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Kendall J. Matthews is a former United States Marine who served in Operation
Restore Hope in Somalia, the horn of Africa. He’s a graduate of Virginia State University and Hunter College’s
Graduate School of Urban Affairs and Planning. Kendall is a member of the New York City Police Department, currently assigned
to the Housing Bureau in the South Bronx. He also volunteers as a tutor at the East Harlem Tutorial Program. His first book,
Mommy I want to be a Cop, is a children’s
book.
According to Kendall Matthews’ book description, “this book is
about a neighborhood boy who had dreams of becoming a cop. Considering how dangerous
of a job a Police Officer can be his mommy took him out for a day to see if she could change his mind of becoming a cop to
a less dangerous profession. At the end of the day, and after experiencing what
it would be like to wear the hats of different professions, the boy sticks to his dream of someday wearing the hat of a Police
Officer.”
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