Jacob The Jeweler STARTS PositiveXchange

by **J The Kidd** Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:24 am

With only a few weeks to go until the start of his lengthy
federal jail term, Jacob The Jeweler is partnering with community
organizers in Dallas, TX to introduce a new youth support network.
Jacob, born Jacob Arabo, is scheduled to co-headline a press conference
next Thursday (Dec 11) to introduce Positive Xchange, an initiative
that aims to curb violence by creating alternatives to mainstream
entertainment for at risk youth.

The organization, founded by community activist Omar Jahwar and his
Vision Regeneration movement, will launch an online social network at
PositiveXchange.com that will mirror many of the current pop-culture
influences available to teens online, but with a more positive message.
The site will be supported by several other initiatives including the
new M.Y. Journal Magazine, a publication produced, in part, by teens
spotlighting the achievements of their peers and offering advice from
mentors.

In June of this year, Jacob The Jeweler was sentenced to a maximum of
30 years in prison for his involvement in a money laundering operation
tied to the Detroit-based Black Mafia Family. As one of more than 25
individuals sentenced in the case, he was ordered to "surrender to
federal marshals as notified, but not before January 15, 2009."

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