking would remain stagnantly the same. From those early Teachings of Islam, irrespective of the thinking/thoughts of others, I’ve learned to just keep on dreaming, believing, conceiving, and to keep on achieving. From those early days of survival in the streets/penitentiary, where you were compelled to become street/penitentiary smart and make good decisions, as your life depended upon it, we learned the pstories and pressures of The Sword of Damocles, the pricelessness of freedom & sacrifice, the lessons of Honor,  and as Muhammad Ali would eloquently state “Rumble Young Man Rumble” and Tom Browne, Kenny Burke & Frankie Beverly would rhythmically express,  “Keep on Funkin for Jamaica and Rising to the Top”. 

In due time, those who ostentatiously strive to exalt themselves to the top of the highest ranks, will soon be humbled to the bottom of the lowest ranks and those who strive to be sincerely grateful and practice humbleness at the bottom of the lowest ranks will soon be exalted to the top of the highest ranks. In all sincerity and humbleness, I’M NOT CAMPAIGNING... to run for Presidency of the United States. I personally, nor are any of our Team Members, looking to do so, who are all actually my leaders/teachers/mentors, in which I follow. We are truly not into self aggrandizement, show business and we do not look for Hollywood/Political/Street Credits or otherwise. We are however Honorable Survivors/Veterans of our past circumstances, situations and conditions. This is not something that is new to us, many of us have actually embarked upon this life style change/life saving change and transformative journey of change, many moons ago, we are now just coming more above ground with it, as we continue raising awareness, raising consciousness, raising funds, and  campaigning/championing a Noble Cause for our families, our communities, our people and to “make a difference” in striving for something, in which every human being has the right to have, and the benefit to live within, a Noble World! 

So it was, I found myself as a teenager “Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg” Federal Maximum Security Penitentiary, with a 37yrs to Life Sentence, sitting there with four other friends from the neighborhoods of Queens, NY, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC, whom I’ve seen another side of them and personally know, very well, as well as most major figures on the North/South East Coast Regions of America, and otherwise. We were all there together.  I will be less than honest, if I were to say, they were not my friends, even best friends, especially at that time. One did defect, he eventually folded under enormous additional pressures, in which some were self imposed, instead of working to improve his condition, he worked to worsen it. He’s no longer considered a friend. I mentioned these four  because our stories are all interrelated, as well as a few others. We will soon be doing a Book, Documentary and Movie about one of them, his name is Tommy, as well as myself and others. These friends were Tommy “Montana” Mickens from Queens (Honorably, released to freedom and afforded another opportunity at life, after serving over 20yrs for mere tax invasion), Wayne “Akbar” Pray from NJ  (Honorably, changed/reformed, however, he’s not released, still suffering/fighting for his life and asking our government for justice and another opportunity at life & Freedom), Muhammad “Willam Hoskins” Waliyuddin from Philadelphia (Honorably, changed/reformed, however, he’s not released, still suffering/fighting for his life and asking our government for justice and another opportunity at life & Freedom) and Rayful Edmunds from DC (Defected, no obvious signs of change/reform, still engaged in unlawful activities, which brought others into the prison system, however, he does not have to fight for his life and another opportunity at life & freedom, because our government is fighting for him). With so much corruption, scandals and unfairness. It makes you question, are we fighting for good people/the good fight? The bad fight? Or even the wrong fight? Are we truly enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong/evil? What types of examples are we setting for our children of America? As a Country of Glory, a High Ranking Judicial and Military System, where “Benedict Arnolds” are not held as being contributors to the “Greatness of America” and to be a “Traitor/Treasonist of Your Country/Brethen” is the Most Heinous/Reprehensible of Crimes. Within this War on Drugs that was launched against its own Citizens (disadvantaged people/communities) and in hindsight, now realizing the failures of it, and moving towards change and reform, do we still grant opportunities for the “Defectors of the War” and deny/delay justice, and those same opportunities for the “Honorable Soldiers/Victims of the War” still within our system as a result of the Failed War on Drugs? Of course there’s numerous proofs showing that it was a War on Blacks (the disadvantaged/underprivileged) of our Nation. During the error of our Countries Failed War on Drugs, I like so many others, was born All American and an Athlete on the Varsity Football&Basketball Teams at Flushing, HS, Queens, NY, I was pushed and/or lured into the opportunities to improve my financial condition, somehow booby trapped and then found myself having went from “Playgrounds to Prisons”. 

