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About
Poet, author, and humanitarian. He is the founder of Soul Water Rising, a global rehumanizing mission to eradicate oppression and shares his work via education and speaking engagements. On his jaiyajohn Instagram page, he has 240,000 followers who can see some of his inspirational messages, appearances, and books that he has written.
Before fame
He has a doctorate and master's degrees in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He was a professor of social psychology at Howard University.
Trivia
He has written numerous books including Daughter Drink This Water, Fragrance After Rain, and Freedom: Medicine Words for your Brave Revolution.
Family life
He was born into foster care as an orphan in New Mexico.
Associated with
He wrote a poem called Bless You Who Set Our People Free where he mentioned Donald Trump.