Alquan Pinkard was born in the winter of 1989, on a cold November 4 day in the now closed Saint Mary’s Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in a single parent household with his little brother by his mother in the Howard Houses Projects in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York. Alquan received his High School Diploma in 2008. Barcelona Brownsville is his first book. Alquan enjoys sports and music. Alquan Pinkard splits his time between his home in rural Pennsylvania and his home in Maui, Hawai`i, where he enjoys the peace and tranquil blue and green waters. He tours frequently and gives lectures.

Alquan has received he gun license, lethal weapons permit, and numerous basic and advanced gun certificates.