While there “Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg”,  on the MAB/Most Aggressive Behavior Unit: D Block, spending over five years in a single cell, with no incident reports, still not fully understanding why I was on that Unit, at that age and in that Penitentiary, in the first place. Capriciously, the Department of Justice, attempted to disrupt my process of learning and education, in which I was at the tail end of achieving Certification as a Dental Technician and a BS Degree in Management. I wrote to the then President of the United States, Bill Clinton, asking why the disruption, not to do so and that later, I will be asking for a Presidential Pardon? He granted the continuing of my education and would later deny my presidential pardon, due to his own scandals. Muhammad Waliyuddin (From Philadelphia, who needs to be immediately released from the Pennsylvania State Prison System), Jihad Abdul Mumit (The National Spokesperson for our Queens Team Organization, as well as the Chairman of the Jericho Foundation, who’s free, no signs of recidivism and doing exceptionally well), a few others and my friend Tommy can attest to the veracity of this story. Lewisburg is a dangerous dungeon of despair, dejection, despondency and dehumanization. Due to my inner transformation and refusal to accept the conditions of my fate, that had been determined at the hands of ineffective defense attorney’s, prosecutors from the same US attorneys office in our Nations Capital, that years later would be found guilty of prosecutorial misconduct, and a Federal District Court Judge (Judge Hens Green) who did not seem to see or truly care about the evidence at trial, I had been charged with possession of contraband/controlled substance, though not a single finger print, any money, firearms, contraband/controlled substance or anything else were ever found on, near or remotely close to my possession. No regard was given to the non credibility of witnesses, who knew not a single drop of background information about my life, family, friends, neighborhood (all provided to them by law enforcement), fabrication of facts, circumstances of the case, etc, prior to, during trial and after trial at sentencing in 1988. She did not give any further regard, nearly a decade later in 1997, where it was proved I never possessed, used or carried a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense, which was thrown out, and at re-sentencing when presented with a proposal and grounds for a downward departure, over hundreds of letters of recommendation/positive exhibits and a list of authentic mitigating circumstances: 1) severely disadvantaged upbringing; a. lack of guidance as a youth, b. exposure to community/domestic violence, c. mental/emotional abuse, 2) Rehabilitation (Impressive), and 3) Future Aspirations/Release Plan(s); a. employment prospects/family-community ties, (likelihood of recidivism/low risk) b. youth guidance counselor, c. to become a Dentist/Oral Surgeon. I challenged the Judicial, Legislative and Executive Branches of our government back then, and I challenge any legal scholar, legal authority, educational scholar/student or anyone now in the Court of Public Opinion, to review the Facts/Transcripts of my case; before, during and after trial, as well as after re-sentencing, which will be available for public reading and viewing in the upcoming Book/Docu Series, “Letters To Our Sons”.  I’ll bet everything on my wedding ring, if you reasonably and honestly conclude any thing different, than the fact that if I were a “White Teenager” with or without privilege, I would not have served nearly a quarter of a century in the penitentiary? I would be willing to go back to prison/legal slavery for the rest of my life, if you disagree. During the first quarter century of my life, its no way I can honestly say that I was a perfect toddler, errorless child or flawless teenager, as with most children, I was not a saint or an angel, but I, like innumerable others, definitely was not a menace to society, an incorrigible devil, or a beyond redemption demon, and should not have been demonized/victimized by our Judicial/Prison System. This is a system and a condition that must be Changed/Reformed!

