Jean-Louis Tailly was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in west Africa and spent 8 years in France where he graduated from High school. In 1991 he moved to Cincinnati, OH where his older brother Eric ...view moreJean-Louis Tailly was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in west Africa and spent 8 years in France where he graduated from High school. In 1991 he moved to Cincinnati, OH where his older brother Eric was attending Xavier University on a presidential scholarship. While in Cincinnati he was converted to Christianity in 1992 and have been a practicing and devoted Christian since. Inspired by his unending love for Africa, his social activism, and Christian beliefs, Jean-Louis wrote his first book "˜We Are Joseph" while completing his undergraduate degree in Sociology. Jean-Louis eventually graduated from NC State University in Raleigh, NC where he moved in 1998 with his wife. He has a BA in Sociology and is the Founder and President of Radiant F.A.C.E.S Foundation, an organization devoted to finding new sources of funding to educate African children. He currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife and daughter Imani. Jean-Louis is also providing financial assistance to his nephew Marc Alain, the son of his older brother Eric who unfortunately passed away and left a one-year old son behind. Marc-Alain ended up in a refugee camp in Ghana next door to Côte d'Ivoire where his mother is from and hoped of a better future for her and her son there.view less