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Poems with J Mase III: A Night of Black Trans Survival
June 27, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
FreeJoin us on Thursday, June 27, 7-8:30 p.m. for the performance along with a Q&A after. No charge. Drop-ins are welcome; however, advanced registration and free-will donations are appreciated.
J Mase III is a Black/trans/queer poet & educator based in Seattle by way of Philly. His work has been featured on MSNBC, Essence Live, Everyday Feminism, Black Girl Dangerous, the New York Times, Buzzfeed, the Root, the Huffington Post, TEDx and more. He is the author of If I Should Die Under the Knife, Tell my Kidney I was the Fiercest Poet Around, as well as And Then I Got Fired: One Transqueer’s Reflections on Grief, Unemployment, and inappropriate Jokes about Death.
As a performer, he has shared stages with world renowned artists like Chuck D and the Indigo Girls.
As an educator, Mase has worked with community members in the US, UK, and Canada on the needs of LGBTQIA+ folks in spaces such as K-12 schools, universities, faith communities and restricted care facilities. He is founder of awQward, the first trans and queer people of color talent agency.