Khalid Moffitt
The Philadelphia Independent American Party (IAP) Committee has entered into a political community experience with poet and author Khalid Moffitt. The announcement was made Sunday, March 14, by Warren Bloom, Treasurer of Philadelphia IAP Committee.
Khalid Moffitt is an author, poet and promoter who has risen from imprisonment and gun shot victim to citywide critical acclaim.
In 1992, following several hardships, including serving a prison sentence for illegal activities and having been shot while driving away from a dispute mix up, Moffitt began his professional writing career from a hospital sick bed.
As far as his prison time goes, it was in December of the year 1992 that Moffitt, the drug dealer, was sentenced to be incarcerated as a prisoner at the Graterford prison located at Pennsylvania 29 & Graterford Rd. The second prison he went to was
Khalid overcame another life threatening dilemma. That time he was the victim living in the big sunny city.
In 2008 Moffitt was shot during an argument between his younger brother and an acquaintance of his younger brother at a
Khalid had just begun finishing his first book for self-publishing when he was asked by his younger brother to accompany him to a friend's house to help mediate a dispute. Shortly after arriving at the home of his brother's friend, Khalid's brother and friend began to yell at each other. Then a gunman jumped outside his home, made a threatening comment about arguing with Moffitt's younger brother, and began firing at close range into Moffitt's body. He was shot in the throat before he could get away from the argument. Moffitt was driving his car to avoid trouble when the perpetrator opened fire on both Moffitt and his brother. His brother took a hit from the shots fired as the shooter fled the scene.
No one seemed to have heard the shots fired. And by the time the police came on the scene Khalid had rushed his brother and himself toward the nearest hospital where police stopped Khalid. The police assisted getting both he and his brother to the emergency ward. Moffitt's brother was hit far worse than he was as the shooting ended in his brother being paralyzed at the waist.
After entering the hospital Moffitt survived the gun shot to the neck.
While thinking about how hard it was to live as a young man in the big city of brotherly love he finished his self-published book, Love & Life in My Language. Khalid Moffitt's Love & Life in My Language is in paper back and it has about 40 poems which he personally penned.
It is a 52-page poetry book that delivers 20 love poems, and 20 life poems from his life experience. The book was completed and released in March of ’09.
He has had at least two book signings and two local radio appearances. And he has sold over 200 copies to date. Moffitt says about his book: “STILL SELLING. . . STILL WRITING”.
Khalid is a 35 year old African American male living in
Moffitt enjoys nature, traveling, movies, swimming, and tennis, mind boggling puzzles, creating new ways to change the world/life, and people who feel the same way.
Although his life has many challenges/commitments, there’s nothing that means more to Moffitt than his literature. He is a poet who has been writing since the age of ten, and continues daily. Poetry is his passion and form of expression.
Khalid is a member of the NAACP, as well as the Writers Guild of America.
Moffitt describes himself this way. “I am a self-published author, that, while releasing my book, "Royal Man Expressions", my own publishing company was born! Royal Man Expressions also has a greeting card component currently in the makings,” he says.
“In addition to writing poetry," says Moffitt, "I am a hip-hop and R&B song-writer."
"I have written and completed 72 songs. The words that I’ve written have given me the inspiration, along with the encouragement from others to become a motivational speaker. I have spoken to children and adults about life, success, failure, never giving up . . . no matter what; to name a few topics. I also have an internet talk show entitled "Royal Talk with K. Moffitt". This is the same concept, but world issues are also discussed in conversation,” he says.
“By living in
Moffitt is currently a contributor for the Philadelphia Front Page News online newspaper, and has made appearances on local cable TV productions watched in North and
Khalid Moffitt can be contacted at the following email addresses: khalid@kmoffitt.com, royalmanexpressions@kmoffitt.com, christel@kmoffitt.com, blogtalkradio.com/kmoffitt, His personal email address is khalidmoffitt@aol.com. You can reach Khalid Moffitt for book signings and/or readings and appearances at (215) 391-0033.