[Phase 2 Campaign, this is a continuation of reading from our Phase 1 Campaign]

“Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg” in 1990 when I fully started seriously organizing and joined this good fight for “Prison Liberation and Prison Reform”, I was instructed by Mattie to learn about the intent, history and the unfairness of the Rockefeller Law. The toughest and most unbefitting laws on drugs within our Country, that Mandatory Minimums and the New Laws patterned itself behind, and how they negatively impacted our Communities. Because I had an A-3 Felony and 13 to Life for NY State, Mattie said, it’s befitting for me, that I should clearly understand the intent, nature and effects of it, to free myself from it and to help dismantle it. I would speak about this to family and friends. I use to talk to two good friends on a regular basis while in Lewisburg, I suggested that they carefully understand the impact, to get involved in helping with the dismantling of these laws, and to personally help me with my legal campaign and legal fees. One was probably the most influential person in Hip Hop at the time, who just happened to grow up in my Community of Queens, his name was Russell Simmons. The second friend grew up in Brooklyn, had some associates in Queens, also had a platform in Hip Hop, a strong voice in the Brooklyn Community and was the Chairperson of the Malcom X Grassroots Movement, her name was Monifa Akinwole-Bandele. Monifa and The Malcom X Grassroots Movement members would attend programs and theatrical plays (wrote by Jihad Abdul Mumit, myself & others) in USP Lewisburg, supervised by the Chaplain Dept (Chaplain/Imam Ibrahim Aziz) and Psychology Dept (Dr Gerard Bryant) and get a first hand understanding on how droves of our youth had went  “Express Underground Railroad” back to Legal Slavery, from “Playgrounds to Prisons”. It took over a decade from the point that I was directly involved, however, as a result in his first state of the state address in January 2009 New York Former Governor David Patterson, went on record to state; “I can’t think of a criminal justice strategy that has been more unsuccessful than the Rockefeller drug laws”. We finally seen a major victory of external Prison Reform and Dismantling some of the Chains of Oppression. It was “definitely” a Coalition and Alliance of others Working Together To Make It Better. Russell and Monifa were right there helping them. If Former Governor were to double check, he will probably concur that the Federal Nationwide War on Drugs (Mandatory Minimums, New Sentencing Guidelines, Prosecutorial Misconducts, Law Enforcement Tactics, etc) were more unsuccessful and inflicted much greater damage. 

