When the Alphabet Comes: A Life Changed by Exposure - Allen, Jerome
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By the time Jerome Allen was in junior high, he was on a trajectory that would expose him to worlds beyond his North Philadelphia neighborhood. Basketball was his passport from poverty to privilege and access. Privilege and access would be his undoing, almost costing him everything. In his memoir, WHEN THE ALPHABET COMES: A Life Changed by Exposure, Jerome Allen chronicles not only his exposure to affluence, celebrity and living abroad, but the consequences of unwanted public exposure during a college admissions scandal and federal prosecution. As Allen reviews his changing personal landscapes…mehr

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By the time Jerome Allen was in junior high, he was on a trajectory that would expose him to worlds beyond his North Philadelphia neighborhood. Basketball was his passport from poverty to privilege and access. Privilege and access would be his undoing, almost costing him everything. In his memoir, WHEN THE ALPHABET COMES: A Life Changed by Exposure, Jerome Allen chronicles not only his exposure to affluence, celebrity and living abroad, but the consequences of unwanted public exposure during a college admissions scandal and federal prosecution. As Allen reviews his changing personal landscapes of integrity, reputation, leadership, altruism, access and privilege, he reveals how he remains grounded in faith and family.
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Jerome Allen is an NBA Assistant Coach for the Boston Celtics. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where, prior to joining the Celtics staff, he served as the John. R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men's Basketball. Beginning in 1995 as the 2nd Round draft pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves, his professional basketball career spanned 14 years, in 4 different NBA cities and 6 different countries throughout Europe. Since 1999, he has worked to create sustainable social impacts for youth from communities that struggle with educational and economic access. Drawing upon 19 years of experience in educational consulting and his own life, Jerome Allen actively supports and inspires students to develop their gifts through education. Allen is the father of four children. He and his wife, Aida, have been married since 1998.