Jarnell Stokes is a world-class athlete, NBA/CBA, wellness advocate, writer, actor, and movie producer. Jarnell was ranked #3 in the nation during his basketball career, drafted 25th overall in the NBA, 2X Gold medalist, and has played professionally since 2014.
Jarnell grew up in the inner city of Memphis. He describes himself as an avid reader, chess guru, and explorer. He sees his fellow humans as an extension of his basketball team and strives to empower people to question assumptions. In his personal life, he focuses on developing healthy habits for his mind, body, and soul, and has expanded his philosophy into acting and building health and consciouses-based business called STOKED x CNA Kids.
Jarnell is also a social justice grassroots ambassador/manager for the Hip Hop Caucus, partnering with We Shall Breath foundation and many other activists’ organizations, and a board member for EMA foundation which has allowed him to speak freely about social and environment justice. Jarnell recently spoke alongside prominent leaders at the #WeShallBreathe Virtual Earth Day Summit and discussed the growing water crisis and environmental racism, more particularly the Byhalia Oil Pipeline happening right in the neighborhood he grew up.
In 2020, Jarnell published a children's book titled "Wings to Fly" that was a 2nd Place 2020 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner. This book is now in pre-production as both a television serial and a feature film. Jarnell currently is an entrepreneur with Stoked Bros. Media, Stoked Films, STOKED Superfoods, and is soon to be part owner of two major cryptocurrency payment platforms, Voyage and Crypto with Claude Palmer (of Satellite radio) and Stephen Eirlich (former CEO of Etrade).