Ajamu X is best known for his fine art photography which explores same-sex desire, and the Black male body, and his work as an archivist and activist to document the lives and experiences of black LGBTQ people in the United Kingdom.
11 Facts About Ajamu X
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Ajamu X's grandparents arrived to England in 1958 and his parents followed in 1962.
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Ajamu X came out as gay to his parents in his late teens and describes their reaction as "impressively progressive for the times".
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In October 1987, after seeing it advertised in the newspaper Caribbean Times, Ajamu X attended the first, and only, National Black Gay Men's Conference held at the Black Lesbian and Gay Centre in Camden.
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Ajamu X was given the name Ajamu in 1991; it means "he who fights for what he believes".
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My name Ajamu X is a reference to Malcolm X who was my first key role model.
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Ajamu X has said he rejects the claim that Jamaican culture is particularly homophobic and believes that homophobia exists across cultures and families of all backgrounds.
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Ajamu X has described himself as an "artist who has created an archive" and, in addition to his art practice, continues to document black LGBT experiences.
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In 2008 Ajamu X co-curated the exhibition Outside Edge: a journey through Black lesbian and gay history at the Museum of Docklands.
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Ajamu X was the subject of Topher Campbell's first film The Homecoming: A Short Film about Ajamu X in 1995.
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Ajamu X is co-chair of Centred, an LGBTQ community organisation, in London's Soho.