Come Into This

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Oct 18, 2022

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Busy Being Black with Josh Rivers is the podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives.
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Oct 18, 2022

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Busy Being Black with Josh Rivers is the podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives.

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Reverend Jide Macaulay: House of Rainbow: Reverend Jide Macaulay is the theologian and spiritual leader behind the House of Rainbow, a welcoming and affirming community for LGBTQ people and our allies alike to join in the celebration of their faith. Reconciling our sexuality and our faith, tho... by Busy Being Black
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Alex Reads: Healing Is the Only Option: In a searching and probing conversation, we discuss whether (and how) we exist outside of our Blackness, the meaning of life and the vital and never-ending importance of self-reflection. by Busy Being Black
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Ryan Lanji: Hungama: Busy Being Black means cultivating a mindset that allows us to constantly embrace and celebrate cultures outside our own. Ryan Lanji, an art and fashion curator, was raised in Canada in a melting pot of cultures and realities that has left a lasting im... by Busy Being Black
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Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE: The Persistent Optimist: Busy Being Black means that those of us at the embattled intersections are often busy doing the life-giving work of loving ourselves a little bit harder. Throughout my conversation with the persistent optimist Rikki Beadle-Blair, I’m reminded of just h... by Busy Being Black
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Bisi Alimi: Angelic Troublemaker: Busy Being Black means we refuse to let wherever we come from define where or how far we will go in life. This is just one of the lessons I was reminded of in my conversation with Bisi Alimi, the activist and angelic troublemaker behind the Bisi Alimi ... by Busy Being Black
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Tobi Kyeremetang: Permission: Tobi Kyeremateng is a theatre, festivals and live performance producer who focuses on carving out space for young black people in theatre. by Busy Being Black
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Dean Atta: Black Flamingo: I'm in conversation with Dean Atta, a poet whose work is deeply rooted in his experience as a gay black man and through which, he tussles with, or extols the virtues of, what it means to live and love and survive while Black. by Busy Being Black
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Phil Samba: I Am Not a Stereotype: At just 28, Phil Samba is already a legend. When he writes, we read and when he speaks, we listen. His openness about both his sexuality and his sexual health means he’s often inundated by other young Black men who want to know more about him — how he... by Busy Being Black
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Marc Thompson: Possibility and Appropriation: Busy Being Black means the search for possibility and meaning in our lives is endless. In part two of my conversation with Marc Thompson, a gay Black elder, HIV activist and writer, we wax lyrical on everything from our favourite books to the role cult... by Busy Being Black
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Dr Kehinde Andrews: Black Radicalism for the 21st Century: Through this book, Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century, Dr Kehinde Andrews reminds those of us with the fire of radicalism in our bellies, that the future we imagine is very, very possible. by Busy Being Black
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Fran Tirado: Content Across Differences: A conversation with my friend and queero Fran Tirado on extending and expanding the modern queer cultural canon, the changing landscape of LGBTQ media and working in service of a greater purpose. by Busy Being Black
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Shahmir Sanni: The Whistleblower: Shahmir Sanni was thrust into the international spotlight after blowing the whistle on Vote Leave’s law-breaking during the EU referendum. Shahmir is a reminder to us all that the only way to secure the future we deserve is to fight for it. by Busy Being Black
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Campbell X: Visible: Campbell X is an award-winning filmmaker whose work often explores queer masculinity and desire, reframing our queer Black lives outside of the white gaze and disrupting the oppressive Eurocentric white paradigm through which we see the world and ourse... by Busy Being Black
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Jean Lloyd: Emancipating the Human Spirit: To start the year, we explore the difference between talking and communication; forgiveness and making peace with unanswered questions and missing apologies; the urgent, important and life-long work of being ourselves whether or not the world affirms u... by Busy Being Black
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Lili Ming and Kenny Jones: Transparency: A conversation with Lili Ming and Kenny Jones, founders of Transparency -- a new platform created by, for and in service of the global trans community. by Busy Being Black
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Marc Thompson: I Have a Virus Older Than You: Busy Being Black means we recognise we did not get here alone. Marc Thompson is a gay Black elder, an HIV activist and writer, and one of three founders of Black Out UK, a platform dedicated to amplifying the stories of gay Black men. In my first of tw... by Busy Being Black
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Travis Alabanza: Black Bones and Cycles: Travis Alabanza is an electrifying talent and one of the most prominent and emergent queer voices in the crossover of arts and politics. They've performed at the Tate, had their poetry published on highly-regarded platforms and tours their work in... by Busy Being Black
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A Statement of Intent: Busy Being Black is a podcast exploring how we thrive in the fullness of our queer Black lives. Thank you to our partners: UK Black Pride: http://ukblackpride.org.uk// BlackOut UK: blkoutuk.com/ Be sure to follow Busy Being Black... by Busy Being Black
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Patrick Vernon OBE: Museum of Grooves: In conversation with Patrick Vernon OBE, the activist, historian, former politician and cultural curator and one of the Black Britons who has been instrumental in uncovering a Black British identity. by Busy Being Black
51 min listen
Christania: Build Your Own Table: Today, I’m in conversation with Christania, the editor and chief of queer Black online magazine AZ Mag. Together with a small group of queer Black women, Christania set up AZ mag because she didn’t see herself reflected in mainstream LGBTQ media. AZ Ma... by Busy Being Black
61 min listen
FKA: Too Black, Too White: Alongside drag as art and how FKA has learned to thrive in their gender fluidity, we dive into sex, drugs and desire; the validation we’ve sought in the arms and beds of white men; and what they’ve learned about the importance of loving other Black folk. by Busy Being Black
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Lady Phyll: Mother of the Movement: At one of the lowest moments of my life, Lady Phyll reached out, literally held me and helped nurse me back to life. She's well-known as the co-founder and executive director of UK Black Pride and for turning down an MBE from the Queen in 2016 in ... by Busy Being Black
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Micheal Rice: Black Diamonds in Ice Castles: This episode of Busy Being Black contains references to situations and substances some might find uncomfortable to listen to. Living in the fullness of our queer Black lives means learning to live in the messiness. This was a lesson I learned as I deal... by Busy Being Black
44 min listen
Dylema: When I Named Myself, I Became a Poet: Poet and singer Dylema on imprinting herself on Igbo culture, renaming herself, coming out to her mother and her ever-evolving and expanding ideas of what it means to be a feminist. by Busy Being Black
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Otamere Guobadia: No Redemption in Masculinity: Otamere Guobadia is a writer whose words are searing, prescient and beautiful, striking at the heart of issues we battle with everyday. by Busy Being Black
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Dr S Chelvan: A Future Beyond Labels: In this final episode in this series supported by the European Cultural Foundation, I'm in conversation with Dr S Chelvan, a globally recognised legal expert on refugee and human rights claims based on sexual or gender identity and expression. by Busy Being Black
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Seyi Akiwowo: Fix the Glitch: Seyi Akiwowo is the founder of Glitch — a young and ambitious not-for-profit that exists to end online abuse. They believe our online community is as real as our offline one and that we should all be working together to make it a better place. by Busy Being Black
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Theory in the Flesh with Ben Hurst: In countries like England, where young Black boys - irregardless of sexuality - are disproportionately impacted by school exclusions, where the prison population is full of Black men and where mental health services for Black people are increasingly... by Busy Being Black
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John Amaechi OBE: Everyday Jedi: John Amaechi OBE on greatness in the mundane, the attendant anger of any awakening and the moment he realised he could be a Jedi. by Busy Being Black
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