It's not regular — Jahmal Cole's speech at MLK Jr Day Interfaith Breakfast, Chicago, 2018

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. Speakola has a Patreon page which you can join If you want to offer regular support for as little as $3/mth. We also welcome credit card donations,  which can be monthly or one off. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want a fortnightly email setting out great speeches by theme. Episode supported by the Podcast Reader magazine. Issue #5 out now. For free pdf offer, email [email protected] and mention Speakola. Tony is @byTonyWilson on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.