For the first episode of 2023, I'm pleased to be joined by Jermain Jackman: singer, recording artist, published author, political consultant, activist and winner of Season 3 of The Voice. We discuss his win, his music and singing career, as well as get into all his political activist work. Plus Jermain turns the tables and asks some questions for me Follow Jermain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jermainjackman/?hl=en Check out Jermain's twitter: https://twitter.com/JermainJackman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blkboyjoypod Follow Ainsley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehourfiction/?hl=en and/or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onehourfiction Please send any questions, comments or feedback to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com

How to Use Your Voice ft. Jermain Jackman 

On this episode we take a trip down memory lane to a past episode with Shakona Fire, a drag queen and mainstay of London's LGBT scene. We talk drag, the scene and activism. Its a great one, thanks to Shakona to taking the time out to talk to us

The Art of Drag, with Shakona Fire: Re-Release 

This week, Jay and Ainsley discuss Mr Loverman: the 2013 Novel by Bernardine Evaristo and its adaptation by the BBC, which tells the story of a black queer closeted caribbean man. We discuss the characters, the themes and the differences between the novel and the TV show WARNING: spoilers ahead

Mr Loverman 

Today we discuss the life of the late great Justin Fashanu. Justin was the first black player to be sold for £1 million pounds, clashed with the infamous Brian Clough and was the first high profile player to publicly come out of the closet. Today we remember this life, celebrate his legacy and consider why no other footballer has come out in nearly 35 years

LGBT History Month 2025: Remembering Justin Fashanu

On this week's episode, we take the time to remember Ivor Cummings, dubbed as the 'black gay godfather of the windrush generation'. We discuss his legacy, black queer erasure from history and much more

LGBT History Month 2025: Why Have We Never Heard of Ivor Cummings? 

This week, Jay and Ainsley invite our friend Patrick- a nurse with over 10 years experience in sexual health to discuss HIV testing and prevention. In anticipation of HIV Testing week 2025 which runs from the 19th to the 16th of February 2025 Get information on HIV at https://www.tht.org.uk/

HIV Testing Week 2025

On this episode, Jay and Ainsley discuss the idea of extending grace to those in our community who say or display problematic behaviours

Extending Grace

On this episode, we're happy to welcome Hakeem Adewumi to the podcast. After graduating with a degree in African and African Diaspora Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, Hakeem (he/him) was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship scholarship to Johannesburg, South Africa. His work has been exhibited at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA; Houston Museum of African American Culture, Houston, TX; the George Washington Carver Museum and Culture Center, Austin, TX; the Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, TX; and is in the collection of the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection, Chapman University. Over the years Adewumi has pursued thoughtful creative endeavors including the ongoing experimental project, Juneteenth House. This multidisciplinary project merges design and art to create vivid and obscure bodies of work about Black life in Texas. Follow Hakeem on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hakeemthedreem/ Check Hakeem's work at: https://www.hakeemadewumi.co/ Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/

Capturing The Diaspora, with Hakeem Adewumi

On this episode, we discuss sexual roles among gay men, the verse agenda and kink

The Future is Verse 

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