Puerto Rican Poet, born in Puerto Rico, raised in New York City's upper Manhattan, 108th Street and Columbus Avenue. He attended Public Schools 165 (grammer school) 54 (middle school), Harlem Prep School, and graduated from SUNYAB. Creator of www.educationalpledge.com, makers of the Barack Obama Principles of Learning T-Shirt. Cappas is the author of "Never too late to make a U-turn: An Educational Pledge & 15 Questions to Self-Development", as well as the author of "Lessons for Myself", a book for young people interested in getting out the box.