About Me



Arthur “Art” Powell 
 

Art has first-hand knowledge of youth gang violence. He became exposed to the criminal elements of the streets at the early age of 13.  By age 15, he was involved with neighborhood cliques, which later became recognized as “gangs”. When Arthur (street name “Art”) was 19 he met a drug dealer who took him under his wing and helped form one of the most notorious gangs in Atlanta. From the years of 1988-1992, Art was involved in numerous crimes in the streets of Atlanta and was a major contributor to much of the gang violence that took place in Atlanta. In 1993, his criminal activity finally sent him to prison for 11 years and 6 months.

Art Powell is now a Credible Messenger/Life Skills Coach and has started his own company – EGRESS Consultants and Services, L.L.C.

Arthur Powell’s created curriculums “Project R.O.O.T.S (Reentry) and Project E.G.R.E.S.S (at-risk youth and young adults) to empower it’s participants to become successful by equipping them with tools in: Character Development, Life Skills, Cognitive Behavior, and Restorative Justice. The purpose of the curriculums is to deprogram its participants from a destructive and criminal mindset and help them change their mindset to become productive people in society. These curriculums are used: Metro Reentry Facility (Georgia Department of Corrections) and Atlanta YDC (Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.)

Art Powell’s expertise has been sought after by national networks like the History Channel’s “Gangland”, HLN Network “America Behind Bars”, CNN’s “Newsroom, and Destination America’s “Prison Ink” He’s been featured on FGTV’s “Writer’s in Focus” hosted by James Taylor and Channel 30’s “In Contact” hosted by Angela Robinson. He is also featured in upcoming docu-series, “ GANG GANG ATL and Dawn of Tha A.”

Art Powell also has several programs he has developed: Bullying and Gang Violence Prevention/Intervention Workshops (1-hour workshop), Staff /Parents/Community Training Workshop (2-contact hour training), Project EGRESS (12-weeks), Era of New Leaders (8-weeks), Road to Entrepreneurship (8-weeks), Project R.O.O.T.S. (12-weeks), and Project M.A.I.L.S. (12-weeks).

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