“Once Upon A Time In Lewisburg” being that I had the State 13 to life along with the Federal 24yrs, consecutively totaling 37yrs to life. I was then instructed (Khalil “Manchild” Morgan, Rodney Patterson, & Mattie Madonna) to understand and learn law at the Highest Federal Level. Freddie Jackson-Bey, Seals-Bey, Ali Bamburger, Little Rob, Herbie Sperling and others were training me to become the Chairman of the Legal Redress & Education Committee of the NAACP, in which I later became VP and President. I had to learn about The Supreme Court of the United States and more importantly, the dissenting opinions, as well as a few of the concurring, of Justice Thurgood Marshall. The first Book(s) I was instructed to “READ”, study, and unequivocally understand was “The Brethen”: Inside The Supreme Court, Black Robes/White Justice, and others. Some significant cases I was instructed to peruse/study was the Amistad, Dred Scott, Plessy/Ferguson, Brown/Board of Education, and others. We then learned about Mandatory Minimums, The Federal Guidelines, the Iran Contra Scandal and the devastation of our communities, as a result of. The charges of CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking claimed that the trafficking had played an important role in the creation of the crack cocaine drug problem in the United States. Key people happened to die, documents shredded, fall guys sent to prison given “light” sentences to remain silent, and given “heavy”  financial rewards for doing so, when they returned home, etc. It’s a controversial subject, that the general public will never know the facts. It’s official top secret underworld activities/information, that many of them have took with them to their graves. What lives on are the damages that has adversely affected millions within underprivileged/disadvantaged communities. Now heading towards 40 yrs later, after billions of dollars were made, homes ravaged, families/communities destroyed, etc, we are now apprehensively moving towards Prison Reform. I’ll put drugs in your community, put Hollywood fiction movies to entice you, design laws to imprison you, make billions off of you, make it difficult upon your family/community that supports you, and now after so much enjoining the wrong, I’ll sign some bills that will release a few of you. I was then instructed to get involved and  introduced to Libby Nash from the Lewisburg Prison Project, by way of Mattie, (we call him Mattie, he was one of my legal/academic tutors, mentors and somewhat a Father/God Father Figure in my life, who happened to be charged as one of the leaders of the Lucchese organized crime family), his name as mentioned,  is actually Mathew Madonna. This was before Julie Stewart and the birth of FAMM/Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Families Against Discriminatory Crack Laws, in which we personally helped bring into existence, before the Million Man March, Million Youth March, The Crack Law Riots within the Federal Prison System (that left countless of thousands severely and permanently damaged), before the Kimber Smith Pardons, President Obama Record Breaking Pardons, Black Lives Matter, numerous other advocacy groups and before our other alliance organization, the Reform Alliance (Meek Mill, Jay Z, Van Jones, Robert Smith & others). In regards to Prison Reform, the need for it and the result of not having it (Miscarriages of Justice), it has caused serious  “INJURY”. The Davis Bozeman Law Firm, takes “Injury Personal”. Back in Lewisburg, I took it personal and made the personal conviction to sleep on the slab of a cold concrete floor, surrounded by cold cinder blocks and cold steel, as an authentic tougher than leather, harder than hard, cold hard realty and reminder, that the penitentiary was not my home, permanent abode and I was not a slave for nothing or no one, except the Divine Creator, in which all three branches of our government, at the Highest of Levels, recognize that fact and states “In God We Trust”. So irrespective what the US constitution states, that I was legally a slave, because I was legally convicted during the failed “War on Drugs” by the unfair/unjust laws and law makers (which tantamount to illegal search & seizures, and all other types of illegalities) by the “Judicial Powers” that be, not to mention those of the underworld, who had their hands in the involvement in bringing the Drugs into the country/our communities. Do “I/We Trust In Them” or do  “I/We Trust In God”? I refused to trust in them and I refused to accept the state of my slave condition! The aftermath/residues of injustice, inequality and being treated judicially unfair often leaves one sleepless at nights! As a result of individually fighting back, I survived, and in Lewisburg, we often Fought Back/Worked Together To Make It Better! Two common reminders were 1) “that which is past and gone is irrevocable and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come” and  2) “Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (the one thing we did right, was the day we started to fight) Keep Your Eyes on the Prize”. Some have died, some are still inside. Still inauthentically/inaccurately being misrepresented, voiceless, silently suffering, still struggling and still fighting, for another opportunity at life and freedom! Some of us have further successfully survived, made it home to another opportunity at life and freedom. So now that I/we personally have this opportunity, we must be Impact Producers, Champions of Change and Reform! We are here to write authentic/non fiction books, plays, documentaries and movies about, talk about and be about Change and Prison Reform! Strength starts from within and it started from within. We now have to produce externally/without. Produce works that are more positive, reformative and accurate depictions, than what was shown in the 1990/91 Documentary, “Doing Time”: Life Inside The Big House (USP Lewisburg). As we began to authentically, factually and non fictionally share what we know in the methods of  “each one teach one” and “each ten teach ten”, in our efforts at Prison Reform, Community Reform, World Reform and Youth Ministry, now playing an even greater role, having more effective impact, than what we’ve had in the past and our collective part within Solidarity, in contributing to a more Noble World!!! 

We have already started with the 10/10 principle to building the strength of this campaign and further influence of our organization. We are “Truly” blessed, honored and grateful, because we have hundreds of family members and close friends, not including additional associates, which makes it over thousands. We are asking with the lowest degree of humility, but with the highest degree of Honor. We are asking 10 and more of our Family Members, Close Friends and The Community to continue to support our efforts,  and we truly understand that many, if not all of our families, friends and community members come from poverty, are underprivileged/disadvantaged and just do not have it to give, as far as funding, please sacrifice and exercise a little frugality when and if you can, for this good cause! However, during Phase 2) and Phase 3) of this Campaign, this is not really for the average caring person, we are really appealing to our target audience who are the Caring, Compassionate and Noble Families of Royalty, Truly Affluent Entrepreneurs/Corporations and The Truly Philanthropic People of the World to help those who are Truly In Need!!! 

