Biography
John Head grew up in Jackson, Georgia. He has been a journalist for more than twenty years and has worked for the Detroit Free Press, USA Today, and both the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution. He also served as press secretary for Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson. Currently he is a columnist and member of the editorial board of the Atlanta Constitution.

Books

Standing in the Shadows Black Men and Depression Available September 2004. Learn more.	We Were the Land's The Biography of a Homeplace Available now. Learn more.

Media events and book signings
Here is my schedule of book signings and other events.

Foundations
John is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Penn Center - the site of one of the country's first school for freed slaves and one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today.

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Other work
As a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow for 1999 - 2000, John Head contributed a number of articles focusing on Mental health challenges among minorities.

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Audio book reviews

Pictures
A gallery to compare pictures.

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