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Terrell A. Blount
Terrell A. Blount (born August 7, 1984) is an African-American motivational speaker, mentor, and activist for both prison reform and civil rights. His main topics of discussion are post-secondary education for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, race and class, police brutality, as well as his own experiences within the criminal justice system.

Early Life
Terrell was born in Newark, New Jersey to Theresa and Thel Blount. The middle child of three children, Terrell grew up with his two sisters, attending Lousie A. Spencer Elementary School before moving to Union, NJ for both middle school and high school. In September of 2001--the beginning of his senior year in high school--he was suspended just two weeks into the school year for a cafeteria fight. The lengthy 10-day suspension put Terrell over the maximum number of absences in marking period, forcing him to transfer to Orange High School to finish school.