We are here in the prisons/communities/hoods/the trenches/grass roots level, giving the people the best of us, as opposed to the worse of us, on a mission working/aiming to get inner city youth, alleged organizational/gang members, tribal leaders/followers, Muslims, Christians, Jews, and/or otherwise;

Essentially, we are continuing to build Our Team/ Our Campaign/Our Organization, one to ten strong, one to ten solid and one to ten caring individual(s) at a time. We are asking everyone we know, as well as asking/recruiting those we do not know, to become involved with our organization in some type of capacity/level according to your means/abilities, and to make TWO PLEDGES: A GIVING PLEDGE AND A PEACE PLEDGE. The work we have done, are doing and Creator Willing, will continue to do, I/we bear witness, I/we are an example and I/we are a proof. It TRULY REFORMS, it helps solve some of the most pressing problems of America; poverty, crime, depression, hunger, homelessness, joblessness, racism, inequality, and injustices. It helps people from spending some, or all of their lives in prison, failing victim to despair, addictions, violence, etc.  IT HELPS/SAVES LIVES!!!

Phase 1) Your purchase of the book “Letters To Our Sons” and minor donations/sponsorship has helped/will help cover our “operating expenses” to keep us voluntarily working/afloat/above water and able to independently fund our own projects as we do this line of work. This gives us the ability to keep on working independently, no strings attached, not being at the negative influences of anyone else, obtaining additional skilled contract work for hire staff members, publishing/producing/promoting/protecting our own original content, artistic material, raising awareness, raising consciousness, etc, as we continue to spread our message to our other family members, friends/homeboys/homegirls, comrades/companions & associates within the prison system/without, and others in society, as we enter the next phase.  We are in urgent/immediate need for one individual to make a sponsorship/giving pledge to cover the realistic short range goal of Phase 1), $100 to 10k to $100k or a group of individuals to do the same. Please immediately help, let us know what you can afford, and can do according to your means, and/or make a private donation? THE POWER OF THE TEAM/THE POWER OF GIVING/THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY!!!

Phase 2) Your Major Donations/Sponsorship will help cover our over all organizational budget/funding. Please be mindful that this campaign is actually for those who want to help, and have the financial means to help. This is actually Phase 2. If you want to continue to help during this phase, please do so. Please be aware of our target audience. We are looking for/focusing on Major Donors/Sponsors, The Ultra Wealthy, and The Top Philanthropist of the World. We will be in immediate need of your help, the Campaign fund raising goal is $50mill. The $50 million will be used for the same reason/purpose as the Reform Alliance when they successfully raised their $50 million, however we will be addressing some deeper aspects of Prison Reform, as well as the beginning stages of Community Reform. If you have the means to cover some or all of the $50mill, please do so? We will continue to conduct further fundraisers, secure philanthropic, corporate and religious, major donors/sponsors. As mentioned, the same as the ReformAlliance.com to address Prison Reform. As we become more above ground and people become more aware of who we are, our individual as well as collective stories, experiences, expertise, etc, Creator Willing, we truly believe we are going to secure all the major sponsors/funding we need. As stated, the ReformAlliance, is another organization, doing some very good work, that we are somewhat comparable to, a replica of, and actually in alliance with. As noted, no offense to them, as Meek Mill, Jay Z, and Van Jones are doing a good job, they are our younger brothers, they come from us and are a further reflection/representation of us, as well as Robert Smith, however, as with most things, there’s higher and different levels, the depth of our experience/expertise/professional staff members, in which we are all specialist/experts in “putting in work/doing this line of work”, are actually a little more proven/just a bit more extensive than others in dealing with the subject of Prison/Community Reform. The Reform Alliance/others kind of have more affluence/finances and we kind of have a bit more experience/expertise. We are in urgent/immediate need for one individual to make a sponsorship/giving pledge to cover the realistic medium range goal of Phase 2), $50 million or a group of individuals to do the same. Please immediately help, let us know what you can afford, and can do according to your means, and/or make a private donation? THE POWER OF THE TEAM/THE POWER OF GIVING/THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY!!!

