Jordan Coleman

By admin On November 1, 2009 Under Role Models
Jordan Coleman, 13, funded the documentary 'Say It Loud' to make a positive impact on his community.

Jordan Coleman, 13, funded the documentary ‘Say It Loud’ to make a positive impact on his community.

Jordan’s friends want to be the next Michael Jordan or rap star. But Jordan wants young African-American boys like him to focus on going to college first. Jordan, 13, used the money he made from being a voice-over actor on the Nickelodeon show “The Backyardigans” to get that message across through a documentary.

The 48-minute documentary is called “Say it Loud,” featuring Ludacris, Rev. Al Sharpton and Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker. Jordan says, “We wanted kids who are getting good grades, or men who’ve graduated from college to ’say it loud,’” Jordan says about the title of his film. “They need to be proud of what they’ve done and make sure they’re sending that message along with being a good athlete or a musician.”

Jordan is trying to show his peers that school is cool. His favorite interview of the movie was Kobe Bryant. “I never knew that his SAT scores were so high. He had such good scores he could’ve gone to any college he wanted to.”

What would you like to ask Jordan? Post your questions here or at iReport.com. Be sure to watch my interview with Jordan on Friday at 3:30 p.m. on CNN.com Live.

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