Black and Gay in the UK
Updated: 2 days ago
'This book is very helpful to educate oneself on the experience of Black gay men in the UK – understanding is key to the development of a truly respectful and compassionate society.'
—SYEDA KAZMI, The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Centre & Education Trust
A landmark, provocative and diverse anthology of writing about black gay men's lives in the UK - essays, activist memoirs, (auto)biographies, poems and fiction, edited by multi-award-winning writers Rikki Beadle-Blair and John R Gordon. Contributors are: Adam Lowe, Ade Adeniji, Anu Olu, Bisi Alimi, Cheikh Traore, Cyril Nri, Daniel Fry, 'Danse Macabre', David McAlmont, Dean Atta, Diriye Osman, Donovan Christian-Carey, Donovan Morris, D'relle Wickham (Khan). Edd Muruako, Geoffrey Williams, Giles Terera, Jimmy Akingbola, John R Gordon, Keith Jarrett, Leee John, Leo Ofori, 'Merlin', Mickel Smithen, Paul J Medford, P J Samuels, Rhys Wright, Rikki Beadle-Blair, Dr Rob Berkeley, Robert Taylor, Rogue Scott, Reverend Rowland Jide Macaulay, Salawu Olajide, Tonderai Munyevu, Topher Campbell, Travis Alabanza and Z Jai Walsh.
Edited by John R. Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair.
You can purchase this text via the following outlets:
UK: Waterstones / Amazon
US: Barnes & Noble / Amazon
ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL RECOGNITION
—Black and Gay In The UK is now officially available at The University of Edinburgh. Here's the link
—In her insightful review, Syeda Kazmi of The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Centre & Education Trust celebrates Black and Gay in the UK anthology, praising the diversity of intersectional identities explored in the book, including contributions from Edd Muruako, and co-editors Rikki Beadle-Blair and John R. Gordon, respectively.
You can read this review here.
—Rikki Beadle-Blair and John R. Gordon's contributions to queer literature under the Team Angelica banner are mentioned in the academic essay: 'A New Dawn, a New Day: Welcoming a Golden Age of Black Quare/Queer Male Life Studies' by Charles Nero in Palimpsest: A Journal on Women, Gender, and the Black International 9 (2), 1-4, 2020 (available via Project MUSE—subscription required):
—Black and Gay in the UK (specifically John R. Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair's efforts in making this project a reality) is highlighted in the essay, 'Queer Kinship' by Kristina Weber, Aging Studies, Volume 21
—In this personal reflection on the impact of Black and Gay in the UK (edited by John R. Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair), a member of the Gay Men's Book Club, Bristol, shares his testimony on what the anthology has meant to him.
You can read this reader's essay here.
—Black and Gay in the UK (edited by John R. Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair) is currently being used as a resource in the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network.
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