Jaquavis coleman biography sample

American street lit writing duo

Ashley & JaQuavis is the pseudonym of American writing street lit duo and New York Times best selling authors Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman.^[1][2] They are considered the youngest African-American co-authors to place on the New York Times Best Seller list twice.^[3][4][5] Their best-known work is the Cartel series, which appeared on the list in 2009 and 2010.^[6]

Biography

Ashley Antoinette Snell (b.

1985) and JaQuavis Coleman (c. 1984) were both born in Flint, Michigan.^[2][7][8] Coleman was raised in foster homes after being removed from his mother's home at age eight and eventually graduated from Flint Central High School; Antoinette graduated from Hamady High School.^[2][7][9] Coleman began selling cocaine at age 12.^[2][9] The couple met following an attempted dru