Phase 3) Your Major Donations/Sponsorship will further help cover our over all organizational budget/funding. The majority if not all the funds used during this phase will go towards Building/Infrastructural Construction. PIf you want to continue to help during this phase, please do so. Please be aware of our target audience. We will further be looking for/focusing on Major Donors/Sponsors, The Ultra Wealthy, and The Top Philanthropist of the World. We will be in immediate need of your help, the Campaign fund raising goal is $50bill. The $50 billion will be used for the same reasons/purposes as the Department of Justice/Corrections [they spend over $80 billion yearly] and Major Construction Contractors [they spend over 1,325.5 billion yearly on rebuilding construction projects, ie... World Trade Center, Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium/Citi Field, Georgia Dorm/Mercedes Stadium, etc ], we will rebuild the infrastructures/institutions/edifices in many of the worst/dangerous communities of America, simply rebuilding them from Destruction to Construction. If you have the means to cover some or all of the $50bill, please do so? We will be in urgent/immediate need for one individual to make a sponsorship/giving pledge to cover the realistic long range goal of $50 billion or a group of individuals to do the same. Please immediately help, let us know what you can afford, and can do according to your means, and/or make a private donation? THE POWER OF THE TEAM/THE POWER OF GIVING/THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY!!!

Sincere Salaams... 

Thanking You In Advance! 

Bashir Muhammad-Jordan

(Dr Shajeem)

Executive Director/Chairman

Queens Team Motivational/Inspirational Community Organization Non Profit 501(c)(3)[Queens Team Reform Alliance/Queens Team Edutainment/Team Muslim Enterprises] NewYork2Atlanta

Atlanta Office Location(s):

10475 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 111

Johns Creek, GA 30097

549 Peachtree Street Ne

Atlanta, GA 30308

Davis Bozeman Law firm

C, 4153 Flat Shoals Pkwy, #332,

Decatur, GA 30034

The Baig Firm 

125 Lawrenceville Street 

Suite 100

Norcross, Georgia 30071

Office: 6785342529

Facsimile: 678 460-6998

E-mail: [email protected]

Office Number(s)

(401) 592 8326

(404) 244 2004

Name: QueensTeam Motivational/Inspirational Community Organization, Inc, [Non Profit] 501(c)(3). Is organized exclusively for religious, charitable, educational and scientific (medical/dental) purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Law and qualifies as an exempt organization under the said Law section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The organization specifically provides mentoring, scholarships, education in life skills to disadvantaged/underprivileged young people, giving them a brighter future, and addresses the sheer essence of prison/community reform.

Mission Statement: Youth Ministry/Motivation/Inspiration... Training/Developing/Building our youth and others to become World Leaders, Noble Peace Prize Leaders/Winners and Positive/Moral Contributors to our World, making it a more Noble World!!!

QUEENS TEAM EDU’TAINMENT production company’s mission/advocacy is Educating Thru Entertainment and using Entertainment as a means to Educate. We work with various Non Profit/for profit business(s), executives, artist, promoters, producers, entertainers, educators, celebrities, athletes, and health care professionals to accurately and authentically produce articles, stories, books, CD’s, DVD’s, documentaries and, motion pictures that prudently define and highlight the various aspects of inner-city life. We recognize the numerous unsung heroes who have made miraculous transformations in their lives, the essence of true redemption (whom many have written off as beyond redemption) and significant contributions to African American History. Our work aims to serve the purpose of Forgiveness, a Healing Remedy, (Rehabilitation Through The Arts), promotion of peace, and the correction of many of the misconceptions, negative influences and destructive behaviors, and patterns that have traditionally plagued and influenced urban/inner city communities. [Member/Supporter of The International Documentary Association, The Chronicles of Philanthropy and The Philanthropy Industry Exchange]

Goals: 1) significantly increase the number of Black, Latino and low income students who earn a diploma and/or enroll in a post secondary institution or a combined program, that gives them a credential with labor-market value, and concurrently, significantly decrease these students from enrolling in the prison system, 2). using the early childhood thought process of Montessori excelling and dental oral health educational curriculums, as a means of contribution, that the world is more peaceful and noble when our youth and others have Bright Smiles/Bright Futures and, 3) teaching the essence and principles of Rehabilitation, to the most dangerous/worst communities and prisons in America, to eliminate despair and improve/increase their quality of life.

