Orlando TaylorOrlando Taylor was born in St. Louis, MO. He spent 11 years volunteering for St. Paul Saturdays Manhood and Leadership Development Program, helping African American males navigate life and go on to college (www.stpaulsaturdays.com). Growing up, he wa fascinated with writing, science, and reading, and this interest led to some early exposure to reading comic books, poetry, and literature. Later, Orlando developed a passion for ideas that could be transformed into scripts for TV and film. In My Scars Are My Birthmark, Orlando explores the issues one might face in life and those familiar to the African American community. These are the love; relationships with himself, the community, and the world itself. To fight to have a life of meaning in a country that wants to erase you. He writes in the hopes of sharing with his readers the black experience of black people and especially black men. He has been featured in several anthologies of poetry prior. He can also be reached on the website www.kuumbaconcepts.com or on IG @olaorun_kingOp-Ed: https: //www.blackstarnews.com/health/living/why-black-men-in-the-usa-need-healing.htmlhttps: //aframnews.com/let-the-black-women-lead/ Read More Read Less