J.L. Whitehead began writing at the age of twelve while residing in West Philadelphia. Being brought up in the turbulent gang war era of the 70’s, J.L.’s mother thought it best to keep him inside for his safety. It was then that he turned to creative writing as a means of entertainment and self-expression. Once in high school, he began writing short stories and sharing them with his classmates. Years later, he submitted an editorial piece to PGN Incorporated which evolved into a freelance columnist position. In 1989, he self-published a book of his own poetry entitled, “Universal Words”, and later that same year, he became the cover model as well as one of the contributing poets to “A Warm December” released by Vega Press. By 2002, J.L. Whitehead had become not only a contributing columnist to an online publication entitled, “Never2Funky”, but he also contributed various articles to the publications of every major company that he has worked for. In 2005, he began writing what would become his first full length novel entitled, “Bruthas” which was released in 2010, and currently, he is enjoying role as Senior Correspondent for another online publication entitled, GBM News.