"Independent writer and filmmaker Antonio Ricardo Cannady wrote screenplays that got him invited through the exclusive doors of CBS Television, appearances on TMZ, and mentoring by an Emmy award-winning TV producer, which led him to a six-figure writing offer from Whitfield Entertainment Group (WEG), an entertainment company affiliated with Grammy-winning recording artist Pharrell Williams and Grammy-nominated artist Pusha-T. 

What isn’t known is that Antonio is the byproduct of an emotionally and physically violent childhood home that endured years of domestic trauma, only to escape and emotionally bleed onto the streets of Orlando, Florida, and, unfortunately, onto others as well. For years, he battled a powder cocaine addiction, undiagnosed mental disorders, relationship issues, and the arduous struggle to keep the broken boy within himself the darkest of secrets.

While maneuvering from Orlando to the streets of Los Angeles in search of something outside of himself, Antonio was armed with every damaging tool imaginable that could ignite his pending self-destruction. Fortunately, a truth was revealed along his journey, resulting in a rerouting of his path. So, how did he sidestep and overcome such a clear, definite, and unfortunate fate?"

You have just read the blurb for my memoir 'The Black Pages: The Memoir Setting Me Free,' which is available on April 9, 2024, exclusively through Barnes & Noble. And to think, I could have avoided so many pitfalls in life if I had only learned about properly managing my emotions at a very early age. At this moment, I am decades into the game of life and have had to learn the hard way in way too many bad situations because I allowed my emotions to rule me instead of me ruling my emotions. Some may say it's too late for someone like me to do some real good for others in this life, but I disagree, so I started 'The Antonio Ricardo Cannady Act (ARCA) initiative, which calls for the federal government to enact ARCA into federal law.

What is the Antonio Ricardo Cannady Act, also known as ARCA?

The Antonio Ricardo Cannady Act (ARCA) is a proposal to implement a federal law that will mandate every United States school district to require students to complete emotional intelligence course(s) to ascend from grade, middle, and high school levels. Students must complete one emotional intelligence course at the 5th-grade level, at the 8th-grade level, and at the 12th-grade level with an average grade score of at least a B-average to graduate and proceed to the next level.

LEARN MORE AT https://www.arcact.info/

There are far too many young lives being lost at the hands of other emotionally volatile youth. Way too many mothers are crying on TV over the death of their daughters simply because they chose to break up with a dangerous boyfriend or get a divorce. ARCA can and will change those statistics for tomorrow’s youth. I ask that you please sign and share the petition to move the needle forward and save the lives of tomorrow’s youth and then visit https://www.arcact.info/ for more information on how you can get involved on the street level and truly have a hand in changing tomorrow’s youth and our society.

I did not want to make this petition too long word-wise, but you can gain complete access to the free PDF of The Antonio Ricardo Cannady Act and how it will change for generations for the better by visiting ARCACT.INFO