Peak Johnson

Dominique "Peak" Johnson is a North Philadelphia native and a graduate of the Community College of Philadelphia and Temple University. Dominique's writing career began in 2002 when he working on the Project HOME publication, The North Philly Metropolis. Dominique has written for various publications, both print and online. He currently contributes to the Huffington Post and Global Philadelphia while working part time as a barista at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

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4 years ago

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