UK Black Pride has announced that its 2022 protest and celebrations will take place in August under the theme of ‘power’. “At UK Black Pride, we believe in the inherent and enduring power of LGBTQI+ Black people and people of colour to create the world we deserve to inhabit together,” Dr.
Lady Phyll, the co-founder and CEO of UK Black Pride, wrote in an open letter on 21 April. “We do this in many ways, and UK Black Pride’s annual event is only one of them.
Across the country, our communities have harnessed their power to stand up against police violence and draconian legislation.
They have created spaces for healing, connection and warmth. “And they have sought each other out to provide support, friendship and love when it seems the world wants nothing more than to crush us.