Jermaine Marshall
"J-Marsh"

Jermaine Marshall has a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Equity Studies and since 2021, he currently works as the Inclusion and Anti-Racism Advisor in the Queen's University Human Rights and Equity Office. Performing under the name J-Marsh, Jermaine is an independent vocalist and poet whose art weaves together his love for spoken word poetry and free form dancing, often investigating his identity as a proud queer Jamaican within the polarizing atmosphere of his home country. Jermaine has been active in organizing Black History Month and Emancipation Day events in the Kingston community and helping to expand the visibility of black artists while encouraging engagement with the community as a whole and advancing spaces for equity and diversity in the city.

In 2023, Jermaine was awarded the City of Kingston Mayor's Arts Champion Award, recognizing a living individual, organization or corporation who makes an extraordinary, leading contribution to the arts In Kingston as a volunteer, advocate, supporter, sponsor and/or philanthropist.