Global Black Pride 2024 Festival and Celebration Announced

The respective creators of Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend and International Black Pleasure have introduced a historic collaboration and an array of headliners together with Billy Porter.

International Black Pleasure 2024 Competition and Celebration, celebrating the intersectionality of identities and the richness of cultures, is coming to Atlanta from August 26 to September 2, marking the one the second in-person International Black Pleasure, following its inaugural 2022 celebration in Toronto.

A press launch experiences that this 12 months’s occasion theme is “Love and Legacy,” emphasizing the enduring affect of affection inside the Black LGBTQIA+ neighborhood and the significance of honoring and preserving their wealthy cultural heritage.

Melissa Scott, founding father of Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend, informed BOSSIP that her occasion was created to be a secure house for LGBTQ+ folks of colour amid their lack of inclusion in Pleasure occasions focused to white members of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood.

“We have now totally different wants, ” stated Scott. “We have now totally different monetary wants, psychological well being wants, academic wants, and in all transparency, we utterly vibe in another way. It’s simply been about creating our tribe and making a secure house for folks of colour to do the issues that we get pleasure from doing and the fellowship that we get pleasure from.

“What makes Atlanta actually particular as effectively is that that is actually the most important black Pleasure celebration in the USA.”

Micheal Ighodaro, President and Co-Founding father of International Black Pleasure, additionally chimed in and burdened the importance of bringing GBP to the southern metropolis.

 

“I’m Nigerian and I believe my pals and I’ve all the time seen Atlanta as a beacon of hope for LGBTQ rights,” stated Ighodoro.”I believe we see ourselves in Atlanta, and I believe it’s so important. It’s a milestone that we’re partnering with Melissa and Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend as effectively to deliver folks right here and to carry Pleasure delight right here as a result of it looks like coming house. It feels proper, it looks like neighborhood, it feels proper to department out right here.”

 

International Black Pleasure 2024 Competition and Celebration Performers Introduced

This 12 months, the International Black Pleasure 2024 Competition and Celebration will welcome Billy Porter, Yemi Alade, and Omawumi as headliners as a part of a two-day music competition.

Melissa Scott, Julius James, and Bishop OC Allen, founders of Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend, collectively launched a press release on bringing the artists to the fest.

“International Black Pleasure is not only a competition; it’s a motion. It’s about recognizing and celebrating the intersectionality of our identities and the richness of our cultures. Having artists like Yemi Alade, Billy Porter, and Omawumi headlining this occasion underscores the worldwide affect of Black LGBTQ+ tradition and the significance of our collective voice. Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend is honored to have such an inspiring lineup right here in Atlanta and sit up for the transformative experiences that International Black Pleasure 2024 will deliver to our metropolis.”

“We’re excited to collaborate with Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend, The Metropolis of Atlanta, and Black Pleasure neighborhood companions this 12 months and invite everybody to affix us for per week of celebration, schooling, and unity,” added Michael Ighodaro, President and Co-Founding father of International Black Pleasure. “International Black Pleasure 2024 has one thing for everybody, and we’re so thrilled to be bringing the world to Atlanta which is already the most important Black Pleasure in the USA. Mark your calendars for August 27 to September 2, 2024, and put together to expertise the magic of International Black Pleasure with Yemi Alade, Billy Porter, Omawumi, and lots of extra excellent performers and occasions.”

International Black Pleasure 2024 Competition and Celebration Publicizes Grand Marshals

The Grand Marshal, a pivotal determine in Atlanta Black Pleasure, symbolizes management, visibility, and inspiration inside the neighborhood and this 12 months SIX standouts are taking the positions. The group will lead a historic inaugural International Black Pleasure March honoring Marshall B. J. Johnson, a trailblazer within the combat for LGBTQI rights.

The Grand Marshals for International Black Pleasure Atlanta 2024 are:

Bishop O.C. Allen III – A visionary chief and advocate, Bishop Allen has considerably contributed to non secular management and LGBTQ+ advocacy inside and past his neighborhood.

Hope Giselle-Godsey – A distinguished activist and creator, Hope has used her voice and platform to champion the rights and visibility of transgender people throughout the nation.

 

Clare Byarugaba – A devoted activist from Uganda, Clare has labored tirelessly to make sure security and equality for LGBTQ+ people in her nation and is a beacon of hope to many.

 

Kimahli Powell – Because the Govt Director of Rainbow Railroad, Kimahli has performed a vital position in aiding LGBTQ+ people escape violence and persecution of their house international locations.

 

Chris Muriithi – His management inside the LGBTQ+ neighborhood in Kenya has paved the way in which for elevated consciousness and advocacy, fostering a safer setting for LGBTQ+ Kenyans.

 

Kelly Robinson – A dynamic chief within the combat for LGBTQ+ rights in the USA, Kelly’s strategic method has enabled important legislative and societal progress.

 

Hit the flip for extra particulars on International Black Pleasure’s actions in Atlanta.

 

Melissa Scott and Michael Ighodaro informed BOSSIP that International Black Pleasure can have a numerous vary of actions together with a two-day music competition, International Black Village, Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend Awards Gala & Influencer Dinner, International Black LGBTQIA+ Human Rights and Well being Convention, Atlanta Black Pleasure Weekend Empowerment Brunches, Black LGBTQIA+ Political Leaders Summit, International Black Pleasure March and an array of events.

Scott famous that LGBTQ+ youth will even be included on this 12 months’s festivities…

“Over time we realized the necessity to create a secure house for the youth, so we truly integrated that into our big two-day Pure Warmth Group Competition that takes place on Sunday; a youth stage. They’ll have their very own stage with their very own distributors only for them. They”ll have a secure house and their very own outreach as a result of LGBTQ youth have totally different wants than adults.”

and Ighodaro gave particulars about this 12 months’s International Black Village which has a charitable facet.

“We kick off on Tuesday with the International Black Village the place we’ve got organizations, people, and folks we’re bringing from around the globe to come back be part of Pleasure and we’re internet hosting the Human Rights and Well being Convention that begins on Tuesday and goes till Thursday.”

He continued,

“We’re bringing about 300 folks from around the globe on scholarship to come back be a part of Pleasure and in addition to be a part of the convention. And the International Black Village actually is an area for nonprofit organizations and firms.”

 

Are you trying out the International Black Pleasure 2024 Competition and Celebration?