
LISTEN: LOVE MANY WAYS/HARD PRESSED
At Black Men Who Brunch in April, we celebrated the arrival of Spring by adopting the theme of ‘Love’ as inspiration for our discussions and activities. Listen in to the powerful discussion from the #HardPressed panellists, and check out the Love Many Ways playlist Continue reading LISTEN: LOVE MANY WAYS/HARD PRESSED

EVENT: GET AWAY, TAKE UP SPACE & EXPRESS YOURSELF
After what has been a(nother) challenging week for social justice in the UK, it is a pleasure to be able to share with you some exciting, … Continue reading EVENT: GET AWAY, TAKE UP SPACE & EXPRESS YOURSELF

THEATRE: EXITS AND ENTRANCES
This month, we’re heading back to the theatre. Join us.
Theatre can be extractive or enriching, when all the world’s a stage, who gets to be a player matters. Continue reading THEATRE: EXITS AND ENTRANCES
EVENT: POSE A QUESTION TO ‘THE BLACK COP’ TEAM @ BRUNCH
We are delighted to be welcoming the team behind BAFTA nominated short film, The Black Cop, to Black Men Who Brunch. Here’s your chance to ask them a question, in advance Continue reading EVENT: POSE A QUESTION TO ‘THE BLACK COP’ TEAM @ BRUNCH

EVENT: BLACK MEN WHO BRUNCH 8 – FUTURE HISTORY SUNDAY 27 FEB
Making Black LGBTQ futures this LGBTQ History Month Continue reading EVENT: BLACK MEN WHO BRUNCH 8 – FUTURE HISTORY SUNDAY 27 FEB

APPLY: JOIN US, MAKING SPACE FOR US
Be part of the solution; Join the kinfolk, board or bring your group to the BLKOUTHUB – find out how Continue reading APPLY: JOIN US, MAKING SPACE FOR US

LONG READ: A DREAM NO LONGER ON MUTE
The future of BLKOUT_UK Consultation opens NYD and lasts all of January. Here’s your chance to show us how Black queer men can continue #makingspaceforus Continue reading LONG READ: A DREAM NO LONGER ON MUTE

READ: THE DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
BLKOUTUK marks 2021 #JosephBeamDay with a special edition of Hard Pressed and an open call to Black Queer Men to share their views Continue reading READ: THE DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES

READ: Kehinde “He does some dope s***” Wiley at the National
Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid Alain Leroy Locke On December 10th, 2021, Kehinde Wiley’s latest exhibition, The Prelude, … Continue reading READ: Kehinde “He does some dope s***” Wiley at the National

EVENT: Sleigh all day @ December Virtual Brunch – Mon 27 Dec
Make the yuletide gay! (Hugh Martin) There is greater uncertainty about what it will be possible to do together over the end of year holiday period … Continue reading EVENT: Sleigh all day @ December Virtual Brunch – Mon 27 Dec

Read: CLIMATE & RACIAL JUSTICE REQUIRE AN END TO GASLIGHTING
One of the many lessons we can take from the past couple of years is how we begin to deal with the persistent gap between the rhetoric about racism and the reality of persistent racist practice that leads to worse outcomes for Black people. Whatever the gap, Black Lives STILL matter Continue reading Read: CLIMATE & RACIAL JUSTICE REQUIRE AN END TO GASLIGHTING

EVENT: Brunch No.5
Classic, iconic . . . Brunch No 5 Continue reading EVENT: Brunch No.5

LISTEN: PEARL’S MIXTAPE STORIES 1 – YOUNG LLOYD
We’re collating a mixtape with a song for each year since Pearl’s dooors closed in 1981 that filled dancefloors on London’s Black queer scene. ‘Mixtape Stories’ hears directly from community members about the tunes that they remember, and the memories they evoke. Continue reading LISTEN: PEARL’S MIXTAPE STORIES 1 – YOUNG LLOYD

VIEW: PEARL’S GOES WEST – THE START OF HOMECOMING
A great start to #PearlsReturn – the pics and a smartphone video from the ballroom uprising in Brixton Market – Pearl’s Goes West Continue reading VIEW: PEARL’S GOES WEST – THE START OF HOMECOMING

LISTEN: NOT QUITE Pearl’s MIXTAPE
A warm-up selection of those who DIDN’T make the cut
Any surprises? Continue reading LISTEN: NOT QUITE Pearl’s MIXTAPE

Read: they don’t know about us
For IDAHOBIT today, here are some ways you could fill in the knowledge gaps about us, better data would give campaigners a stronger platform for change Continue reading Read: they don’t know about us

READ: YES, WE ARE BEING GASLIT – WE’RE WINNING THE ARGUMENT
Of course, you are being gaslit. That it is so obvious is how we know we are winning. Calling it out is crucial, but remember, it’s not the work. Luxuriating in the glow of being right, is the MSG of progress; eating without satiating hunger. This is a battle for control of our imaginations, our ability to make meaning collectively and individually in response to our experiences, to disrupt the world as it is and create the world as we need it to be. Continue reading READ: YES, WE ARE BEING GASLIT – WE’RE WINNING THE ARGUMENT

READ: invisible men?
There is much work to be done beyond census 2021 in making the data that we already share about ourselves more transparent to us – particularly as use of AI enables more targeted commercial and public services. The quality and quantity of data is likely to become an even more contested arena for discussion of justice. Continue reading READ: invisible men?

PLEDGE: PEARL’S RETURN
Pearl’s Return; a recyclable, popup event, art, and social club – reviving a lost Black gay bar from 1970s Brixton, to create a networked destination for expression, connections, and Black LGBTQ+ joy Continue reading PLEDGE: PEARL’S RETURN

REPORT: IN THE PICTURE
CLICK COVER TO READ THE REPORT Continue reading REPORT: IN THE PICTURE

self-care: breathe846.org – reclaim time from racism
One month since the police killing of George Floyd, we invite you to reflect, re-focus and recharge – racism is exhausting, racism is traumatic, at breathe846 choose from the 10 ways to take control, relax and breathe – all especially designed by our partners for you. Continue reading self-care: breathe846.org – reclaim time from racism