Hudson was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He never knew his father. His mother, Maggie (Donald), died of tuberculosis when he was two months old. He was subsequently raised by his maternal grandmother, Arrana Donald.\n', '

Hudson joined the United States Marine Corps immediately after high school, dismissed after only three months due to asthma, before he moved to Detroit, Michigan. He became the resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest black theatre company in the United States. He enrolled at Wayne State University to further develop his writing and acting skills. He established the Actors\' Ensemble Theatre where he and other talented young black writers directed and appeared in their own works. Later, he enrolled and subsequently graduated from Yale School of Drama.\n', '

In an interview with Belief.net, Hudson stated that he is a practicing Christian, but does not believe that "one church is the right one."\n', '

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