Who: Who we are? A Team of genuinely concerned individuals who are qualified, bonafide, certified and have the experience and expertise to do this line of work.

What: What do we do? 1)provide assistance for inner-city students and otherwise, who come from disadvantaged/low income upbringings, who have achieved a bachaelors degree (maintained an outstanding GPA) and who want to pursue their post-bach continuing education, ie... a scholarship program that provides financial assistance, motivational/inspirational counseling, mentorship, tutelage, etc.
2)provide assistance for k thru 12 inner city students and otherwise, who come from disadvantaged/low income upbringings, ie...: youth guidance program were we assist with back to school supplies, clothes, after school programs, group/individual counseling, educational/life tutorship and mentorship for highly at risk youth/otherwise, as well as motivational/inspirational speeches, personal advice with goal setting, character development, conflict-resolution skills, positive communication skills, coping skills/ stress techniques, importance of family ties/unity, maintaining healthy diets, etc...
3)provide assistance to inner city students, residents, and otherwise, who come from disadvantaged/low income upbringings, who have artistic talent, creative visions, and motivating/inspiring stories, works, and material, who are striving to formulate their works into authentic stories, books, documentaries, films, movies, CD'c, etc.
4)provide assistance to inner city residents/otherwise, and overall public awareness, to various social issues and injustices. To help address and solve some of these societal issues and injustices by working to alleviate poverty and crime, by working to alleviate/eliminate the psychological, mental, and social conditions that leads to crime. Assisting Poor Muslim families, inner city families and otherwise, in times of hardship/adversity; lost of a loved one due to death (funeral arrangements), imprisonment, etc. Further assistance with coping skills, maintaining family ties, stress management, healthy diets, exercise and high quality of life. To help improve the quality of life for those within the first and last quarter of a Century. We are hopeful that all Americans and otherwise will live an entire Century, to become Centenarians. Their entering and leaving our Noble World, would be that of quality.

Why: why we want to? “Injustice any where is a threat to justice everywhere” and “violence anywhere is a threat to peace everywhere”. If we do not improve/increase this quality of life, they will continue to suffer from despair. Despair is an component of insanity, mental health, bad decisions/actions, violence, addictions and/or crime. Which historically/presently appears to be a Pipeline to Prison and an Underground Railroad back to Legal Slavery, and a Caste System (New Jim Crow), upheld by our Constitution and Supreme Court. For our Country to hold the position as the leader in imprisonment of its people, particularly impoverished Blacks, who come from impoverished communities, is an ignoble position, in a noble world.

How: How we plan to? Creator Willing, we will partner with organizations like the Giving Pledge Foundation, Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, Colgate Bright Smiles/Bright Future Foundation, Fare Start, BOCA, Islamic Relief and other foundations, The Saudi Royal Family and the other Wealthiest Royal Families in the World. We will teach/build community infrastructures: businesses, vocations and training facilities that provide the basic necessities of life; food, clothing, shelter, computers and transportation, we will build medical/dental, learning and athletic academies similar to Bright Smiles/Bright Futures, what LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and others have established with the I Promise School and Mamba Academy. We will reverse the trend of these communities from destruction to construction, every man, woman and child will get to work on improving/increasing and maintaining this new quality of community life.

Where: Where we plan to? We will start the Rehabilitation in the top 10 most dangerous/worst communities and prisons in America. Then we will have only forty more States. Mission and Goal Accomplished!

When: When we plan to? Now! We are now asking for you to make a giving pledge, become a partner, donor, sponsor, contributor and prayers to start the work.

