He has received numerous awards that include the 2015 Man of Merit from The Delta Project, 2011 Community Service Award from the Sociology Department at Grambling State University, 2008 American Education Week Certificate of Appreciation from the Department of Education at Grambling State University along with a Certificate of Appreciation from The McCullum Youth Court for the 2006-2007 school year, to name a few. He has 20-plus years of experience with youth from all walks of life as well as those who are at–risk.
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Andre Aikins manages the day-to-day operations for Alive & Free and teaches the Alive & Free prescription in the community. He holds honorary doctorates from Morehouse College and the University of San Managerįormerly a math teacher and Assistant Principal at both Frick Middle and Madison Middle School in East Oakland, Mr. in Psychology from Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. in Education from San Francisco State University, and his Ph.D. Marshall earned his B.A from the University of San Francisco, an M.A. He is a trustee emeritus of the University of San Francisco and past president of the San Francisco Police Commission and was recently appointed to serve on the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men, established by Congress in 2020 to study, report on and provide recommendations relating to the conditions affecting Black men and boys.ĭr. His innovation has earned him the MacArthur Genius Award, an Ashoka Fellowship, the California Prize for Service and the Common Good, the Children’s Defense Fund Leadership Award, the Essence Award, and the Use Your Life Award from Oprah Winfrey. Marshall is the author of the 1996 best-selling book, Street Soldier: One Man’s Struggle to Save a Generation, One Life at a Time and the subject of the PBS documentary Street Soldiers. Another 46 members are currently enrolled in college, and over 70 have gone on to earn graduate degrees.ĭr. Founded in 1987 as Omega Boys Club, Alive & Free has transformed the lives of thousands young people and produced 250 college graduates, all supported by the organization’s scholarship fund. He is also the host of the violence prevention radio talk show Street Soldiers on 106.1 KMEL/ iHeart Radio. He is the founder of Alive & Free, an international violence prevention organization headquartered in San Francisco, the creator of the Alive & Free Movement and president of the Alive & Free Consortium-an organization dedicated to eliminating violence worldwide. is an author, lecturer, radio talk show host, and community activist. Before co-founding the organization in 1987, he was a math teacher and administrator with the San Francisco Unified School District Executive Director and Co-Founderĭr. He is a social entrepreneur recognized for his pioneering work redefining youth violence as a disease and developing the successful Alive & Free Prescription violence prevention methodology. PhD is the executive director of Alive & Free and serves on the Executive and Strategic Directions Committees.
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