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Leonard Le’Doux, Jr. (born September 1, 1961) is an African American writer. He has written in various genres, including erotica fiction and paranormal romance fiction. Leonard Le'Doux, Jr. writes under the pseudonyms Redsnapper (in the Erotica Fiction genre)and R.J. Leonard (in the Paranormal Fiction genre).

Biography

Le’Doux was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas and he currently resides in Overland Park, Kansas. He was educated in the Kansas City, Kansas Public school system attending Dunbar South Elementary School from 1966-1974 Northeast Junior High School from 1974-1976 and Sumner High Schol from 1977-1978. He graduated from F.L. Schlagle High School in 1979.

He went to Donnelly College for a semester until he decided to pursue a career in the U.S. Army serving 22 years retiring as a Quartermaster Chief Warrant Officer.

Le’Doux has contributed to several books, newspaper columns, and has written articles for the Sphinx Magazine, the official organ of the first Greek Letter Fraternity for African-American Men, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in which Le'Doux holds his Life Membership.

Le’Doux also is the host of the Internet radio show entitled: WordSexy Radio, which airs every Monday.

Leonard Le’Doux, Jr. is the President and CEO of Midwest Publishing Group, L.L.C., a publishing group of designed to house three major publishing companies under one umbrella. This company was designed to aid up and coming writer to publish their craft within the Midwest part of the company who could not get recognition by major publishing house.

Le’Doux's education includes earning his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies from Excelsior College (USNY-Regents College) and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Saint Mary.