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akil city club of cleveland 's youth forum series . -lrb- marshall photo by jamal marshall -rrb- engages students during his address at the akil marshall
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akil marshall

akil marshall is an african-american author , speaker , and educational consultant in cleveland , ohio .
he is ceo of the akil marshall organization -lrb- tamo -rrb- , founder of dance afrika dance -lrb- dad -rrb- and has been teaching young people since 1992 .
the goal of tamo is to teach young people skills for success in their careers .
marshall is the author of five books .
his most recently published book winning in america : the high 5 model for american education is available at amazon .
he played professional football , philadelphia eagles and was the first strength and fitness coach for the national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- .
he was also the first african-american male to host an exercise and fitness television show in the united states .
in 2006 he was awarded the dr. martin luther king jr. .
community service award , cleveland .
