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DJ Mag to partner with AZ Magazine creative fund to support Black LGBTQ+ creatives
Over the past five years, we have created a self-funded, award-nominated online community. Since it’s birth in 2015, AZ, started by four Black queer women, has developed into an online publication and social space, as well as event organisers, for LGBTQ+ people of colour. Now, we have created a fundraiser with a target of £20,000 […]
How to support the Black LGBTQ+ community this Pride Month
The beginning of this year has been difficult with the outbreak of Coronavirus which has impacted everyone across the world in one way or another. As we enter Pride month and are thinking of ways to celebrate our history and 50 years since the first Pride march whilst feeling heavy by fighting racism and police brutality, […]
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah appointed Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Trust
Congratulations are in order to Phyll Opoku-Gyimah who has been appointed as the new executive director of Kaleidoscope Trust, the leading UK charity advocating for the human rights of LGBTQ people globally effective 5 August 2019. She replaces outgoing executive director Paul Dillane. Established in 2011, Kaleidoscope Trust strives for a free and equal world for […]
#AZBHMPOETRY – ‘The Day Hip Hop Lied’
In honor of Black History Month, we will be sharing some poems both spoken and written for you guys to enjoy! This is ‘The Day Hip Hop Lied’ by Mr Gee. Enjoy!
#AZBHMPoetry – ‘Ashe’
In honor of Black History Month, we will be sharing some poems both spoken and written for you guys to enjoy! This is ‘Ashe’ by Mica Hamilton. Ashe The saviours of man kind The Goddesses. Those who do not have to fight this fight. Those who walk within the figure of eight And whose crowns […]
#AZBHMPoetry – ‘Black People Doing Things Rarely Gets A Mention’ from Rebecca Akrofie
In honor of Black History Month, we will be sharing some poems both spoken and written for you guys to enjoy! This is ‘Black People Doing Things Rarely Gets A Mention’ by Rebecca Akrofie. There were 2 Black boys on TV in the past month The first one they showed was face down The second […]
#AZBHMPoetry – ‘Black’ by Brisbon Kofi
In honor of Black History Month, we will be sharing some peoms both spoken and written for you guys to enjoy! This is ‘Black‘ by Brisbon Kofi. You can follow Brisbon Kofi on both Twitter and Instagram at: @brisbonkofi.
#AZBHMPoetry – ‘When They Dismiss My Blackness’ by Yasmina Nuny
In honor of Black History Month, we will be sharing some peoms both spoken and written for you guys to enjoy! This is ‘When They Dismiss My Blackness‘ by Yasmina Nuny. You can follow Yasmina Nuny on both Twitter and Instagram at: @yasmeeener.
AZ Hub – 30th Sept
We had another successful AZ Hub last month – our social space for QTIPOC by QTIPOC in London’s Albany Theatre and we’re back again this Sunday 30th September for an afternoon of discussions, performances, information sharing and general chilling in an alcohol-free space. Click here for this month’s AZ Hub programme You don’t need to […]