Maskot/Getty Images By Chloe Castleberry ·Updated May 25, 2022
This story is featured in the May/June issue of ESSENCE.
Jamal Clay was the type of child who always wanted to help people. He was an intuitive soul, and his mother, Rafiah Maxie of Chicago, dubbed him her “right hand.” Jamal would often wake his mom up early so he could be dropped off at school before the morning bell
