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‘It’s Not Black History If It Does Not Include The LGBTQ+’

In this episode of ‘Black Voices HuffPost UK’ LGBTQ+ pioneers, issues around coming out and the unique experiences black people face are discussed. Host Yinka Bokinni is joined by UK Black Pride Co-Founder Lady Phyll, the BBC’s first ever LGBT correspondent Ben Hunte and Rob Berkeley, co-director of ‘BlackOut UK’, a not-for-profit for black gay, bi and/or trans men of African descent in the UK.
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UK Black Pride Co-Founder Lady Phyll On Why We Need A Black Pride

In 2005, Phyll Akua Opoku-Gyimah took a busload of queer Black women to Southend-on-Sea for a weekend escape and it was there that the idea for a UK Black Pride was born. Known as Lady Phyll, the UK Black Pride co-founder talks about why Pride and a UK Black Pride is necessary. The activist also speaks from personal experience of not seeing herself represented in mainstream events and what it feels like to see thousands of people reflecting all walks of life at UK Black Pride.
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UK Black Pride’s Lady Phyll On What It Means To Be An Ally To Black People

As the Black Lives Matter movement spreads around the world, UK Black Pride co-founder Phyll Opoku-Gyimah talks about how best you can be an ally to Black people. Also known as Lady Phyll the activist speaks from personal experience about what it means to be proactively anti-racist. After George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis conversations around systemic racism and allyship have increased both in the UK and abroad.
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