Albert Phillips Jr. is a Baltimore-based writer and educator whose work thoughtfully explores the rich alchemy of Black life, both past and present. A graduate of Morgan State University with a B.S. in Print Journalism and an M.Ed. from Johns Hopkins University, Albert is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Baltimore. In 2020, he published his acclaimed debut book, Y’all Hiring? The Black Teen’s Guide to Navigating Employment, which has been used by thousands of young people across the United States. His second book, Where You From? Tales of Sandtown, is a personal collection of essays that reflects on identity, place, and growing up as a Black boy in one of Baltimore’s most storied neighborhoods and was released in October 2025. Albert’s writing has been featured in Black Enterprise, The Afro, Baltimore Fishbowl, and various other online and print publications.