Jamal Michel

Assistant Director of Communications, Franklin Humanities Institute

Jamal is a writer whose experience spans multiple genres, which includes politics, digital media, and video game culture. He attended NC State's MFA program, NYU’s American Journalism program, and Duke's graduate teaching program. His culture writing has been featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, The Washington Post, and others. Jamal’s Afro-Caribbean roots inform his work, much of which explores race, family, love, and play. His creative work has also been prominently featured in The Missouri Review, the minnesota review, Apogee Journal, and Linden Avenue Journal, to name a few.