Knowledge B

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Knowledge B, also known as Abdul-Hakim Works and CEO Hood Square, is a justice-impacted journalist/blogger, published author, entrepreneur, mentor, and aspiring motivational speakers. He is currently incarcerated in the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry. He has been incarcerated since he was sixteen years old, but has never allowed these circumstances to define or confine him. He commits to the principle of never giving up on his life goals, in'sha Allah (God willing). This mindset has led him to some notable academic and real world achievements from behind bars. He has earned his GED, numerous certificates from Central Arizona College, an Associate in Applied Science – General Business with Highest Distinction from Rio Salado College, and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies at Ashland University. Knowledge B is the esteemed author of Tha Khronicles, Tha System, and Tha Lady Fierce Saga in his Hood Square Series and his memoir, CEO Hood Square: My Prison Memoir. He is the CEO of Hood Square and founder of the blog, A Real Hood Square's Perspective. Connect with him on any of these social media accounts: 

https://www.instagram.com/ceohoodsquare

https://www.tiktok.com/@ceohoodsquare

https://www.facebook.com/ceohoodsquare12

https://www.facebook.com/tharealHoodSquare

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdul-hakim-works-ba12162b6

https://x.com/CEOHoodSquare

https://www.bigo.tv/user/CEOHoodSquare

Erik S. Maloney has been wrongfully incarcerated for over twenty-five years. He has dedicated his life to advocating for a trauma-focused approach to rehabilitation in prisons and bringing attention to the harms of mass incarceration through his writings and work as the cofounder of the Arizona Transformation Project (ATP). (See www.aztransform.org). He is also a five time academically published author, with his book Imprisoned Minds: Lost Boys, Trapped Men, and Solutions from within the Prison.

To support him, you can visit his portfolio on www.change.org/helpErikMaloney

To connect with him on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/emaloneyaz