“We are the sowers- our children are those who reap. We labor so that future generations will be better and nobler than we are”. Maria Montessori 

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men“. In 1855 Frederick Douglass had a series of dialogues with white slave-owners who could not, or would not, comprehend that slavery was morally wrong and it was during these communications that he wrote the above.

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Partners: We have very real and exceptional lifetime relationships/partnerships with Jews, Christians and Muslims, with Blacks, Whites, Hispanics and Asians. Proven relationships with Attorney(s) Ronald Rubinstien, David Cohen, Jeff Granate, Glen Marshall, David West, Thomas Ruffin, Michelle Alexander, Khurram Baig, and others. We have working relationships with Jewish, Christian and Muslims organizations, with Rabbi’s, Priest and Imams. 

We have Queens Native/Jazz Legend Tom “Jamaica Funk”  Browne and a few other Entertainers/Athletes (also those who are more than Athletes/Entertainers) signed on to help us with raising awareness, raising consciousness, raising funds, etc... 

We already have a few partnerships, and we have additional members/supporters, become one yourself; a member, supporter, sympathizer and/or major donor, by making a giving pledge/THE POWER OF THE TEAM/THE POWER OF GIVING/THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY!!!

1.  Hope Through Divine Intervention, http://htdi.org

2. Zoe Group Foundation, http://Www.ZoeGroupFoundation.org

3. Davis Bozeman Law Firm, https://www.davisbozeman.com/

4. Consequences of Thug Life, https://youtu.be/MNWrB6_9t_E

and Let Us Make Man, http://www.letusmakeman.net/

5. The Baig Firm, https://www.thebaigfirm.com

6.Youth Recycling/From Destruction To Production, https://youtu.be/ElJft-n8NfQ

7.All Things Harlem, Still Here,https://youtu.be/PMWiEDgRFDo, https://youtu.be/EhObhSenc5s,  https://youtu.be/dMUbsCn3QQU,  https://vimeo.com/68173434

8.Man Up Inc!, http://manupinc.org

9.Ruff Ryders Rescue Foundation, http://ruffrydersrescue.org/

10.Taylor Sky Studious, https://www.taylorskystudiocafe.com

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What Kinds of News and Personal Stories Do We Prefer? We Share Similar and the Same Values of The International Documentary Association, The Philanthropy  Exchange and The Chronicles of Philanthropy

* Non Fiction Writers & Documentary Storytelling expands our understanding of shared human experience, fostering an informed, compassionate, and connected world.
* Along with The International Documentary Association (IDA) our organization is dedicated to building and serving the needs of a thriving documentary culture.
* Through our Edutainment Program; Educating thru Entertainment/Teaching Forgiveness, Healing and Rehabilitation Through The Arts, it provides resources, creates community, and defends rights and freedoms for documentary artists, activists, non-fiction writers and journalists. We will offer a wide range of opportunities for story tellers/documentarians of all experience levels to grow professionally by enhancing their knowledge of the craft and business of nonfiction books-filmmaking.
* We’re writing for a national first, and then as we set good motivational/inspirational standards, leading by example, we will target the international audience, so if you have a compelling local story, it should also be relevant to other nonprofit practitioners across the country. As well as Noble Peace World Leaders across the Globe.
* If we’ve just written about a similar person, a similar neighborhood, or a development at a different organization, we probably won’t cover it again soon.
* We like: Stories about best or innovative practices in fundraising and managing organizations. Profiles of interesting (and especially effective but lesser-known) community leaders, charity leaders, fundraisers, and donors. New trends in giving or fundraising. Anything that our readers can learn from and adapt to make them more effective. Those who have a fighting spirit and an indomitable will to champion the restoration of love, peace, high quality and nobility of impoverished American Communities and the World.
* We probably will not write about and usually won’t attend and don’t cover: Galas. Celebrity events. Groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings. Gifts of less than $1 million unless they are out of the ordinary. Our target audience are the Caring, Compassionate and Noble Families of Royalty, Truly Affluent Entrepreneurs/Corporations and the Truly Philanthropic People of the World to help those who are Truly In Need!