He is the author of numerous books including The Quadrasoul, novels that explore the four dimensions of the human spirit.
He was born on May 26, 1937, in Weldon, North Carolina, his father was a Baptist minister and his mother was an insurance broker.
[3] Cheek graduated from James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, and continued his education at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where he majored in Economics.
In 1971, Cheek was appointed as the 7th President of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he served until 1974.
He has also worked as a professor of Social Science and as Dean of Graduate Studies at the New York Institute of Technology.