User:Albert Briscoe

A.J. Briscoe is an author, entrepreneur, orator, and prison literacy advocate striving towards the opportunity to raise the literacy level in underserved communities across America. Writing, pioneering innovations, community interaction, and mentoring youth has allowed his experience to inspire confidence and change in those that have been challenged by illiteracy.

A 7th grade dropout, and five time repeat felon that has experienced over ten years of incarceration, Mr. Briscoe chose to reevaluate the importance of education and pursue a crime free lifestyle. Following this, he accepted the challenge of becoming accomplished and began to make a transition.

“Instead of entertaining the pacifying distractions of prison life, I accepted the time I was given and chose to treat the experience like college.” A.J. Briscoe

His passion for contributing towards improving reading and comprehension skills inspired his interaction that involves positively motivating and mentoring inner city youth and troubled adults to obtain a strong work ethic, and acquire enhanced life and business skills. Utilizing books to identify skill sets is a strategy used to reach the youth he interacts with in order to improve our community’s literacy level. http://tsymr.stompent.com

His passion directed him to found the literacy campaign “To Succeed You Must Read!” that advocates the importance of reading to young people in underserved communities in the Greater Twin Cities area.

“I read avidly, studied hard, pursued continued education, and constructed a plan to lead myself in the direction aligned with my goals.” A.J. Briscoe

BOOK TITLES bY A.J. Briscoe are available at http://stompent.com

A.J. Briscoe Press Coverage

2013 WEB INTERVIEWS P.O.P.S. Movement / Host: Hest Aden http://www.blogtalkradio.com/popsmovement/2013/09/05/to-succeed-you-must-read

Conversations with Al McFarlane / Host: Al McFarlane http://kfai.org/node/38165

Awareness to Conscious Minds / Host: Malletta Kimmons http://www.blogtalkradio.com/maletakimmons/2013/04/20/a2cm-spring-extended-2013 - .UXM9uqNY4T8.facebook

The Canvass Show / Host: Michael Dixon http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thecanvassshow/2013/04/07/the-fellas

H2BE: (How To Beat Elephant) / Host: Jason Muhammad http://www.blogtalkradio.com/h2beoice/2013/05/24/how-to-be-elephnats

NBM: (Nation Building Movement) / Host: Queen Azzizzara http://www.blogtalkradio.com/walking-with-god/2013/05/19/nation-building-presents-young-gifted-and-black

2013 MEDIA PUBLICATIONS MSR: http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/2013/05/08/criminal-incubation-the-perpetuating-factors-of-criminal-behavior/

MSR: http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/2013/04/24/one-mans-battle-against-illiteracy/

MSR: http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/2013/06/05/the-community-should-hold-musicians-accountable-for-glorifying-negativity/

2013 Awards •	Entrepreneurship Scholarship awarded by 180 Compass •	Germaine Moody’s “50 Seed of Greatness” being reviewed for the Guinness Book of World Records •	Award winning author & journalist Burt Berlowe featured A.J. Briscoe in the “Compassionate Rebels,” book. “>