Diversity Rules Magazine

DeAngelo Jackson is the first black man to win a GAYVN Best Ac- tor Award in 2020 and most recently claimed the most coveted GAYVN Performer of The Year 2021 tle, from the adult film industry's equiva- lent to the Oscars. He started his career in 2009 and is now in his third year as Noir Male's exclusive contract performer. Jackson was born in Ger- many, raised in Georgia and studied Criminal Jus ce at Florida State University. He entered the adult industry as a way to make extra money in college. Having never been with a man or woman, Jackson lost his virginity on camera. He doesn't regret any choices he has made and maintains a happy rela- onship with his suppor ve family who say they are proud of all of his adult film success. JRK: Before we get into the interview, can you give readers some background on DeAngelo Jackson? Where you are from, and all that good introductory stuff! DJ: I am an army brat from Germany! Most people are surprised that someone studying criminal jus- ce, would end up losing his virginity on camera in an adult film. But let's just say I am full of surprises! JRK: You released "Being Black in Porn". Can you tell us about that, and what mo vated you to do the documentary film? DJ: BBIP is my passion project that I cannot believe is actually complete. Noir Male pulled together many of their most frequently used performers last year around Juneteenth, which is why I wanted the trailer to launch for The new Na onal holiday. The thing about Jon Bli , who owns Noir Male, is he is about ac ons speaking louder than words, publicly people were accusing them of not saying anything, not being apart of the movement, but he actually was coming to us directly seeing how they can do be er as a company. And he already implemented our requests. From this dialogue I heard all of my peers concerns, issues, and treatment. I immediately reached out to my manager and Dillon Díaz, my associate producer on the project (who did so much to help bring this to life), and shared with them this idea of telling our stories, revealing the truth, crea ng a revolu on. My manager and I then pitched the idea to Noir Male and they immediately jumped on board. Rock's Boys, AVN, Falcon Studios all agreed to help. My en re team and the studios reached out to many many performers to get them involved and we were able to tell this story. OUR STORY! JRK: How did you select the four men to feature in the film? DJ: Well technically I'm one of the four LOL. I was forced to be on camera, I really didn't want to make this about DeAngelo Jackson, but the crea ve team thought having me involved would help the talent feel more supported and comfortable being a part of this film. All transparent and I hope I don't offend anyone, but many documentaries bore me. And I'm not sure my target audience would want to sit through a tradi- onal documentary. My Co-Execu ve Producer/Di- rector, Dwight Allen O'Neal, and I looked at tons of documentaries, reality shows, Fenty Savage Fashion Show (I mean we are gay men), and P-Valley to deter- mine the feel we wanted. 4 | Diversity Rules Magazine | July 2021 An Interview With DeAngelo Jackson Trusting the Process of Life By Jim Koury, Editor/Publisher

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