Joseph Earl Marshall, Jr. (born 1947)[1][2] is an American author, lecturer, radio talk show host, and community activist.
Marshall grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and the South Central part of Los Angeles, California.
[5] San Francisco urban contemporary station KMEL hired Marshall to host the Sunday night talk show Street Soldiers after local rapper MC Hammer hosted the November 1991 debut show.
[7] The show continues to air every Sunday night from 8-10pm PST and focuses on discussing critical issues and events affecting the African American community and its youth.
Marshall also founded the Street Soldiers National Consortium, a group of activists dedicated to preventing violence nationwide.