Mychal Wynn

Mychal Wynn (1956 - ) Mychal Wynn, best known as the author of The Eagles who Thought They were Chickens, is a man of faith and a strategist. Whether serving in the role of devoted husband, parent, author, educator, trainer, curriculum developer, researcher, college adviser, or speaker, Mr. Wynn believes that with the right strategies, any obstacle can be overcome and any goal can be achieved. Born in rural Alabama and given up for adoption at 6 months of age to a family who lived in Chicago’s infamously marginalized South Side urban ghetto, Mr. Wynn survived the gangs, violence, and despair to attend Northeastern University as the first in his family to attend college, where he graduated cum laude with a BS in Business and Computer Science.

Since publishing his first book, Don’t Quit—Inspirational Poetry, Mr. Wynn has served as a beacon of hope and strategist for students from similarly marginalized communities and under-resourced backgrounds. Mr. Wynn’s personal experiences shaped his core belief that armed with the right strategies, anyone can overcome their obstacles or circumstances. Whether teaching writing and public speaking to middle school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, inspiring the aspirations of students in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court Schools, or inspiring the dreams and aspirations of students in some of South Carolina’s highest-poverty high schools, Mr. Wynn and his writing have served as sources of inspiration.

Mr. Wynn and his wife have two sons, Mychal-David, a graduate of Amherst College, and Jalani, a 2012 Gates Millennium Scholar, who attended Morehouse College.