Jahmal Cole is running for Illinois' First Congressional District in 2022 as a Democrat. He's a community activist and founder of My Block, My Hood, My City, which is an after school program that offers disadvantaged kids broader city wide experiences beyond their neighbourhoods in Chicago.

'it's not regular' is a brilliant speech that was delivered at a Martin Luther King jr. Day Interfaith Breakfast in Chicago, on 21st January 2018. Full text and audio here. There were a thousand people in attendance, and Cole's speech was shared around the world.

Jahmal gives such good speaking advice in this episode, and we wish him well with his campaign. If you wish to donate, you can at https://www.cole2022.com/

To support My Block, My Hood, My City, visit their site.

Jahmal Cole's book is 'It's Not Regular: How to Recognise Prejudice in Palin Sight'

Tony has a new website for the books he has written, including Harry Highpants mentioned in this episode.

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Jahmal Cole is <a href="https://www.cole2022.com/">running for Illinois' First Congressional District</a> in 2022 as a Democrat. He's a community activist and founder of <a href="https://www.formyblock.org/">My Block, My Hood, My City</a>, which is an after school program that offers disadvantaged kids broader city wide experiences beyond their neighbourhoods in Chicago.
'it's not regular' is a brilliant speech that was delivered at a Martin Luther King jr. Day Interfaith Breakfast in Chicago, on 21st January 2018. Full text and audio <a href="https://speakola.com/ideas/jahmal-cole-mlk-interfaith-breakfast-2019">here</a>. There were a thousand people in attendance, and Cole's speech was shared around the world.
Jahmal gives such good speaking advice in this episode, and we wish him well with his campaign. If you wish to donate, you can at <a href="https://www.cole2022.com/">https://www.cole2022.com/</a>
To support My Block, My Hood, My City, visit <a href="https://www.formyblock.org/">their site.</a>
Jahmal Cole's book is '<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Its-Not-Regular-Recognize-Injustice-ebook/dp/B07ZFYTDZQ">It's Not Regular: How to Recognise Prejudice in Palin Sight'</a>
Tony has <a href="https://www.tonywilsonauthor.com/">a new website</a> for the books he has written, including <a href="https://www.tonywilsonauthor.com/harry-highpants">Harry Highpants </a>mentioned in this episode.
Speakola has a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/speakola">Patreon page</a> which you can join If you want to offer regular support for as little as $3/mth. We also <a href="https://speakola.com/donate">welcome credit card donations,&nbsp; </a>which can be monthly or one off.
<a href="https://speakola.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=47c3d7d7251b07730b7f177e1&amp;id=31b03304d9">Subscribe to our newsletter</a> if you want a fortnightly email setting out great speeches by theme.
Episode supported by the <a href="https://podread.org/">Podcast Reader magazine</a>. Issue #5 out now. For free pdf offer, email <a href="mailto:hello@podread.org">hello@podread.org</a> and mention Speakola.
Tony is @byTonyWilson on Twitter and Instagram.

Speakola is the home for great speeches on the web. 

Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous – think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known. 

In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.

Tony will also play a ‘speech of the week’ to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.

Speakola, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola is the home for great speeches on the web. 
Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous &ndash; think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known.&nbsp;
In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.
Tony will also play a &lsquo;speech of the week&rsquo; to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.
<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a>, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola

<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a> is the home for great speeches on the web. 
Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous &ndash; think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known.&nbsp;
In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.
Tony will also play a &lsquo;speech of the week&rsquo; to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.
<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a>, for all speeches great and small.

Congressional candidate Jahmal Cole talks about his 'It's not regular' speech from an MLK Day breakfast in 2018.

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