UK Black Pride: MsLadyPhyll on why coronavirus won’t put a stop to the celebrations
over the phone, explaining the importance of making sure we are combating loneliness and isolation, while also protecting people’s mental health, among the black LGBTQ+ community at this time.“We’re not reaching out, we’re not getting the hugs and the kisses, or networking in the ways we usually do,” Opoku-Gyimah continues. “We need to ask what we can do to look at wellbeing and self care.
“We’re seeing people highlight the inequalities: we have to reach out for those at the forefront of those inequalities and support them in different ways. Whether that’s through donations or being an active ally. “Some of my white comrades are doing some great things. But not to be thanked for doing anything – it’s to make sure they continue to do it in a way that’s not performative or tokenistic.”
She adds: “Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison said none of us are free until we’re all free. Solidarity is the foundation that Pride is built upon.”“UK Black Pride will be holding two significant virtual events. One is, which is alongside Amnesty International, Para Pride and Stonewall. We’ve put on a series of workshops, panel discussions, entertainment and the theme is all around “home” and combating the loneliness of isolation.
“Our second event will be in August, which will celebrate 15 years of UK Black Pride – looking back at the history, how far we’ve come, what we still have to do, who we engage with and how we continue to build on what we have already.”
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