J Mase III

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J Mase III (born May 14, 1984) is an American poet and educator. [1] [2]

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His book The Black Trans Prayer Book won a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction. [3] [4] [5] He also founded awQward, the first talent agency for trans and queer people of color. [6]

Personal life

Although Mase previously lived in Philadelphia, he currently resides in Seattle. [7]

He was raised in a dual-faith household, his mother being Baptist and his father being Muslim. [7]

Career

Mase has educated LGBTQIA+ and racial justice issues in K-12 schools, universities, faith communities, and restricted care facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. [7] He served as the Advisory Board Chair of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute. [8]

As a slam poet, Mase has performed with Chuck D and the Indigo Girls. His work has been featured on MSNBC, NBC OUT, Atlanta Black Star, Upworthy, The New York Times , BuzzFeed, the Root, and Huffington Post. His poetry covers "patriarchy, white supremacy, justice, and injustices." [9]

In 2014, he founded awQward, the first talent agency for trans and queer people of color. [6]

Mase currently serves as the head writer for the theatrical production Black Bois. [7]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  2. ↑ "J Mase III : Poet & Educator | I'm late posting this, but I turned 39…". archive.ph. 2024-10-07. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Essen, Leah Rachel von (2021-06-02). "Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ↑ "2021 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ↑ Qiao, Vicky (2020-06-02). "Indigenous anthology Love After The End wins Lambda Literary Award". CBC Books. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. 1 2 Stoltenberg, John (2015-09-02). "Magic Time! 'an awQward noise'". DC Metro Theater Arts. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "About Mase". J MASE III. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  8. ↑ Giardina, Henry (7 December 2021). "J Mase III Won't Let Dave Chappelle Have the Last Word". INTO. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  9. ↑ "J Mase III on being fired, grief, and much more". Peterson Toscano. 2019-04-11. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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