An actor, writer, spoken word artist, producer, and director
MAURICE JAMAL
The Southern Unity Movement of Atlanta GA, organizers of the Bayard Rustin/Audre Lorde Breakfast, a long-standing Atlanta based Black ALGBTQ advocacy organization, is saddened by the recent loss of Maurice Jamal.
A pioneering trailblazer and multi-hyphenate creative artist, Jamal broke barriers with his art. His portrayal of authentic and diverse Black and Black gay characters, and his approach to Black and Black gay storytelling, humanized the Black and Black gay experience at an important time. Because of him, and many others that followed, he reminded us that we were never meant to be relegated to the shadows.
“I recall meeting Jamal for the first time He was so exciting and excited that his film, Ski Trip was being featured during Black Gay Pride in Atlanta. His energy and positivity was so encouraging. I thanked him for following his dreams. Now he sits with the ancestors. You did good Jamal aka “ Mo”.
R. Darlene Hudson
