Category: History
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read: windrush – a collection shared
An exceptional tale and example – Dirg Aab-Richards, protecting and sharing our heritage
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BlackOut Black History Month Challenge 2019
Think you know your Black British queer history? Here’s a chance to prove it.
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Read: Remembering Pasuka; celebrating us
David McAlmont’s lecture was a fitting memorial to the legacy of Berto Pasuka, and at the same time a paean to the beauty, complexity and humanity of contemporary Black British queer men and their lives
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Read: Excited, Nervous, yet Proud
When BlackOut asked me to give the inaugural Berto Pasuka Lecture this Friday (15th Feb) I couldn’t say no!
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Read: Pasuka who? Black, Queer, British and visible
This LGBT History Month we decided that it was high time to identify and celebrate more of the Black Queer people who have made a difference in the UK. We came across the life story of Berto Pasuka and we were hooked.
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Apply: Lessons In The Life
BlackOut will launch Lessons In The Life in 2019 – an online learning curriculum by Black queer men for Black queer men. We’re looking for up to 4 workshop facilitators and an online web/app designer to help deliver the project.
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Watch: No longer speechless? World Aids Day 2018
This World Aids Day we remember those we have lost This World Aids Day we stand in solidarity with those living with HIV This World Aids Day we give thanks for the efforts of those who have worked and continue to work to limit the impact of HIV in our lives This World Aids Day…
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Read: Mediocrity for all
#BlackHistoryMonth promotes #BlackExcellence but are these expectations realistic? Don’t we also have the right to #BlackMediocrity ? Doesn’t #BlackMentalHealth require it?