Tommie Mabry

Tommie Mabry (born 1987 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American author, scholar and advocate for impoverished youth, particularly in his home city of Jackson, Mississippi.

Early life and education Mabry was born in 1987, the youngest of six children, and grew up in an impoverished neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi. He was expelled from seven elementary schools and three middle schools; at age 11, he was arrested and spent time in juvenile detention facility. In high school, Mabry joined an AAU basketball team, through which he received scholarship offers from multiple universities. However, he stopped playing after being shot in the foot during his senior year. He became the first person in his family to graduate high school. on scholarship before transferring to Tougaloo College, where he was named Mister Tougaloo College in 2011; he received his Bachelor of Arts in education in 2011, followed by his Master of Arts in child development 2017.

In 2022, Mabry published Perspective! The Secret to Student Motivation and Success through SAGE Publications.

Personal life Mabry is married to Jerrika, with whom he has three children.

Other Mabry went to Yazoo City, Mississippi to make a motivational speech at Woolfolk Middle School. Publications