GLAD’s Jamal Brown Makes an Impact
Last Thursday night I attended Boston SPYCE’s Black LGBT Pride Opening Reception at the Holiday Inn in Somerville. About 30 people were in attendance, the atmosphere was great. I heard about the event from a dear friend, Ife Franklin, who tries to keep me ‘in the loop’ on community events etc.
Interestingly enough I did not notice that my coworker, GLAD Legal Assistant Jamal Brown, was even there – due completely to the placement of my chair (his back was to me) a couple of tables in front. Well, once the formal program started, the group announced it had created a new award and the three finalists included Jamal. I immediately thought – oh boy – if he wins and is not here – perhaps I should accept for him. Well they read his bio and when they got to “he works for GLAD” I yelled out “yes” … at which point Jamal turned around, looked at me and smiled. How did I miss him – this means I did not work the room sufficiently!
Our own Jamal Brown won the Community Impact Award and spoke graciously and eloquently about his journey & passions. I was so happy I was in the audience to witness this accolade and was beaming with pride. Please join me in congratulating Jamal!
Photo: Steven Fleury, President of Boston SPYCE, presents the Community Impact Award to Jamal Brown. Photo by Quincey Roberts.