London is a member of the Young Adult Council of the Steppenwolf Theater and appeared on PBS for a TED Talk with John Legend and Bill Gates. In 2011, he won the Louder Than A Bomb youth poetry slam in his Chicago, according to a biography on his website.
In 2012, just graduated from Lincoln Park High School, London talked to the Tribune about growing up in Austin and how it affected his work.
“There are a lot of kids like me in places like this, places kind of pushed into the shadows by the people who run this city,” he said. “We have stories to tell, stories not told in the news and media. I am getting the chance to tell mine, and others can too.”
In September of that year, he made his national television debut in “Verses & Flow,” a series that features musical and poetry performances.
The others arrested during the protest are:
• Dan M. Vanriper, 38, of the 35900 block of Wilcox in Murrieta, Calif., charged with one felony count of possession of a controlled substance, one misdemeanor count of unlawful use of weapon (a Taser), one misdemeanor count of possession of a deadly weapon (a knife).
• Johnae A. Strong, 25, of the 1400 block of East 55th Street in Chicago, charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting police officer.
May Page, 26, of the 5300 block of South Harper Avenue in Chicago, charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting police officer.
• Troy T. Alim, 24, of the 4600 block of South Drexel Boulevard in Chicago, charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting police officer.
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