Busy Being Black

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

Society & Culture
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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.
53 min
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Topher Campbell: Fetish
Busy Being Black means we’re busy building our legacy. What can we create that answers the questions we have today and which provides a manual for those of tomorrow? Topher Campbell is a Jerwood Award-winning director of stage, television and film who ...
51 min
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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...
42 min
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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...
55 min
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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...
51 min
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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...
49 min
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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...
39 min
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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 ...
55 min
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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...
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