About the Author
Knowledge B
Author Info
Knowledge B (Abdul-Hakim Works) is a justice-impacted author, journalist, blogger, entrepreneur, certified peer support specialist, mentor, professional speaker, recording artist, and visionary leader. Widely known as CEO Hood Square, Knowledge B is the founder and CEO of Hood Square and the creator of A Real Hood Square’s Perspective—a national platform amplifying raw, unfiltered stories from street-impacted, justice-impacted, and system-adjacent voices who embody the balance of being both streetwise and booksmart.
Currently incarcerated within the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry since the age of sixteen, Knowledge B has transformed adversity into purpose through discipline, education, and personal development. Rather than allowing incarceration to define him, he has used his journey to build a body of work centered on resilience, accountability, growth, and transformation.
His academic and professional achievements include a GED, multiple certificates from Central Arizona College, an Associate in Applied Science – General Business with Highest Distinction from Rio Salado College, a Certificate in Leadership and Management from Southern Utah University, a Competent Communicator certification from Toastmasters International, and certification as a Peer Support Specialist through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies at Ashland University.
Knowledge B is the author of the Hood Square Series—Tha Khronicles, Tha System, and Tha Lady Fierce Saga—as well as the memoir CEO Hood Square: My Prison Memoir. He is also the lead author and curator of A Real Hood Square’s Perspective: Stories From Da Pen, a powerful anthology featuring firsthand accounts from incarcerated individuals across the United States. His self-help book, From Boyz To Men: A Simple Guide To Surviving Adversity, blends lived experience with practical tools for discipline, reflection, and personal growth.
He is also the creator of Tha KEY Program: Becoming the KEY to Unlock Your Own Potential, a personal development framework focused on self-awareness, accountability, education, emotional discipline, leadership, and transformation. Expanding the Hood Square movement through music, Knowledge B is also the creator of Hood Square: Tha EP, a motivational, non-explicit hip-hop project rooted in resilience, self-awareness, and personal evolution.
Across all platforms, Knowledge B’s work is dedicated to helping others become students of the struggle and graduates of personal growth.
Connect with him across platforms:
Dot com website: tharealhoodsquare
LinkedIn: Abdul-Hakim Works
Instagram / TikTok / X / YouTube: @ceohoodsquare
Facebook: ceohoodsquare12
LinkedIn: Abdul-Hakim Works
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Check out the Stories From Da Pen Series on the blog, A Real Hood Square's Perspective on the website: https://tharealhoodsquare.com/blog-page
This series is a powerful and unique collection of firsthand accounts from individuals currently experiencing incarceration. These stories, told by Hood Squares, provide an unfiltered glimpse into their lives—shedding light on their most notable highs and lows, from their upbringing to their experiences within the prison system.
Through this series, readers will gain a raw and honest perspective on the resilience, struggles, and humanity of incarcerated men and women across the United States. Get ready to step into their world and hear voices that are too often silenced.
